The legendary boxer, Mike Tyson, made a comeback in the ring against Roy Jones Jr. in 2020. After that, he got several challenges from opponents, and one of them was the YouTuber turned boxer, Jake Paul.

Boxing fans love to view the podcasts of Mike Tyson and Joe Rogan. It is exciting to see them together in the podcast of ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ after a long time. 

In the podcast, Mike Tyson opened up on Jake Paul’s origin story. He said, ” Roy Jones got involved, then other fighters, Holyfield got involved, it just turned into a fiasco, and then the young guy, Jake Paul, he got involved, and that’s how he, that’s how the birth of Jake Paul began.”

Nov 28, 2020; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Mike Tyson (black trunks) fights Roy Jones, Jr. (white trunks) during a heavyweight exhibition boxing bout for the WBC Frontline Belt at the Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Scarnici/Handout Photo via USA TODAY SportsMoreover, Joe Rogan asked an honest question to Mike on how he felt about this challenge. He asked “When you get challenged, uh, a guy like a Jake Paul does that p*ss you off ?”

Mike Tyson gave a witty reply describing his honest opinion of Rogan’s question. He said, ” No, it doesn’t, I don’t think. I think it’s awesome.”

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It was very surprising for the boxing fans to see a rookie challenging the veteran heavyweight who brutally knocked his opponents in the past.

Jake Paul calling out Kid Dynamite for a match 

Jake Paul has surprised the boxing fans by having a good record in his professional boxing career. Likewise, he has knocked each of the opponents he has faced in his career out of which some were professional fighters.

‘The Problem Child‘ has called out many fighters challenging them to a brawl. Similarly, he once posted a bucket list of fighters that he wants to fight.

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Significantly, he added the name of Mike Tyson challenging ‘The Baddest man on the Planet‘ for a fight. There are other occasions where he hinted to take up a fight against Tyson.

How did Mike Tyson react ?

The fans were waiting for the response of Tyson to Paul’s challenge. Meanwhile, Tyson gave an epic reply to his challenge which was shocking for everyone.

When  Tyson was asked how much he would take to accept Paul’s challenge during a podcast of Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson.

Tyson replied with a savage answer, ” A billion bucks.”

He demanded a billion to accept the fight against Jake Paul. This seems to be a tough task for the promotors to collect more than a billion dollars for this fight. And if they manage to do it, it could be one of the highest-paid fights in the history of boxing.

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Do you think there are any chances that Mike Tyson will accept the challenge? Let us know your views in the comments below.