Mike Tyson urged to take advantage of specific rule to beat Jake Paul in fight

   

Mike Tyson could benefit from the rules for his fight with Jake Paul according to Tim Bradley.

Tyson is set to remarkably return in a professional contest aged 58 against influencer Paul on November 15.

Tyson will fight in a different format to his previous career exploits

Tyson will fight in a different format to his previous career exploitsCredit: Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix

Despite his experience as an undisputed world champion and ferocious power, he is expected to be underdog in the contest given his physical condition.

But former two-weight world champion Bradley believes that Tyson could be the most likely to end the fight inside the distance given the rounds are just two minutes long.

He said: "Mike Tyson, knock his a** out, baby! At first, I thought about it, I was like this is kind of crazy but then I saw the rules.

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"It said knockouts, knockdowns. It’s official, it can happen. Two minutes – that’s going to favour Mike Tyson. Two minutes instead of three, no doubt about it.

"Think about it, two-minute drill. He comes out in the first four rounds like he’s always blazing.

"Mike Tyson, getting him against the ropes, banging him to the body, hitting him with power shots, come on, man.

"He has the potential to knock this man out. You know that the power is the last thing that leaves you. This is Mike Tyson we’re talking about, two minutes.

 

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"That’s all it takes. He can get the knockout. Knock Disney boy the hell out."

It is understood that the event will take place with rules of eight sanctioned two-minute rounds, which will be a shorter format than traditional for the men's ranks.

This could benefit Tyson given the heavyweight veteran will have nowhere near the stamina and cardio that he possessed during his devastating prime.

Tyson fought in an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr

Tyson fought in an exhibition against Roy Jones JrCredit: Joe Scarnici/Triller

He has shown he still possesses his dynamite hands in short bursts, which he has attempted to show fans in new clips of training footage.

But he struggled in 2008 in the final stages of his career, so there will be signs that Paul can exploit.

And Paul believes he has the capability to match the icon's power, particularly since bulking up to 230lbs.

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"I know I will be able to [match his power]," Paul claimed.

"I'm a natural born heavyweight, this is what I was born to do: move up into this weight class and show Mike who has more power because he is underestimating me and I believe I hit harder.