Mike Tyson took to social media following the conclusion of Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou.
Mar 9, 2024, 11:33:40 GMT
It’s JAKE PAUL vs. MIKE TYSON — yes, really! — in a LIVE BOXING event at AT&T Stadium you won’t want to miss. Airing live on Netflix Saturday, July 20 #PaulTyson
Eddie Hearn hit out at the booking, but Paul’s promoter Nakisa Bidarian believes it will be the biggest boxing event in in the sport’s modern history.
“Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is a once-in-a-lifetime dream matchup and I anticipate it will be the most-watched boxing event in modern boxing history,” he said in a statement.
Tyson added: “[Paul has] grown significantly as a boxer over the years, so it will be a lot of fun to see what the will and ambition of a ‘kid’ can do with the experience and aptitude of a GOAT.
Jake Paul involved in altercation with Neeraj Goyat
“It’s a full-circle moment that will be beyond thrilling to watch, as I started him on his boxing journey on the undercard of my fight with Roy Jones, and now I plan to finish him.”Featured Image Credit: Getty/MVP
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Fans spot ‘shameless’ detail in Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson announcement
He spotted a detail.
A fan on social media has spotted an interesting detail in the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight announcement.
On Thursday it was announced that YouTuber Paul will face former world champion Tyson in a boxing match on July 20.
While it is unclear if it will be an official fight or an exhibition bout, it will be staged in Texas and be free to stream for anyone with a Netflix subscription.
Tyson’s professional career ended in 2005, while he will have turned 58 by the time of the bout with Paul, 27.
He became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at 20, when he beat Trevor Berbick in November 1986. That was Tyson’s 28 professional fight, having made his debut in March 1985 aged 18.
He won 26 of those 28 fights by knockout.
Mike Tyson training with pads ahead of Jake Paul fight
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Meanwhile, Paul beat Ryan Bourland in his 10th professional fight last Saturday.
Announcing the fight he said on X: “My sights are set on becoming a world champion, and now I have a chance to prove myself against the greatest heavyweight champion of the world, the baddest man on the planet and the most dangerous boxer of all time. Time to put Iron Mike to sleep.”
Paul beat Ryan Bourland in his 10th professional fight last Saturday (Getty)
Among the major talking point is the 30-year difference between Tyson and Paul, Moreover, one fan on social media remarked that the picture of Tyson used on the poster was in fact, taken 19 years ago in May 2005 and had been photoshopped.
@oocmma said on X: “i’ve just found the original photo of Mike Tyson from the Jake Paul poster, it was taken 19 years ago and they photoshopped a recent tattoo on it to make it look like a recent picture.
“We are dealing with levels of shamelessness that we have never seen before.”Featured Image Credit: Most Valuable Promotions via X/Getty
