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Mike TysonMay’s health scare in May left some fight fans worried about her chances against Jake Paulo next month…but that group doesn’t include combat sports legends Quinton “Rampage”Jacksonwho counts TMZ Sports he’s still killing it with the former heavyweight champion!
We recently caught up with the retired UFC star at LAX… and asked his opinion on the November 15 mega fight between 58-year-old Tyson and 27-year-old Paul.
Even after dealing with ulcer outbreak which caused the fight to be rescheduled (from the summer to November 15th), Jackson tells us he would never bet against Mike!
“He’s my favorite boxer,” Rampage said.
While he acknowledged that “Father Time is undefeated”… that won’t stop Jackson from crushing one of the GOATs against his much younger opponent.
“Anything can happen in the boxing ring,” he said. “But I’m not going against Mike Tyson.”
We also asked Rampage about Tyson’s comments made during a appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” where Iron Mike said there’s a possibility he could fight while high… and he’s not taking it too seriously.
“I don’t know about that,” Jackson said. “Mike Tyson is probably just full of shit, man.”
Whether Tyson was genuine or not… Rampage says he doesn’t believe fighters should smoke marijuana before competing, believing it can only hurt, not help.
Bottom line – Quinton believes Tyson will have enough left in the tank, loud or not, to “shut that kid up.”