Mike Tyson and Jake Paul are set to speak at a press conference on Sunday.
And old comments from the 58-year-old have emerged, with Tyson previously saying he would 'never' go up against his young rival.
The boxing duo had been due to battle on July 20, only for the showdown to be pushed back after Tyson suffered an ulcer flare up.
It is one of the sport's most controversial fights ever due to the huge age gap between the two men.
And Tyson wasn't always sold on the idea of facing Paul, with old comments from the boxing icon recently resurfacing.
Speaking just under two years ago, on the Full Send Podcast, Iron Mike categorically insisted a fight wouldn't take place.
“My family loves Jake Paul, I would never, I would never fight him," he said at the time.
"Everyone in my family love this little white motherf****r...
Former boxing star Butterbean, meanwhile, has labelled the upcoming fight a 'scam' - and also expressed a belief it won't actually end up taking place.
"Him and Tyson are never gonna fight," he said during a Q&A earlier this month.
"That has been a scam from the very beginning just to boost Jake's name - and it has!
"This guy, everybody's talking about him. But he's never gonna fight Tyson.
"They were never planning on fighting each other, because a promoter would never let him fight anyone else in between a fight.
"Never - not that big of a fight. So, it's been a scam from the beginning."
