Finally, the much-anticipated boxing match between Mike Tyson and famous YouTuber Jake Paul is about to take place. At 11:00 on November 16, the whole world will turn their attention to the ring in Dallas (Texas, USA) to watch this exciting but controversial battle.
In terms of reputation, Mike Tyson is clearly superior to his opponent. He is a legendary boxer with a career record of 50 wins and 6 losses. However, Iron Mike is now 58 years old, 31 years older than his opponent Jake Paul.
Mike Tyson last appeared in a professional match 19 years ago, when he quit after 5 rounds against Kevin McBride in 2005. Since then, Mike Tyson has only participated in one exhibition boxing match against Roy Jones Jr in 2020.
Notably, this match had to be postponed for 4 months due to the boxing legend suffering a serious injury.
Meanwhile, Jake Paul is only known through social media. He only started boxing in 2020. Since then, the 27-year-old boxer has had 11 professional fights and won 10. That was a defeat to Tommy Fury, the younger brother of heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury.
It is worth mentioning that Jake Paul chooses his opponents quite carefully. Most of his opponents are over 35 years old, which means they are no longer at the peak of their careers. Thanks to his victories, Jake Paul is increasingly polishing his name and earning a significant amount of money. In the match with Tommy Fury, this 27-year-old boxer earned 30 million USD.
Perhaps, this is a rare match in boxing history, the two boxers have a 31-year age gap. Perhaps, if competing with the peak version of Mike Tyson, Jake Paul would be crushed at any time. But this version of Iron Mike is just an old man about to turn 60 and is not sure to have enough physical strength to fight for 12 rounds.
Many people are concerned that Mike Tysons illustrious reputation could be ruined by his decision to return to fight an amateur like Jake Paul. However, clearly, money is enough to entice a U60 guy like Mike Tyson to make the reckless decision to return to the ring.
More than 80,000 tickets were sold at AT&T Stadium, and millions more tuned in to watch the most special and controversial fight in boxing history. It helped the two fighters earn tens of millions of dollars.
