It seems that Hollywood superstar Sylvester Stallone is firmly in the camp of Mike Tyson rather than Jake Paul for the rearranged bout.

The boxing world has been looking forward to Paul vs Tyson for a long time and the fight was supposed to take place on July 20. An ulcer flare-up for Tyson has resulted in the contest being pushed back, but a new date has been chosen.

Fans will have to wait until November 15 to see the two in the ring together in Texas, and Stallone is going to be cheering Tyson on.

Stallone is a known fan of boxing, made clear by his Rocky franchise which was the most successful of his career.

Tyson made a video which was a warning to Paul and Stallone‘s merchandise platform backed Iron Mike by commenting on the post: “TKOIRON MIKE There’s only one champ in that ring and one who has heart.”

Should Mike Tyson be fighting?

The fact that Tyson is now 58 years old has led to a lot of concern about whether he still has it in him.

Jeff Fenech, who trained Tyson at the end of his career, was there when the boxing great suffered an unceremonious end to a blistering career when he was stopped by Kevin McBride in 2005.

“If it was my decision,” said Fenech to Mirror Fighting. “I’d much prefer him to not fight at all, but he’s going to fight. I trained him for his final couple of fights [in the mid-2000s] and he seems more switched on now than he did then.”