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Mike Tyson has a very Mike Tyson reason why he chose to box Jake Paul: 'Can I be honest?'

Related Topics: Timothy Bella, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul

When the world found out that former YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul would be boxing the legendary Mike Tyson, the average response was: "Why is that famous boxer fighting that YouTube guy the kids used to watch?"

There was (understandably) quite a bit of confusion about why the 58-year-old Tyson, who hasn't boxed for four years, would fight an upstart like Paul, who is 27 and has been attempting to build a legitimate name for himself in the sport.

Tyson cleared that up in a recent interview with Esquire by Timothy Bella.

"Can I be honest?