Mike Tyson will return to the ring and it will be against Jake Paul, the young YouTuber who has millions of followers and who successfully began his time in boxing. The former world heavyweight champion accepted the proposal several months ago and the confrontation was confirmed through the platform Netflix, which will have the exclusive rights to transmit it. With a short film of just a few seconds, the fight was presented, which will be held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20.
Since Iron Mike He returned to the ring in November 2020 in an exhibition fight with Roy Jones Jr, several tried to challenge him and not only because he is a sports legend, but because of the millions that his character moves in the United States. The historic boxer, currently 57 years old, will face a 27-year-old rookie who showed resistance in the ring despite his YouTuber profile and that he also seeks to pursue a sporting career both within the world of boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA).
In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel In mid-2022, it was Tyson who was open to the possibility of facing Jake Paul. “He is skilled enough. I’ll give it to you. He’s skilled enough because he keeps winning. Even if he’s fighting boxers who aren’t meant to be good enough, they should still beat him, but they can’t. You have to give him credit. He has seven million people watching him when he fights, Not even the world champions achieve that number.”praised the boxer.
Jake Paul lost against Tommy Fury in his last presentation (Photo: Reuters)
Tysonborn on June 30, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York, stood out in the heavyweight category and became one of the most iconic figures in the sport by winning his first world title at the age of 20, after defeating Trevor Berbick in 1986, becoming the youngest champion of that division in history. Throughout his career, he managed to capture several titles from the World Boxing Association (WBA), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Council (WBC).
The physical condition of the legend is shocking and he demonstrated it on his Instagram profile in October of last year when he published an image in which he is in his underwear and his naked torso can be seen, with his marked pectorals, beefy arms and a bearing that denotes his past as a great boxer. “I still have it”he wrote next to the photograph in which he looks serious, in reference to the fact that to this day he continues to give the image of a strong man that made him a reckless boxer in the 90s.
On the other hand, Jake Paul debuted in 2020 as a professional boxer after becoming famous as a digital content creator that allowed him to lead a community of millions of followers. Born 27 years ago in Cleveland, Paul resides in Puerto Rico. In his short professional boxing career adds nine fights wonsix by knockout, and one defeat, in February 2023 against Tommy Fury, brother of Tyson Fury, world heavyweight champion.
THE OFFICIAL POSTER OF THE FIGHT BETWEEN TYSON AND PAUL
Netflix started advertising the fight