Lennox Lewis makes stance clear on 'YouTuber' Jake Paul ahead of blockbuster Mike Tyson boxing fight

Paul has divided opinion during his time in boxing, ever since his first fight back in 2020.

The American, as well as his brother Logan and KSI, have all swapped YouTube for the boxing ring at various points over the last few years.

Boxing news: Lennox Lewis thinks it is a 'good and bad thing' that YouTubers like Jake Paul are turning to the sport ahead of the 27-year-old's bout with Mike Tyson

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Some have seen their involvement in the sport as tarnishing it.

And Lewis, speaking on Sky Sports, has admitted he thinks it is both a 'good and bad thing' that more youngsters are changing careers.

"It's good and bad," he said. "A lot of boxers that are out there training hard and working and trying to get a shot at the championship don't get a chance.

"All of a sudden, a YouTuber comes along and gets all the excitement, all the praise and the money.

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Boxing news: Jake Paul has divided opinion ever since his first fight back in 2020

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"I'm sure Jake Paul will be moving fast, moving around the ring.

"He's not going to want to stand there and get hit by Mike Tyson!

"I'll be there and it's going to be exciting."

Lewis has previously indicated that he'd be open to fighting Tyson in a rematch, with the pair previously facing off in 2002.

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On whether he could come out of retirement one day, the 59-year-old continued: "There's always a tempt.

"Being a boxer, everybody is always saying 'well, when are you going to go back in the ring'? I'm like, 'I've retired'.

"There's a moment a time and then you've got to leave it alone and go into something else and that's me."