‘You don’t know who I am’, says ex-world champ Tony Bellew after being escorted out of Jake Paul press conference
TONY BELLEW gatecrashed Jake Paul and Mike Tyson’s press conference – before being embarrassingly booted out.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul brings heavyweight great Tyson back to the ring after TWO DECADES out on Friday in Texas.
The showdown has come under heavy scrutiny amid the 31-year age gap with ex-cruiserweight champion Bellew among those outraged.
But he cashed in on the controversy himself by anchoring a painfully unfunny stunt for bookmakers Paddy Power.
Bellew introduced what he called a great grandfather as a potential next opponent for 27-year-old Paul.
The retired boxer – maybe best known for his endless TV stints nowadays – was then escorted out by security.
But footage captured by SunSport shows the jumped up hardman taking exception with the security guards doing their job.
At one point, Bellew says: “You don’t know who I am. Don’t put your hands on me.”
Bellew, 41, retired in 2018 after a crushing loss to Oleksandr Usyk, 37, after a glittering world title-winning career.
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He has since moved into punditry for DAZN while starring on TV shows like I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
Even press conference host Ariel Helwani was shocked at Bellew’s appearance at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving.
He said: “Is that Tony Bellew? That looks like Tony Bellew. Is that Tony Bellew?”
Tyson returns for the first time as a professional since 2005 when he quit on his stool and threw the towel in on his career.
He did have a 2020 exhibition bout with fellow great Roy Jones Jr – but this time he is back for real.
Tyson, 58, takes on Paul, 27, over eight two-minute rounds – opposed to the usual three – with bigger 14oz gloves on instead of 10oz.