Jake Paul praises Mike Tyson by including him in his boxing Mount Rushmore alongside Floyd Mayweather and two more legends

Jake Paul has named his Mount Rushmore of all-time great boxers.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer gave his list during Sunday's launch press conference for his rescheduled November 15 fight date with Mike Tyson.

The pair went head-to-head on the main stage at the Jacob Javits Center in New York.

Paul seemed tense and attempted to get under Tyson's skin several times.

However, the boxing legend refused to get drawn in. When they faced off at the end of the press event, Tyson playfully pushed Paul twice.

But the YouTuber-turned-boxer didn't see the funny side of it as he banged his chest before returning the favour, never cracking a smile.

Just before the stare-down, the press conference was opened up to media questions with one member of the press asking for Paul's four greatest boxers.

Muhammad Ali

The first name he gave was the consensus greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali.

Ali was a three-time heavyweight world champion and holds legendary wins over bonafide Hall of Famers George Foreman, Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier and Ken Norton.

In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.

Mike Tyson

The second heavyweight on Paul's list is the man he is set to duke it out with this Autumn, Mike Tyson.

'Iron Mike' became the youngest heavyweight world champion of all time at 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old when he knocked out Trevor Berbick inside two rounds for the WBC heavyweight crown in November 1986.

Less than a year later he was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and defended the three major sanctioning body belts six times before running into Buster Douglas.

Following a stint in prison, he became heavyweight world champion once again in 1996 but didn't hold onto his belts for long after falling to defeat against Evander Holyfield.

Floyd Mayweather

Modern great Floyd Mayweather also made it onto Paul's list.

'TBE' won 15 major world championships across five weight classes from super-featherweight to super-welterweight and retired with an unblemished 50-0 record despite facing multiple outstanding operators such as Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo Alvarez.