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<section id="cb-e875ea71c42b7b1d46651d91006f3e67" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}"><p><strong>Mike Tyson</strong>'s health scare in May has some fight fans worried about his chances against <strong>Jake Paul</strong> next month ... but that group doesn't include combat sports legend <strong>Quinton "Rampage" Jackson</strong>, who tells <strong>TMZ Sports</strong> he's still rockin' with the former heavyweight champ!</p>
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<section id="cb-8b306ce8fb7f194ab6aac7832e69ba1e" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}"><p>We recently caught up with the retired UFC superstar at LAX ... and asked for his thoughts on the November 15 mega fight between 58-year-old Tyson and 27-year-old Paul.</p>
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<a class="js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview" data-node-ref="tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240930_7ec53e0925244a99b7c9be64798c71c2" data-container-ref="tmz:article:0763454b-08d5-403e-8e56-6db19eb453e3" data-context="{"section":"permalink","name":"image"}">
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<img loading="lazy" src="https://imagez.tmz.com/image/7e/4by3/2024/09/30/7ec53e0925244a99b7c9be64798c71c2_md.jpg" alt="jake paul mike tyson" width="728" height="546" class="img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto"/></div>
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<section id="cb-16a7a4d2c4ff8183b76fd3546e008baa" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}"><p>Even after dealing with the <strong>ulcer flare-up</strong> that caused the fight to be rescheduled (from summer to Nov. 15), Jackson tells us he'd never bet against Mike!</p>
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<section id="cb-2f51301e52c9678d809e808cf870ac5d" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}"><p>"He's my favorite boxer," Rampage said.</p>
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<section id="cb-2f2f7d0acf66c8410a50986cb11f321f" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}"><p>While he acknowledged "Father Time is undefeated" ... that won't deter Jackson from rockin' with one of the GOATs against his much younger opp.</p>
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<section id="cb-3caf599e3be51d08a97ab44a3313ec3c" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}"><p>"Anything can happen in the boxing ring," he said. "But I ain't gonna go against Mike Tyson."</p>
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<img loading="lazy" src="https://imagez.tmz.com/image/bb/4by3/2024/09/30/bb469751f624469cba8f61ed5bf6d188_md.jpg" alt="jake paul mike tyson" width="728" height="546" class="img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto"/></div>
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<section id="cb-395eecc9fd67bb84cda5eb9b73016b99" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}"><p>We also asked Rampage about Tyson's comments made during an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBior_gu0SQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>appearance</strong></a> on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," where Iron Mike said there's a possibility he'll be fighting while high ... and he isn't taking it all that seriously.</p>
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<section id="cb-94b4f0f3720cdaddddefa1040fee67c0" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}"><p>"I don't know about that," Jackson said. "Mike Tyson is probably just talking s***, man."</p>
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<section id="cb-2cbcf3873d82649bfcb62174a917f289" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}"><p>Whether Tyson was genuine or not ... Rampage says he doesn't believe fighters should smoke weed before competing, believing it can only hurt, not help.</p>
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<section id="cb-476d27558351190390857b3e85b05b2b" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last " data-context="{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}"><p>Bottom line -- Quinton believes Tyson will have enough in the tank, high or not, to "shut that kid up."</p>
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