Jake Paul, 27, says he’s going to knock out Mike Tyson, 57, at their boxing match
Jake Paul has found another boxing opponent, and he’s over twice his age. But it’s not any 57-year-old - it’s one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, Mike Tyson. It was announced Thursday that The Problem Child, Jake “El Gallo” Paul (9-1, 6 KOs), and the Baddest Man on the Planet, Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) will be stepping into the same ring on Saturday, July 20, 2024, from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and it will be streamed live on Netflix.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 #PaulTysonpic.twitter.com/ULXVeCYeH6Tyson retired in 2005 but did an exhibition fight in 2006 against former professional boxer and his sparring partner Corey Sanders. It was supposed to be one of four world tours billed as “Mike Tyson’s World Tour” in a bid to overcome some financial debt, but it’s the only one that took place.
In 2020, Tyson returned to the ring when he was 54 in an exhibition match against Roy Jones Jr. It was scored as a controversial split draw, selling over 1.6 million PPV buys and generating over $80 million in revenue, per USA Today. On that undercard was Jake, who went viral for knocking out former NBA player Nate Robinson.Tyson said in a press release he plans to “finish” Jake. “It’s a full circle moment that will be beyond thrilling to watch; as I started him off on his boxing journey on the undercard of my fight with Roy Jones and now I plan to finish him,” he said.
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