Mike Tyson gets support from a former UFC star as his health problems still leave him with no peace of mind

Iron Mike Tyson is about to re-enter professional heavyweight boxing for the first time since 2005 in a controversial fight against Jake Paul, although an ex-MMA and UFC star has given the 58-year-old the nod to emerge victorious on November 15.

The pair will meet in the ring at the AT&T Stadium in an eight-round two-minutes-per-round bout that will even see them use heavier gloves to ensure that the ageing man's brain is adequately protected in Texas.

Yet regardless of the measures being taken, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, formerly UFC light-heavyweight champion, said that whilst there is a chance The Problem Child can spring an upset, he's still putting his money on Iron Mike.

"He's my favorite boxer," Jackson said. "Anything can happen in the boxing ring but I ain't gonna go against Mike Tyson."

Tyson is widely regarded as the most feared fighter of all time and is in the greatest of all-time conversation alongside Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier thanks to his insane rise in the sport in the late 1980s and early 1990s when he won 32 straight fights, usually be first round knockout.

He became the youngest champion in the world under the tutelage of Kevin Rooney, but then never seemed to recover from the lifestyle of the rich and the famous as well as time in prison between 1992-1995.

Even when he returned to the ring, Tyson was still a force to be reckoned with and quickly captured the WBC belt from Frank Bruno, before claiming the WBA title against Bruce Seldon. He reigned as champion before going on to lose against Evander Holyfield in 1996.

Where to watch Tyson vs Paul

Iron Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul will take place on Saturday, November 15 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, home of the Dallas Cowboys.

It will be an exclusive event provided by Netflix, and it will be the popular streaming service's first attempt to show live boxing.