Mike Tyson is A-OK.
The former heavyweight boxing champion had a brief medical scare while flying across the country earlier this week, thanks to a pesky ulcer that went into business for itself. The 57 year-old pugilist was treated upon landing and appears to be back in tip-top shape.
Or so the story goes.
“Now feeling 100 percent,” Tyson wrote on Twitter. “Even though I don’t need to be to beat Jake Paul.”
Tyson is scheduled to face 27 year-old celebrity boxer Jake Paul on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which streams live on Netflix. There were concerns about the erosion of “Iron” long before his ulcer issues but Tyson insists he can solve “The Problem Child.”
We’ll find out in less than two months. If not, embattled super lightweight boxer Ryan Garcia is prepared to step in.
“Jakey boo,” Garcia wrote on social media. “If you down to fight, if Mike can’t do it, let me know, I will fill in.”
Just as soon as he’s done swallowing all the steroids.