Boxing legend Mike Tyson just dared UFC superstar Conor McGregor to sign a $50 million contract for an upcoming megafight boxing match. No, the 54-year-old former heavyweight champion of the world isn’t challenging McGregor to his own intergenerational boxing throwdown. Instead, it seems “The Baddest Man on the Planet” is curious to see what McGregor can do inside a boxing ring against YouTuber Jake Paul.
Tyson tweeted a clip from his “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson” podcast account in which he can be seen discussing McGregor’s potential boxing bout against Paul with the social media superstar.
𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 @TheNotoriousMMA… #McGregorVsPoirier2 #UFC257 pic.twitter.com/4euLeQKjev
— Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson (@hotboxinpodcast) January 23, 2021
Tyson’s Conversation With Paul About McGregor
The entire conversation between Tyson and Paul hasn’t yet been released. But in the clip shared to social media on Saturday, Paul questions why McGregor hasn’t yet agreed to the megafight boxing match.
“I called out Conor McGregor while the whole entire world was watching. He’s fighting a guy…who he TKO’d already in one round. Why?” Paul said.
Tyson interrupted, “You know he’s not afraid of you, right?”
Paul responded, “I don’t give a s*** if he’s afraid of me. You don’t have to be afraid of someone to get your a** beat.”
Tyson agreed with that line of thinking.
“True,” Tyson said.
Then, Paul touted the $50 million offer he’s said he’s had for weeks now that he has waiting for McGregor.
Tyson’s Strange Spotlight on Paul Makes Sense
While it’s not that strange for Tyson to give Paul a platform on his podcast, it is a bit strange for Tyson to suggest McGregor should “sign the dotted line” for the fight against a relative novice boxer who outweighs McGregor by more than 50 pounds.
Regardless, McGregor vs. Paul would draw some massive interest from all over the globe, and Paul seems to have developed a good relationship with Tyson since appearing on the Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. undercard on Triller last year.
Paul’s viral knockout of ex-NBA star Nate Robinson on that card has helped earn the YouTuber an even bigger stage for his boxing pursuits than he would have already enjoyed.
That he’s using that heat to pursue a dangerous fight against McGregor is either crazy or stupid.
Either way, it would probably be fun to watch.
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