The legendary boxer makes his return to the ring against YouTuber Jake Paul on Friday (15.11.24) and claims that his personality is often misinterpreted by others.

He told The Daily Telegraph newspaper: "There’s nothing nice about me.

"I’m not a nice person. I’m a decent person in that I try to do the right thing, but a nice person I am not. Anybody coming in under the impression that I’m nice is going to be disappointed.

"I don’t make people happy just for no reason. I’m just who I am. I’m not trying to gain friends, that’s basically what I’m saying.

"I don’t want to make friends with you, I don’t care if you don’t put me on your boat or your yacht, I don’t give a f***.

"I’m never going to be nice to anybody. I’ll be kind, but never nice."

Tyson's return to the ring against an opponent over 30 years younger than him has caused lots of controversy but he insists that the bout comes from his desire to compete in the ring rather than any financial motivation.

'Iron Mike' said: "It just happened. I’ve been through some spiritual experiences in my life, and things changed for the better in my life, so I wanted to anticipate being involved in fighting again."

Tyson also revealed that he has more "responsibilities" at this stage of his life than he did when he was heavyweight champion of the world.

He explained: "I’m never content, so I guess I don’t have peace. I definitely have more responsibilities. I don’t know, it’s all more practical than it was before. I have kids, I have a wife, I have chores. I have things to do. When I was champion I had nothing of substance to do. Partying, drinking, women, talking s***. There was no substance back then."