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Mike Tyson needed just 30 Seconds to judge Jake Paul’s boxing skills

Ahead of his massive professional boxing return next month against the polarizing, Jake Paul, ex-champion, Mike Tyson needed just 30 seconds to assess the influencer’s ability during a sparring session years ago, according to iconic trainer, Freddie Roach.

Tyson, a blistering knockout artist and former undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion, is slated to snap a retirement from professional boxing spanning back to 2006 next month, as he returns to the ring in a showdown with Ohio puncher, Paul — in a highly-scrutinized pairing in Arlington, Texas.

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Most recently featuring in a WBC-scored exhibition outing against fellow former world champion superstar, Roy Jones Jr.