The controversial clash between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul continues to keep people talking.
This fight is set to take place on November 15 live on Netflix after a medical issue for ‘Iron’ Mike delayed the fight from July.
It will be fought over eight two-minute rounds in 14 oz gloves and will appear on the professional records of both men, making it the first entry for Tyson since he retired after back-to-back losses in 2005.
He is now almost 60 years old and it is that which worries onlookers who are concerned about him facing a man in Paul who is not yet 30.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer has been much more active, with 11 fights on his record, plenty of which have been early stoppages wins, with just one defeat to Tommy Fury.
Former WBC champion and fearsome knockout artist Deontay Wilder has had his say on the contest and believes the legendary heavyweight is ‘too old’ to be returning to the ring and fears for his safety.
“I think it’s bad the commission has licensed Mike Tyson because he hasn’t been active in 20 years, so they should not just licence him because of who he is, that’s how people get hurt, god forbid he gets hurt. People can get hit in the wrong place and at the wrong time, there’s lots of examples where guys have been hit into a coma. It’s easy to do. He’s too old for this.
At the end of the day, no one gives a f*** about Mike. We can talk about the pros and cons, but at the end of the day, they don’t give a f***. I don’t think anyone cares about Mike because if they did they wouldn’t sanction the fight.
They may say they’ve done tests and all that, ok, but as long as you’re willing to suffer the consequences if something bad goes wrong. His power may not have left completely but you still need to set it up, your stamina needs to be a certain way, or it’s going to look like a clown show.”
