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MIKE TYSON's strategy for his showdown with Jake Paul has sensationally been revealed by a camp insider.

The former undisputed heavyweight champion will throw down with the YouTube sensation in a controversial crossover clash on Netflix next month.

Mike Tyson is set to throw down with Jake Paul in a shock showdown next month
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Mike Tyson is set to throw down with Jake Paul in a shock showdown next monthCredit: REX
Boxing legend Tyson is a huge underdog going into the Texas tussle
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Boxing legend Tyson is a huge underdog going into the Texas tussleCredit: GETTY
Iron Mike plans to go hell for leather in the controversial crossover clash
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Iron Mike plans to go hell for leather in the controversial crossover clashCredit: INSTAGRAM@MIKETYSON

Tyson is a huge underdog going into the Texas tussle due to the staggering 31-YEAR age difference between himself and The Problem Child.

Iron Mike struck fear into the hearts of heavyweights around the world in the late '80s and early '90s with his ferocious style, which he plans to utilise against Paul.

A member of Tyson's team said in a recently released promo video: "We're not looking to throw just one bomb. We want to throw missile after missile."

Tyson, who hasn't fought since his Covid clash with Roy Jones Jr in 2020, has been hard at work in the gym trying to get his near-pensioner-aged body into fighting shape.

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And one of the boxing legend's trainers has claimed Paul would be in a world of trouble if he were to step into the ring right now.

He said: "If the fight were today, Jake Paul would be done.

"He throws missiles, not just one bomb. The bombs, they come one after another."

Tyson, however, is feeling every bit his 58 years ahead of his ring return, recently admitting: "It's hard to walk right now.

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"But two months from now I'm going to be perfect. The fight is won in the gym.

"Listen, I’ll do anything that will help me.

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"I'm going to enjoy my time here tonight with all my childhood friends, and the hell with Jake Paul."

Tyson will be handsomely rewarded for his Dallas dust-up with Paul but insists his decision to return to the ring isn't financially motivated.

The New Yorker recently admitted: “I’m a glory junkie. I love people thinking about me all day.

"I’d rather live a short life of glory than a long life of obscurity. It’s just who I am.

“This is all I started fighting for - to get all this f***ing status.

"I’m going to be chasing it for the rest of my life. I know that.

"I’m never going to get what I want, because I’m one of those gluttons for pain. I can never get enough.”

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