Hall of Fame boxing referee Richard Steele warned Paul not to take Tyson lightly because even though he is close to 60 years old, he still retains a lot of his punching power.

“I don’t see the guy going that distance with Tyson,” Steele told USA Today. “Because Tyson, he’s so strong and he’s an ex-champion. He knows what he’s doing and for two minutes … he can go all out.”

Steele also spoke about how referees need to be extra vigilant when Tyson gets going in the ring and put his punching power in perspective from his days as an active referee.

“You had to be always aware of what’s going on because one of Mike Tyson’s punches could really hurt the other guy. And maybe he doesn’t need to take the other punch,” Steele said.

There was more warning from the Tyson camp.

Gene Kilroy, the manager of the legendary Muhammad Ali, watched Tyson train recently. He was impressed by the shape Tyson is in. “This is the strongest I’ve ever seen you, the strongest I’ve ever seen you and I’ve known you since you were 13 years old,” Kilroy said. “I think this is so (amazing), this impressed the sh*t out of me. Nothing impresses me. You know what, I’m gonna tell you the truth, I don’t lie. I was worried about him traveling here, traveling there, I can sleep now at night. This is great,” Kilroy said.
The Tyson versus Paul fight will be telecast on Netflix.