Jake Paul 'numb' after Mike Tyson pulled out of their huge fight

Jake Paul says he felt 'numb' after Mike Tyson was forced to postpone their highly-anticipated boxing match.

The fight between the legendary boxer and the YouTuber was initially set for July but had to be delayed after Tyson suffered an ulcer flare-up on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles. After being taken to hospital, it was discovered that he had a significant two-and-a-half inch bleeding ulcer, leading him to postpone the fight by four months on doctor's orders.

The bout was rearranged for November 15 and the day is now fast approaching, with the pair set to go head-to-head in Texas, potentially in front of a massive crowd of 80,000 fans.

Paul, who boasts an impressive 10 wins from 11 professional fights after taking up boxing, has spoken about his disappointment at the fight's postponement in a Netflix documentary, explaining: "When I received the news that he was out and not able to fight, I was just numb, I was just like, 'f***...'

"I'm the type of person who likes a schedule and likes to know what I'm doing. This just threw a wrench in all of that, there was nothing I could do, it was out of my control."

"Nobody can tell Mike Tyson what to do and if he wants to fight me, of course I'm going to say yes.," he added. "This is the opportunity of a lifetime to fight one of the two most famous boxers to ever live; Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. I look at Mike Tyson as a killer so I never really expected something like this."

Paul faced off against bare-knuckle fighter and ex-UFC star Mike Perry on the date initially set for his bout with Tyson, securing a victory in the sixth round. And he added: "At the end of the day the Mike Tyson fight is great but I have a goal to become world champion and I'm not slowing that down for anyone."

Tyson's last appearance in the ring was four years ago when h drew with boxing icon Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition match, which he largely dominated Paul also featured on the undercard of that event, delivering a knockout blow to NBA's Nate Robinson in the second round.

The upcoming fight between Tyson and Paul will be officially recorded, consisting of two eight-minute rounds with 14oz gloves for added protection. This marks Tyson's return to professional boxing since retiring mid-fight against Kevin McBride nearly two decades ago.