NEW DELHI: In anticipation of their upcoming Texas showdown, Jake Paul introduced Mike Tyson with a Southeast Asian pigeon, which the boxing legend declared would grow to be prey for his falcon.
The highly-publicised match between 58-year-old Tyson and Paul, who’s 27 years outdated, is scheduled for November 15 on the AT&T Stadium.
Throughout their pre-fight interactions, Paul supplied the previous heavyweight champion an costly pigeon as a gesture of admiration. Paul emphasised the numerous price of buying the Southeast Asian hen.
All through his life, Tyson has maintained a deep reference to pigeons. Throughout his difficult youth in New York, tending to those birds supplied him consolation and stability.
Nonetheless, Tyson’s response to Paul’s reward was surprising, as he introduced his intention to make use of the pigeon as sustenance for his falcon.
Within the earlier yr, Tyson attracted consideration when he visited a distant Polish village to buy 100 pigeons from a neighborhood breeder.
He as soon as stated: ‘I used to be fats and ugly and children teased me on a regular basis. The one pleasure I had was pigeons. I’ve liked them since I used to be 9. They have been my escape.’
