It’s like a fight, never seen before. A 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer will face a former heavyweight champion, 30 years his senior. From fans to experts, and not-so-experts, ever since the news about the Jake Paul–Mike Tyson fight came, the fixture has come under some scathing scrutiny. The significant age gap and ‘Iron’ Mike’s ring inactivity were frequently highlighted as key concerns when questioning the feasibility of the fight.
In fact, Mike Tyson’s mid-air ulcer flare-up only fueled the concerns. Nonetheless, both camps stayed put with the fight. From the initially scheduled date, July 20, the fight was eventually postponed to November 15. As some sources suggested, Tyson returned to his training regimen after the medical scare. A few days ago, ‘Iron’ Mike and Jake Paul met in New York for the press conference. Tyson’s exuberant presence might have allayed some residual worries. Nevertheless, for the remaining, who still seem to question that he’s too old for fighting ‘The Problem Child’, he had a stern response.
Mike Tyson joined Logan Paul and Mike Majlak on the set of ‘Impaulsive’. On expected grounds, the November 15 fight at Arlington’s AT&T Stadium overshadowed the conversation. So Mike Majlak asked Tyson to directly address the camera and respond to all those who have been and are perhaps still saying that he’s too old for the upcoming bout.
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Looking straight, Mike Tyson said, “If you think I’m too old for this fight, you need to come tell me in my face.” The reply saw Paul and Majlak swept off their feet. Majlak said, “I don’t think they’re going to do that, Mike.” The discussion commenced when Logan Paul checked whether his Tyson’s team was still apprehensive about him participating in the Jake Paul fight.
Mike Tyson quipped that they were rather concerned about Jake Paul. “My friend called me: ‘Don’t hurt him, Mike’. He said don’t hurt him, the YouTuber. ‘Don’t hurt him, Mike’,” he said. But Logan Paul didn’t appear convinced. Tyson then clarified that it was in fact true. Jokes apart, to Mike Tyson, ‘The Problem Child’ comes across as a ‘real killer’. Concurring, the pro-wrestling champion emphasized how his younger brother was taking his skills to the next level.
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It was sometime toward May-end, after Tyson’s medical emergency. In an episode of his podcast, Michael Bisping called out the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight a ‘sham’. Primarily leveling his criticism at ‘The Problem Child’, Bisping shared his thoughts on why the Ohioan had been ‘cherry-picking’ his opponents. Eventually, when he faced a boxer in Tommy Fury, he lost the bout.“Instead of the competition getting a bit younger and actually being boxers, they’re getting older; they’re getting way older; they’re pushing 60, and they can’t even make it to LAX; they can’t even make it on a short flight without paramedics coming on and carting them off,” said ‘The Count’ on his YT show.
Likewise, in the latest episode of the ‘Joe Rogan Experience’, the UFC commentator, too, while discussing the subject with Australian actor Russell Crowe, acknowledged the athletic prowess of Mike Tyson. Nevertheless, he still believes the age gap between Tyson and Jake Paul would make the fight quite challenging for the youngest heavyweight champion in history.
What is your take on the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight? Do you also reserve apprehension over the glaring age gap between the two fighters?
