talkSPORT spoke with UFC star Stephen Thompson who urged Mike Tyson to pursue an alternative option over his 'legacy damaging' fight with Jake Paul.
Mike Tyson has been urged to abandon plans to fight Jake Paul and simply spar to satisfy his fighting instincts.Russell Crowe and Joe Rogan discuss fears for Jake Paul in 'terrifying' Mike Tyson fight Mike Tyson
"He is the one making the sacrifice, he is doing well for himself and he doesn't have to fight Jake Paul. He doesn't have to prove anything. "You are 58, so nothing heavy just some sparring to feed that competitiveness and fighting monster that is inside of you."But you can do it without doing some serious damage to yourself and hurting your legacy."
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