Mike Tyson made Butterbean eat his words after releasing modern footage of the heavyweight boxer training for his fight with Jake Paul. Iron Mike will face boxing influencer Paul on November 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in a fight that many say is controversial due to the pair’s significant age difference.

While Tyson appears to have prepared demanding for the fight, former professional boxer Butterbean – real name Eric Esch – criticized the American’s body shape, claiming the 58-year-old looked “pregnant.” Butterbean previously said: “I saw Mike about three weeks ago and he looked pregnant.”

He then added: “I would have knocked him out. He has no chin. The problem with those who lost to Tyson is that they didn’t challenge him.”

However, Tyson shared these criticisms of Butterbean, releasing behind-the-scenes footage of him training demanding for the fight – looking in better shape than ever.

In a video posted on social media platform X, Tyson exercises his neck muscles on a high-tech exercise machine, with his body looking much more lean and muscular than before. He captioned the video: “As long as Jake talks, I will continue to train. Fuck him.”

While the veteran boxer continues to train for his November 15 fight, it looks like 27-year-old Paul is also demanding at work in the ring, as he reportedly broke an unwritten boxing rule during a sparring session. Paul shared a video of himself knocking down his sparring partner with a demanding right hook, before turning directly to the camera and saying, “Don’t try to come at me, Tyson.”

This footage was considered controversial because it is something of an unwritten rule to release any sparring footage to the public. This is because the training ring is considered a fighters’ sanctuary and should be used as a place to hone your skills, not to publicly call out your opponent.

The fight between Paul and Tyson was not without controversy, with many boxing celebrities – including Butterbean – calling it a “scam” rather than a real fight between professionals.

Promoter Eddie Hearn is among those criticizing the fight as he claims no one actually wants the fight to happen.

Speaking to The Sun, Hearn said: “I don’t think there’s one person in boxing who really wanted this fight to happen. So they look at it from a different perspective, they look at it from the numbers, they” I look it up for the hype and I understand that this weird program can produce good results.

Boxing legend Larry Holmes has commented on Mike Tyson and Jake Paul’s upcoming fight, suggesting that Tyson could “embarrass” the YouTube star when their clash takes place next month.

The anticipated fight was initially scheduled for July, but had to be postponed due to the flare-up of Tyson’s ulcer. The heavyweight icon was advised to stop his training regime, but he is now back in action and has assured his followers that he will be ring-ready in November.

The rescheduled fight was scheduled for November 15 at the AT&T Arena in Arlington, Texas, and the bout was officially recognized as a professional heavyweight match. Since the fight was confirmed, there have been widespread concerns for Tyson’s welfare, given his age at which he will step into the ring again.

Nevertheless, former IBF and WBC heavyweight champion Holmes, known as “The Easton Assassin”, is not worried one bit. After experiencing Tyson’s power firsthand in a 1988 match that didn’t end well for Holmeshe, he seems confident in Tyson’s abilities.

Despite initial resistance, Tyson ultimately knocked out the heavyweight legend in the fourth round. Holmes admitted to feeling humiliated after the match and predicted a similar fate for Paul next month.

In an interview with OLBG, Holmes revealed: “Tyson leans in, moves his head and gets close. He’ll take a punch or two to get close, and once he gets close, he’ll start working the body and then that head.

“Mike knocked me down, he hit me so tough I went ‘wooooo’. And he beat me. It was embarrassing. I remember the right hand he hit me with – I thought “he should have been locked up” because of the power, and he kept coming growling like Joe Frazier. I expect Mike will have to fight this fight.

“I watched a clip of Mike Tyson this morning and all I can say is Jake needs to be ready if he’s going to fight Mike. Mike will be able to last two minute rounds.

“Mike comes to fight, when he allows himself to, he starts working on you. And that’s exactly what I saw today. And if this guy tries to trade blows with Mike, he loses.

“Mike can punch. I was fighting with Mike and he hit me and that was the end. Earnie Shavers was one of the hardest hitters of all time, and Mike is right up there with him. Earnie Shavers was the heaviest I’ve ever seen. you’ve ever faced, but when Tyson punches, he’s trying to kill you.

“Mike can take a good punch. I hit him several times and he kept attacking. Jake will hit him, but Mike will keep hitting him. Mike better be ready to roll with the punches all the time.”

Although Tyson’s last professional fight took place in 2005 and ended with a defeat against Kevin McBride, he returned to the ring four years ago for an exhibition match with Roy Jones Jr. Meanwhile, Paul comes into this fight buoyed by his victory over Mike Perry last July.

Mike Tyson’s former trainer had to leave fight camp after the heavyweight legend decided to get a facial tattoo just days before the match.

After a crushing defeat to Lennox Lewis in 2002, Tyson returned to the field the following year, quickly defeating Clifford Etienne in under a minute in Memphis. But it was Tyson’s impromptu mascara that stole the headlines, commemorating the latest victory of his illustrious career.

Just three days before the fight, Tyson caused a global stir and stunned those closest to him by tattooing a Maori-inspired design on his face. His close friend and former bantamweight and featherweight world champion Jeff Fenech, who trained Tyson before the fight, believed the fight would be canceled and flew back to Australia.

“This guy just got this crazy tattoo on his face,” Fenech reported in an interview with Mirror Fighting ahead of Tyson’s November 15 fight with Jake Paul in Dallas.

“I was like, ‘How is he going to fight this fresh tattoo on his face?’ And he told me he didn’t want to fight, so I hopped on a plane and went home.”

Nevertheless, the match went on and Fenech was replaced by esteemed coach Freddie Roach. Fenech continued: “Three days later weighing in and fighting.

“Apparently [there was] pressure from [broadcasters] Showtime and promoters. He jumped into the ring, which was a huge risk, but God was on his side and he knocked out Clifford Etienne in the first round. It was great.”

Fenech has no qualms about leaving the camp, recalling: “I trained him throughout the fight, but I lost the joy of winning against him.

“I don’t regret it at all, because when he got the tattoo on his face, it was a sign for me. You don’t get a tattoo on your face three days before a fight.”

After this episode, with Tyson seemingly approaching the twilight of his career, Fenech held on to what proved to be Tyson’s curtain call in professional boxing, stepping in to stop the 2005 fight with Kevin McBride.

Reflecting on the whirlwind build-up to this fight, Fenech recalls: “He trained so well and then all of a sudden he felt like he needed a few days off, which I thought was a great idea. Then I never saw him for seven or eight days!

“It wasn’t perfect preparation, but he still fought. And the reason I stayed was because if something happened, I was going to take care of Mike. I stopped the fight.

“There were people in the corner telling me not to stop it, but I told them I was the boss and I wouldn’t let him take any more punishment. That was my priority.”