Mike Tyson’s interested in boxing Jake Paul

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Let’s get it on! Maybe.

Once considered a laughable suggestion, a Mike Tyson – Jake Paul fight may actually be happening.

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What is it that could entice 55-year-old Iron Mike to finally step into the ring with YouTube superstar Paul? Record-breaking viewership. As it currently stands, the 2015 Floyd Mayweather – Manny Pacquiao bout currently holds the record for pay-per-view buys with 4.6 million. That’s a number Iron Mike feels can be surpassed should he and Paul lace em up.

Jake Paul, left, punches Tyron Woodley during the third round of a Cruiserweight fight Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

When asked by podcast host and combat sport fanatic Joe Rogan if he’d be willing to challenge the PPV record alongside Paul, Tyson responded: "Hell yeah, only to break the record."

"Let’s do it Jakey, God, wouldn’t that be cool?," Tyson rhetorically asked via his podcast – Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson.

Tyson last fought in November of 2020 during an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr. Despite a lengthy absence from the ring, Tyson displayed his trademark speed and power and maintained his status as one of the sport’s most popular athletes of all-time. The exhibition bout totaled more than 1.5 million pay-per-view buys.

Going toe-to-toe with Paul would certainly surpass that number and it’s reasonable to suggest that a Tyson-Paul fight would indeed best the Mayweather – Pacquiao total. Not only is Tyson an enormous draw, but Paul brings plenty of eyeballs to anything he does.

Mike Tyson attends the weigh-in for boxers Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant on November 5, 2021 at MGM