Topic: Jake Paul to Fight Mike Tyson in Live Netflix Boxing Event - July 20 - page 20. (Read 2591 times)

He just beat Ryan Bourland recently who looks like not willing to fight and Jake is up again for another.
They should call this a fight but an exhibition but believe it or not is happening. You think Mike is done after Roy Jones but Jake wants to pull him again for he just needs recognition from the boxing community.  

I would be surprised if Mike beats Jake. He is 60.  Would you bet if its on Stake?

People joke alot...why would Jake paul feel so clueless about the fact that Mike fought above their levels at their age? They can't stand him in his prime.. I don't even think Jake's got the techs to overthrow this old man.

I would be surprised if Mike beats Jake. He is 60.  Would you bet if its on Stake?

I won't bet on this. This isn't even a good fight. This is a joke. Mike Tyson is just putting himself in danger because of accepting this fight. It's his decision. I know he's accepting this mainly because of how big the offer is. But even if the old Iron Mike remains strong to this day, he isn't as strong as a 27-year old kid. His age is more than twice as that. And he has been inactive for decades already.

We all admired Tyson during his warrior days, back in those days he was wild and no one could stand in front of him, if Jake Paul fought a Tyson of the old days, he would be demolished like what he did against Spinks and, Jake Paul is so lucky that he is fighting an old Tyson.
Jake Paul is considered an opportunist for fighting Tyson when Tyson is 60 years and past his prime and Jake Paul is now in his prime, they are both going to make money here but I hope Tyson can still keep up with a younger, hungrier and opportunist Jake Paul, anyway, I looked at it, it's not fair.

I think it's very difficult for Mike Tyson to last more than 5 rounds, age will really make a big difference in performance, if this fight is a genuine fight (I don't think it will be, it will just be fun for the public) Tyson will have to use all his technique to knock out the opponent as quickly as possible, otherwise, the longer he stays in the fight, the more likely he is to lose to Jake Paul

I think a lot of boxing fans who are expecting to see prime Mike Tyson. I don’t think Mike Tyson has that fury in him anymore, I have watch his podcasts, he’s a very different man now. The only advantage he has in this match is his power punch, which I believe will knock out Jake Paul if he is hit. Even though I do not like Jake Paul and his approach to the sport, I do think he is a decent boxer. He’s young and quick on his feet, and will be able to avoid getting hit by Mike Tyson.

Mike Tyson is 57 years old. I watched the videos that are being shared on social media to show that he is still very fast and his punches very strong. However, these videos do not show everything. Show me a video of Mike Tyson doing his quick moves and strong punches for 3 minutes for 1 round and do 10 rounds of this. I reckon in the last minute of the video he will have his tongue hanging to his knees and breathing very much similar to a very tired dog.

In any case, if this is on Netflix, this is not a payperview? Will this be available for all Netflix subscribers? I reckon all sports organizations like the NFL should also do this.

It is funny how people already suggest Jake to order coffin and be ready to die. Like Jake is a total trash in boxing. Will an amateur is able to do such trick? https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvU8c8dMmMI/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=a21f456d-6357-444f-a176-27bbc800ba5b

With Mike, I dont think all 10 rounds would be needed to win, all he needs to do is to catch Jake at ropes or got him stuck in corner and unload series of punches. No matter where they hit, head, body or block, they will hurn anyway.

Mike Tyson is 57 years old. I watched the videos that are being shared on social media to show that he is still very fast and his punches very strong. However, these videos do not show everything. Show me a video of Mike Tyson doing his quick moves and strong punches for 3 minutes for 1 round and do 10 rounds of this. I reckon in the last minute of the video he will have his tongue hanging to his knees and breathing very much similar to a very tired dog.

In any case, if this is on Netflix, this is not a payperview? Will this be available for all Netflix subscribers? I reckon all sports organizations like the NFL should also do this.

I almost fell out of my seat when I heard this fight being announced, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense.  Jake Paul doesn't fight legitimate fighters, and I'm of course not saying Tyson isn't legitimate, as he's on of the greatest boxers of all time, but he's what, 60 years old and Paul is like 30..just another money grab in my opinion. I honestly can't take any of these fights seriously.  I think they are rigged.

I almost fell out of my seat when I heard this fight being announced, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense.  Jake Paul doesn't fight legitimate fighters, and I'm of course not saying Tyson isn't legitimate, as he's on of the greatest boxers of all time, but he's what, 60 years old and Paul is like 30..just another money grab in my opinion. I honestly can't take any of these fights seriously.  I think they are rigged.

Yes, it did already garner the attention of anyone in sports, not just in boxing, as this is being discussed already.

a. It's just a question on how Mike Tyson is fit at 58 years of age. Will this affect his legacy as of the greatest in the HW division? Although is career has been a lots of up and down but he is considered one of the legends already. So him accepting this fight against a youtuber could really affected is legacy in my opinion specially for boxing purist.

b. Jake Paul is small for a HW, as far as I know he is a CW, so this could be a mismatch for Mike Tyson. But he has the youth advantage, but he should still be careful as Mike could still carry that power even at this age.

I think it will be scripted, and with the way Mike Tyson is promoting it, I mean we have seen videos of him circulating and doing the training as if he is going to fight for the HW belt. So I have doubts in this fight and it could really be scripted.

And with the money involved, they could really play it out for the fans and hype the fight. Mike is going to be 58 years old fight night, and so even if he trains a lot his body might be telling him otherwise, in my opinion. We all love Mike Tyson, but not sure if this is the best thing for him.

Has it been confirmed it's an exhibition though? I mean, I'm sure it will be but I'm not sure how exciting that would be for people as it might as well just be an open workout session if that's the case. Tyson's last exhibition against Roy Jones Jnr was pointless and it was basically a light sparring session and it looked like they were only doing body shots.

If this was an actual fight, who do you reckon would win. Opinion seems to be mixed from pundits. Half seem to think Jake would easily defeat Tyson given his youth, but the other half seem to think Tyson could and would still KO him. Mike still has power and they say power is the last to go from ageing fighters, but fitness wise I don't know how long Tyson's cardio would last and Mike could be gassed out within a round or so.

I think so too, he still has the concepts and technique. He knows what to do there and has a lot of experience. If it really is a real fight and not an exhibition for both to earn loads of money, it will be something very equal.

It will be a crazy event, i mean, the age difference is huge, and that gap will make Mike the underdog, but we all know Mike Tyson is a true legend, and he knows how to fight, if he takes this fight seriously then he will try to destroy jake on each punch.

Another fact is the money involved in the event, with such crazy amounts the event could even be scripted, we know everyone has a price, and if Jake pays enough money to Mike to let him win, then it will happen.

Age gap here is 30 where as Foreman on his win was a gap of 19 and a world record in that respect along with the others.

You can summarize the fight up on that key point really.  Nobody is going to allow a fight that will damage an old man like Tyson, I hate to call him that because Im sure he'll teach me a lesson easily but the medical aspect will dominate contracts and so the manner in which the fight is conducted.  The essence of the fight will be safety over any other factor because they will get sued if anyone gets hurt in a long-term way; most competitive championship fights where death is still a possible outcome are regulated by a medical requirement for fitness. 

They wont be pressing this fight too much in any extreme way because just the age alone brings forward medical concerns, they want a show they dont want a large liability from actual injuries that wont heal or a bad bleed in some way.   Its something to consider the fight will go ahead on a show basis for sure imo.


George Foreman is probably a good comparison, last fought at 48 though he did have $10m lined up for a return fight after that each in a couple attempts to re-enter the ring, with each fight failing to go through:
Since he made $138m just from the grill, even 10m imo wasnt worth the risk of damage to his health I think age played a part despite his success at becoming the oldest ever heavy weight world champion.