Ricky Hatton tells Jake Paul what he would do against Mike Tyson to avoid ‘being knocked into the middle of next week’

JAKE PAUL has been warned he has to drag Mike Tyson into deep waters to avoid being brutally added to the boxing icon's highlight reel.

The YouTube sensation takes on the former undisputed heavyweight champion in a controversial crossover clash in Texas this coming Saturday morning.

Tyson, 58, is in phenomenal shape for his ring return and has stunned boxing fans with how ferocious he's looked in training.

And Brit boxing legend Ricky Hatton believes there's a strong chance he'll obliterate Paul if he catches him in the early goings of the eight-rounder.

He told : "I think if Mike hits him, he’ll knock him into the middle of next week.

“He looks very fast and very explosive. He looks fantastic for his age.

"But if you’re in Jake Paul’s corner you would think, ‘He is 58 years old and I’m just going to give him the first two rounds, jab and move, keep out of his range and hopefully he will gas.'

"You’d expect him to at his age. Mike will probably put all of his eggs in one basket and start early because of his age.

"And if I was Jake, I would stay out of his jab, wait for him to slow down a bit and put my foot down on the gas.

"I can see Mike by knockout if he is to win or if Jake is going to win then he will win on points.”

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As impressed as he's been by what he's seen of Tyson's training, Hatton, like many others, believes his Dallas dust-up with Paul is farcical.

He said: "Mike Tyson is one of my heroes and is one who is everyone’s hero and I have no doubt that he is one of Jake Paul’s heroes.

“So why you would want to fight one of your heroes who is nearly 60 years of age?

"And potentially hurting one of your heroes is madness.

“Mike looks great on the pads, really explosive and I hope I’m like him at 60 but that’s only 10-second bursts.

"Can he maintain it for a number of rounds? I’m all for the exhibitions.

“MMA fighters can fight, YouTubers can fight someone else and I get that world exists but I think something should be put in place to stop something like this happening.

"Mike is our hero and is 58 years old.

“He has every chance of flattening Jake Paul but at 58, is he in condition to come back from what’s going to come at him by Jake Paul?

"I can’t say I’m a fan of this.”