Mike Tyson told his rich friends he had no intention of pulling out of his mega-fight with Jake Paul – despite their pleas and offers of money.

The former undisputed heavyweight champion is set to finally clash with the YouTuber-turned-prizefighter at Arlington’s AT&T Stadium next Friday (November 15). The original July date was canned when Tyson, 58, suffered a medical emergency.

Despite concerns over squaring off against someone 31 years younger, Tyson is moving forward with the eight-round fight and has been undergoing a gruelling training regime. Footage provided by Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) YouTube channel and Netflix offers an intriguing look into Tyson’s preparation and thought process before entering the ring again.

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Taking a breather during one of his sessions, Tyson confided in his support team that wealthy pals had begged him not to fight again, prompting a no-nonsense reply from the Baddest Man on the Planet. He revealed: “I have some friends, they’re pretty wealthy. They said, ‘Don’t fight, I give you money’. [I’m like] ‘You f—— crazy? ‘.”

The fight was postponed after Tyson suffered an ulcer flare-up which caused him to become nauseous and dizzy during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles. Afterwards, Tyson revealed “too much bad food and stuff” had contributed to the issue.

While discussing the ordeal in the countdown to the clash in Netflix’s documentary series, he explained: “Coming here from Miami on the plane, I went to the bathroom and I threw up blood.

“The next thing I know I’m on the floor, I was defecating tar. So I came here and they found I had a big ulcer, two-and-a-half inches, and it was bleeding. All my friends were calling me like I was dying.”

He disclosed that during the ordeal, he lost 26 pounds and was concerned it could be the end. “She [the doctor] didn’t say no [he wasn’t going to die]. She said we have options though, and that’s when I got nervous.

“You wouldn’t believe what I endured from my ulcer. I lost 26 pounds, can you imagine that? I was so p***** off because I had peaked. I was good, talking s—, ready.”

Meanwhile, Paul recalled his immediate reaction to the news that the fight date was being postponed. The 27-year-old, who boasts an impressive 10 wins from 11 professional fights since taking up boxing, said: “When I received the news that he was out and not able to fight, I was just numb, I was just like, ‘f—…’

“I’m the type of person who likes a schedule and likes to know what I’m doing. This just threw a wrench in all of that, there was nothing I could do, it was out of my control.

“Nobody can tell Mike Tyson what to do and if he wants to fight me, of course I’m going to say ‘yes’. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to fight one of the two most famous boxers to ever live, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. I look at Mike Tyson as a killer so I never really expected something like this.”