When the fight was announced for July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, there was little information as to whether it would be contested under exhibition or professional boxing rules. 

However, despite attempts to get the fight sanctioned as a professional contest, Tyson has claimed that the fight will be an exhibition, but with 'real fight' rules. 

"This is called an exhibition, but if you look up exhibition, you won't see any of the laws we're fighting under," Tyson told Fox News. 

"This is a fight. I don't think he's faster than me. I've seen a YouTube video of him at 16 doing weird dancing.

"That's not the guy I'm fighting. This is a guy who's going to try and hurt me, which I'm accustomed to, and he's going to be greatly mistaken."

The news of Tyson's upcoming fight with Paul being an exhibition will bring relief to fans with some concerned for Tyson's health due to the fact that he will be 58-years-old come the first bell in Texas. 

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