Mike Tyson gave Jake Paul his first huge break within the boxing ring.
4 years later, the 2 generational stars will collide in one of many most-watched fights within the sport’s historical past. Emanating from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Paul vs. Tyson will headline a loaded card airing dwell and completely on Netflix at no extra cost for the streaming large’s 260 million+ subscribers.
Whereas Tyson’s journey on the earth of boxing got here to an finish almost 20 years in the past following a sixth-round loss to Kevin McBride, Paul’s has barely begun. To date, ‘The Downside Baby’ is 10-1 with victories over a slew of past-their-prime MMA stars, together with Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva, and Nate Diaz.
However earlier than all of these fights, Paul’s first noteworthy look contained in the squared circle got here towards former NBA star Nate Robinson. Their conflict was the co-main occasion of Tyson’s charity exhibition boxing bout towards fellow legend Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020.
4 years later issues will come full circle as the previous unified heavyweight world champion goals to finish the profession he helped begin.
“I don’t know [why he wants to fight me]. I’m near 60 years previous,” Tyson stated on the It Is What It Is podcast. “He’s going to get some huge cash as effectively. He’s improved for the reason that first time he fought on my card. I began Jake off, I let him combat on my undercard just a few years in the past. Nobody knew who the hell he was. I began him and it seems like most probably I’m going to complete him” (h/t Center Simple).
Roy Jones Jr. questions whether or not or not jake paul can take Mike Tyson’s energy
Whether or not or not the 58-year-old icon can get the job achieved stays to be seen, however oddsmakers definitely don’t appear assured. Because it stands, Paul is a greater than 3-to-1 favourite to return out on prime towards ‘Iron’ in The Lone Star State. Nonetheless, some consider Tyson’s legendary energy shall be on full show main to a whole and complete backfire on the a part of Paul.
“The primary time he hit me within the chest, it felt like a mule had kicked me within the chest and if he hits anyone with a shot like that, they’re both going out or down, particularly guys who aren’t used to being hit like that,” Roy Jones Jr. stated throughout an look on the Sugar Shane Present.
“With a lot of these individuals like Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis, these guys are greater and may take it. however Jake Paul, I don’t assume he’s going to have the ability to take that. It would hit him on the chin like that, we’ll see, however it’s going to be powerful” (The Sportster).
