Mike Tyson and Jake Paul came face-to-face in NYC last weekend, but before the pushing and shoving commenced, "Iron" Mike met with famed artist Super Buddha ... where he delivered a $100K painting to the "REAL Problem Child"!
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00:00Welcome back to TMZ Sports, Mike and Mojo.
00:07Mojo, sounds like there's even more on the line than just a win and pride for Mike Tyson
00:13and Jake Paul when they finally step in that boxing ring at AT&T Stadium in just a couple
00:19of months here, going down in November, because it seems like they're fighting over the nickname
00:25The Problem Child, Mojo.
00:27Of course, The Problem Child was a nickname that Jake Paul's been going by for years,
00:33but apparently so is Mike Tyson.
00:36So Mojo, Fanatics Fest went down over the weekend in New York City at the Jacob Javits
00:41Center.
00:42We saw some video.
00:43We had Mike and Jake pushing each other.
00:45Things got tense on stage at a media event.
00:49Well, before Mike took the stage, he got this awesome painting from this incredibly
00:56successful and well-known artist named Super Buddha.
01:01Super Buddha, who, by the way, has made pieces before.
01:04How's this for company here?
01:06For the Pope, Floyd Mayweather, and Neymar Jr., just to name three, as well as a bunch
01:12of other celebrities, Mojo.
01:14So Super Buddha is commissioned to paint this painting of Mike Tyson that says The
01:21Real Problem Child.
01:23We were told this actually cost $100,000, Mojo.
01:26It's not Mike who paid.
01:27Somebody paid for Mike.
01:29But Super Buddha makes the painting, gets in the lab, presents it to Mike, who's The
01:33Real Problem Child, Mojo.
01:35We will soon find out.
01:37$100,000 painting.
01:40I mean, hey, I'll collect a painting from anyone who is commissioned by the Pope.
01:46Yeah, really.
01:47He must be good.
01:48Right?
01:49If the Pope has your work hanging up wherever he resides.
01:55The Vatican?
01:56Yeah.
01:57I mean, where does he even hang it up in the Vatican?
02:00That's what I want to know.
02:01Where does the Pope hang his Super Buddha painting?
02:06So many questions unrelated to Mike Tyson here.
02:10Let's take down that Jesus painting and put up the Super Buddha.
02:13Yeah.
02:14I mean, a big fan of artwork myself.
02:16I have this incredible Mojo sketch right here, so you know, I know exactly what I'm talking
02:23about.
02:24It's a painting of a painting.
02:25Another one up there.
02:28Really cool stuff.
02:29Babcock.
02:30A lot of fun.
02:31The Real Problem Child.
02:32I'm surprised that's not like the underlying storyline and talking point behind this matchup,
02:38especially now that we've had a lot of additional months to talk about it and promote it since
02:43the first one got postponed.
02:45But yeah, let's keep it going.
02:47We need more antics.
02:48We need more gimmicks like this to keep talking about the fight, because clearly these guys
02:52are friends.
02:53They're not really taking any personal jabs at each other.
02:57We saw the shove, but that was a playful push.
02:59I don't look at that as a confrontational push.
03:03They have respect for each other.
03:05I think that's undeniable.
03:06I'm not saying they're not going to try and hurt each other November 15th, but Mike likes
03:11Jake.
03:12Jake likes Mike.
03:13Who's the Real Problem Child, though, Mojo?
03:14November 15th, we find out.