It was then that Paul made a shocking claim: that the toad venom helped Tyson’s diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease and helped him get back in fighting shape. “Toad is what cured Tyson’s Parkinson’s so that he could come back and fight,” he said to a shocked Ross. “You smoke it. You smoke the frog venom. Toads from the Sonoran Desert in Mexico.”

Mike Tyson had known health problems before his fight with Jake Paul, and now Paul has mentioned Parkinson's Disease as well.

The Tyson-Paul fight had to be re-scheduled from July 20 to Nov. 15 after Tyson had a medical emergency on a plane during the lead-up to the fight, and he was diagnosed with stomach ulcers. The boxing legend said after the fight that he nearly died in July and he had to get multiple blood transfusions.

Mike Tyson responds to Jake Paul's controversial health claims with a cryptic social media post, adding intrigue to the ongoing debate about his well-being.

Mike Tyson’s team has also made a statement since Paul’s comments over the weekend stating that “Mike is perfectly happy and healthy. He doesn’t have Parkinsons or any other illness”.

Jake Paul recently claimed that psychedelic drugs cured Mike Tyson's case of Parkinson's ahead of their record-breaking Netflix fight. Tyson's team has responded by denying he ever had the disease. Paul appeared in a video with streamer Adin Ross,

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Jake Paul faces major backlash after falsely claiming Mike Tyson has Parkinson’s disease during a live broadcast.

Mike Tyson has addressed Jake Paul’s false claim that he had Parkinson’s disease before their infamous boxing match.

Now, months later, Paul suggested during a conversation with American streamer Adin Ross that Tyson has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, before being 'cured' by smoking toad. The main symptoms of Parkinson's are the involuntary shaking of body parts, slow movement, and stiff muscles.