Surrounded by his friends and holding his golden retriever, Thor, he chose not to speak with God but made a plea to an ancient Greek idol.

‘We woke up the gods of war and (there is) lightning on the plane, brother,’ he started in an Instagram video before a fierce crackle rocked the jet.

Jake Paul was terrified when lightning tormented his plane after his Mike Tyson press conference

He made a praying sign with his hands and called on Greek deity Zeus to come to his rescue

His private jet is reportedly worth around $38million and is one of his many speedy toys

‘Oh s***! Zeus, I love you brother,’ he said, clasping his hands in a prayer sign.

Fortunately Paul made it safely back to  firm ground as he later shared the video, writing: ‘The way home from the presser was interesting’. A laughing face emoji confirmed his carefree spirits.

One fan quipped in the comments that Paul was trying to escape fighting Tyson. ‘My guy trying to fake his death so he doesn’t need to fight,’ they wrote.

Another compared the lightning to the former unified heavyweight champion himself, saying: ‘First hit from Mike Tyson.’

The fight between Tyson, 57, and Paul has garnered lots of controversy and opinions.

Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr, who fought Iron Mike in the £63m fight billed as the ‘Lockdown Knockdown’ in 2020, warned of Tyson’s brute strength.

‘Mike Tyson is still the strongest puncher that I’ve ever been in the ring with,’ he told Shane Mosley.

‘The first time he hit me in the chest, it felt like a mule had kicked me in the chest.

Paul will fight against Mike Tyson in Texas on July 20 in an exhibition bout live on Netflix

Tyson has bizarrely claimed Jake Paul once gave him ‘an erection’ when he was just 16

YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul vowed to ‘discipline’ Tyson, who is more than twice his age

Roy Jones Jr fought Tyson in 2020 and has warned Paul about his strength ahead of their fight

‘Jake Paul, I don’t think he’s going to be able to take that.’

Their recent press conference in the Big Apple garnered lots of attention and wasn’t short of intriguing moments.

Tyson bizarrely claimed that he once suffered from an erection upon seeing a 16-year-old Paul dancing.

He also insulted the 27-year-old. ‘I don’t know if he’s in his prime. He’s fat,’ Tyson said with a raucous crowd cheering him on. ‘He should be lean and mean. He’s fat and funky. I saw him with his shirt off the other day, he’s fat. Did you start training already?’

Paul hit back:’ I love you, I love you like a father loves his son, but I must discipline you. You’re going down, old man.’