To paraphrase Helwani’s first question, he essentially asked Tyson if he was back to somewhere near his best ahead of his intriguing and divisive fight with influencer Jake Paul, which will be streamed live on Netflix on Friday night . ‘I’m back, yeah,’ Tyson responded. ‘I’m just happy to be here.’

Jake Paul attempted to steal the show by debuting his $200,000 ‘ear protector ahead of his fight with the man who famously took a chunk out of Evander Holyfield in 1996. However, it was a former champion who caused the biggest stir at the press event.