Jake Paul vs Mike Perry LIVE RESULTS: Problem Child warms up for Mike Tyson bout

View from SunSport's Mike Brenner at the Amalie Arena

JAKE PAUL battered Mike Perry to set up his dream clash with Mike Tyson.

Former UFC and bare-knuckle champ Perry was blitzed after just 40 seconds of a brutal clash at a jam-packed Amalie Arena in Tampa.

Paul, visibly larger than his opponent, was never in trouble despite flashes from Perry.

This was his first boxing bout, and it showed as Paul crunched a series of thumping left hooks and a final right to send the Cleveland fighter down in the sixth.

The ref and everyone here, including WWE superstar Hulk Hogan, had seen enough as Paul won convincingly to suggest that his tussle with Tyson, set for November 15th, should be equally as lively.

Paul came to the ring dressed as a Gladiator - and some of the savagery unleashed on poor Perry wouldn't have looked out of place in the Coliseum.

"He was hard as nails, but I'm sorry it took so long," said Paul. He may be the King of Violence, but Mike Tyson, you're next."I am excited for that one."

Paul said the Tyson fight is on "100%" and that the 53-year-old, once dubbed the most dangerous man, is looking "as crazy as ever."

"Mike, I love you, this is my sport now," Paul added. "I am honored. You are a legend, but I am going to take your throne."