Tyson is competing in his first professional fight since 2005 when he faces Paul in November and a new poll has favoured the boxing legend to win by KO
Tyson was scheduled to fight social media sensation Paul on July 20 but their fight has been pushed back to November 15 after 'Iron Mike' suffered a stomach ulcer flare-up whilst onboard a flight. The professionally sanctioned bout will still take place at the original location, AT&T Stadium in Texas, with the same fight rules.
Paul refused to badmouth Tyson for pulling out of their original date and showed his class by wishing the 58-year-old well in his recovery from his health scare.Tyson, who hasn't competed in a professional fight since 2005, plans to resume light training in the next few weeks and is confident he can become the first man to KO Paul.
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