Ma$e is sending positive wishes Cam’ron‘s way after implying that his It Is What It Is co-host was confronted by Mike Tyson for claiming that Jake Paul will win their their upcoming boxing match.
The former heavyweight champion and YouTube star are set to face each other in the ring on July 20, though it is not yet known whether the bout will be an exhibition or count as a professional contest.
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Speaking on his sports show last week, Cam predicated that Paul, 27, would emerge victorious over Tyson, who is 30 years his senior and previously retired from boxing for a second time in 2022.
“Mike is my man [but] this is my prediction for the fight: if Mike don’t get him out of there in five rounds, then I believe that Jake Paul’s gonna win the fight,” the Dipset rapper-turned-sports personality said.
Ma$e then joked: “Killa, I hope you don’t see Mike. Mike gonna want to talk to you about that.”
On a later episode of the show on Tuesday (March 12), Ma$e opened it without Cam’ron and delivered a short, funny monologue about the “Hey Ma” rapper running into Tyson after he made the above comments.
“Cam is on his way here, he’s probably not gonna make this show. He was calling me while he was getting on this flight and he had some sad news,” Murda explained. “Mike Tyson, the guy he was running his mouth about, was standing right behind him when I saw him on FaceTime.”
While doing an impression of Tyson, Ma$e continued: “I think Mike was whispering too him, ‘Cam, I need to talk to you.’ And then Cam say he gonna call me back but he never called me back.
“So for everybody watching this, pray for Cam right now. I’m praying for Cam, you pray for Cam that Mike Tyson did not take his comments seriously. This is what happens when you run your mouth. How ironic was it that Mike Tyson was there right behind him?”
Watch his comments at the 1:12 mark below.
It was announced last week that Mike Tyson and Jake Paul would face off in a bout set to be streamed live by Netflix, despite the 30-year age gap and the former world heavyweight champion being close to 60 years old.
Tyson last stepped into the ring in November 2020 for an exhibition bout against fellow boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. The fight was a commercial success and Paul also fought on the undercard against former NBA point guard Nate Robinson.
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Tyson’s last professional fight came in June 2005 against Kevin McBride, which he lost after quitting on his stool after seven rounds.
Cam’ron wouldn’t be the first rapper the boxing legend had struck fear into. Fellow New Yorker Remy Ma previously revealed that she was “scared” when Tyson offered her a car in exchange for sex.
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“It was just weird. I’m mad that that story even came out,” she said in an interview with Jason Lee, referring to Fat Joe’s retelling of the story on an episode of Tyson’s podcast. “I was just like … I was scared. I’m scared now. I don’t even know what to say now. I just don’t like it.”
Despite her lingering fear, Remy said she wasn’t offended by Tyson’s offer, pointing out that “muthafuckas ask to hit it for free all the time.”
