Oleksandr Usyk has told Jake Paul to “quit boxing” ahead of his controversial fight with Mike Tyson later this year.
Despite the 30-year age difference between the two fighters, it was confirmed in March that the two would meet in the ring.
Paul has won nine of his 10 career races and has silenced many of his critics in the process.
The only time the 27-year-old wasn't at the top of his game was last year's loss to Tommy Fury.
Jake Paul told Oleksandr Usyk to “quit boxing” before his fight with Mike Tyson
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But many are still unhappy that former YouTuber Paul is becoming such a big figure in the sport.
Now, Usyk holds a knife to the American, telling him to “stop boxing.”
The Ukrainian, who is preparing for a fight with Tyson Fury, made the comments while playing a word association game as part of promotion for the fight.
However, while Usyk feels Paul should step away from the sport, there is no chance of that happening at this point.
The boxing star is looking forward to facing Tyson, even though many criticized his decision to fight a man 30 years older than him.
And Paul spoke earlier this week and revealed he was planning a significant weight increase to improve his chances of coming out on top.
“It's like a shock to people that I weigh this much,” he said on the podcast.
“I think it's because normally I fight at 200 and walk around at 210. It's weird for me to weigh 230.”
“But after the last match I was eating noodles, so I try to eat as much as possible and I find that my body tolerates this weight very well.
“And I'm just growing. I think I'll be up to 240, but I'll probably cut it down and be much faster.”
“But if I'm training for this camp, and camp hasn't even started yet, if I'm training at 240 for this camp, and then I cut down to 220, basically the entire It's like wearing a 20-pound weight vest through the camp.
“So my muscles will get stronger and I'll be faster.”
Paul continued, “It's essentially the same training camp, but there's a few minutes difference, so I'll explain it in detail.
“But it always takes the same amount of effort and dedication.
“But the differentiating factor is that you can eat, and we're already finding that that's very good for recovery.
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“The same goes for sparring with heavyweights, but the heavyweights obviously have stronger punches and the shots from the heavyweights are more intense, so there will probably be less sparring. I’m going to do that.”
Meanwhile, Tyson admitted last month that he was “scared to death” as he prepared to return to the ring.
The boxing icon last fought Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition last year, and the bout ended in a draw.
Tyson then told Fox News that he was nervous as he was about to slash Paul with his sword.
“My personality is strange. I don't think it's strange, but I do whatever I'm scared to do. It is what it is,” he said.
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“I was scared of Roy. [Jones Jr. fight [in 2020].
“I was 100 pounds overweight, 54 or 53 years old, and I said, 'Let's do it.' That's my personality, I face whatever scares me, and I'm scared to death right now. .”