Jake Paul attempted to steal the show by debuting his $200,000 ‘ear protector ahead of his fight with the man who famously took a chunk out of Evander Holyfield in 1996. However, it was a former champion who caused the biggest stir at the press event.

To paraphrase Helwani’s first question, he essentially asked Tyson if he was back to somewhere near his best ahead of his intriguing and divisive fight with influencer Jake Paul, which will be streamed live on Netflix on Friday night . ‘I’m back, yeah,’ Tyson responded. ‘I’m just happy to be here.’

Tyson has not fought as a professional in 19 years and appeared disinterested as Paul dominated the microphone. Paul tried to goad Tyson by asking him about comments made in a documentary where the former champion described himself as "natural born killer".

YouTuber Jake Paul took a number of side bets with boxers who predicted he would lose to Mike Tyson in their matchup on Friday night, including a few

Nine out of the 12 undercard boxers at Wednesday's Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul pre-fight news conference picked the former world heavyweight champion to beat the 27-year-old social media star in their blockbuster Netflix clash on Friday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington,

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul are set to fight in a live boxing match streamed on Netflix Friday, in what would be Tyson’s first sanctioned match in nearly 20 years amid rising concerns about the 58-year-old’s age and safety.