Dana White thinks Jake Paul wants Mike Tyson to garner curiosity for his or her battle.
YouTuber-turned-pro boxer Paul (9-1) takes on Tyson (50-6) on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, dwelling of the Dallas Cowboys.
White shouldn’t be a fan of the matchup, during which his good buddy Tyson will probably be 58 when he steps into the ring. He mocked Paul for going through one more older fighter.
“I really like Mike, and I hate speaking about this as a result of he at all times will get mad at me once I discuss these things,” White mentioned the “Pound 4 Pound” podcast. “I’m not thrilled to see him do that stuff. When the battle occurs, he’ll be 58 years previous. It’ll be a 31-year age distinction between these two.
“Jake Paul did battle a child his age and he misplaced. I simply noticed this factor on the web yesterday, I reposted the place it say if he beats Mike Tyson, he’s going to battle Clint Eastwood subsequent. Clint Eastwood is 93 years previous. I don’t know, man.”
After preventing a number of notables names in MMA, in addition to Tommy Fury, Paul’s previous two boxing matches got here in opposition to far lesser identified competitors in Andre August and Ryan Bourland. This time he takes on a boxing legend, however the battle will air reside on Netflix for subscribers.
White thinks Paul wants the precise dance companion to amp up his views.
“What Jake desires is Jake desires to make cash,” White mentioned. “The those who observe Jake Paul don’t purchase Jake Paul’s fights, so Jake Paul has to battle individuals who can really promote pay-per-views.”
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