Mike Tyson Unfazed by Jake Paul’s Antics Ahead of Nov. 15 Superfight

Mike Tyson Unfazed by Jake Paul’s Antics Ahead of Nov. 15 SuperfightMike Tyson is not concerned with Jake Paul’s recent online antics. On November 15, the ‘Baddest Man on the…

Mike Tyson Unfazed by Jake Paul’s Antics Ahead of Nov. 15 Superfight

Mike Tyson is not concerned with Jake Paul’s recent online antics.

On November 15, the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ will return to the squared circle for his first professional boxing bout in nearly two decades when he meets ‘The Problem Child’ inside the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Mike Tyson

Over the last few weeks, Paul has posted multiple videos on social media of him in a fat suit eating fried chicken and making a mockery of his training for the highly anticipated clash. To some, it’s clear that ‘El Gallo’ simply isn’t taking his fight with the former unified heavyweight world champion seriously. However, Tyson doesn’t necessarily see it that way.

“Listen, I think he’s taking it very, very seriously because his health depends on it,” Tyson said during a press conference to promote his new energy pouch supplement LF* Go! “And yeah, I’m not looking past him, and I’m not taking him lightly at all.”

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mike Tyson looks to hand paul his second career loss

This will be Tyson’s first professional bout since a sixth-round TKO loss against Kevin McBride in 2005. Four years ago, ‘Iron’ did return to the ring for an eight-round charity exhibition fight with legendary pugilist Roy Jones Jr.

Mike Tyson

Meanwhile, Jake Paul has amassed a solid 10-1 record in his career thus far. Of course, a majority of those wins have come against non-boxers and past their prime MMA stars like Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva, and Nate Diaz. His most recent win came in July via a sixth-round TKO against the BKFC’s ‘King of Violence’ Mike Perry.

Paul’s lone loss came via a split decision defeat at the hands of Tommy Fury following a February 2023 clash in Saudi Arabia.

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Jake Paul wants to up the ante in his anticipated clash with ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson.

Originally, Paul vs. Tyson was scheduled to go down on July 20, but after the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ suffered a medical emergency during a cross-country flight, the contest was moved to Friday, November 15.

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson

Now a month away from fight night, ‘The Problem Child’ is looking to add a fun little stipulation that could bank Tyson an extra $5 million, so long as he can last four rounds with Paul at AT&T Stadium.

But if he can’t, Tyson will have to get the infamous ‘I Love Jake Paul’ tattoo.

“Mikey Mikey, if you can last more than four rounds with me, I’ll give you an extra $5 million,” Paul said. “But if you don’t, then you have to get a tattoo that says, ‘I Love Jake Paul.’”

Even if Tyson lost the best, it would still only be the second-worst tattoo on his body.

Mike Tyson wouldn’t be the first to get the ‘i love jake paul’ tat

Tyson could potentially be the second of Paul’s opponents to end up with the tattoo, the first being Tyron Woodley. Following their clash in August 2021, ‘The Chosen One’ angled for an immediate rematch with Paul. The YouTube star said he’d oblige, but only if Woodley got the tattoo somewhere on his body.

Two weeks later, Woodley got the tattoo on the inner part of his middle finger.

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Woodley ended up getting KO’d in the sixth round of their December 2021 rematch, but the former UFC welterweight champion is said to have bagged at least $2 million for the fight.

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Jake Paul’s recently released training footage has a lot of fight fans concerned.

On November 15, ‘The Problem Child’ will make his 12th walk to the squared circle inside the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Meeting him in the middle of the ring will be former unified heavyweight world champion ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson who competes for the first time as a pro in nearly two decades.

Jake Paul

In the weeks leading up to their highly anticipated scrap in The Lone Star State, Paul has stayed active on social media. On Instagram, the YouTuber revealed some recent training footage that left a lot to be desired, and fight fans made it pretty clear in the comments that they were unimpressed with what they were seeing.

 
 
 
 
 
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Fans Roast Jake Paul Over Lackluster Training Footage

“He does not look fit at all,” one commenter wrote in response to the above footage.

“You might be fooling these young kids who didn’t grow up watching Tyson…. Mike is going to knock you all the way back to the Disney channel chump,” another added.

“Real talk! He doesn’t understand who he’s facing. Power doesn’t have an age limit. It stays with muscle memory.”

Jake Paul gone get slept fighting like that.

“Bros hella uncoordinated.”

“Dude has nothing to do with boxing, he moves like a starter at a street fight.”

“7 year olds box better than him.”

Even Mike Tyson had a few things to say about Paul’s training footage.

Jake Paul

As it stands, Jake Paul is a near 3-to-1 favorite with DraftKings sportsbook listing him as a -290 favorite. ‘The Problem Child’ goes into the bout having gone 10-1 in his professional boxing career, his lone loss coming against Tommy Fury in February 2023.

Since then, he has won four straight, including a unanimous decision win over Nate Diaz and a sixth-round TKO against the BKFC’s ‘King of Violence’ Mike Perry.

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“Mike can really hurt Jake” – Boxing Icon ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley Predicts Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Fight

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"Mike can really hurt Jake" Boxing Icon 'Sugar' Shane Mosley Predicts Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

Boxing icon ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley thinks Mike Tyson still has the power to do some serious damage to Jake Paul.

On Friday, November 15, the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ will return to the boxing ring for his first professional fight in nearly two decades. Emanating from the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, ‘Iron’ will scrap with ‘The Problem Child’ who goes into the bout 31 years younger than the former unified heavyweight world champion.

Shane Mosley on Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

That factoid has frustrated a lot of pundits who believe Paul is just setting himself up for another easy win against a combat sports legend who’s past his prime.

But even at 58 years old, some believe that Mike Tyson still has his signature power and if he manages to land one good one, it could be lights out for Paul in The Lone Star State.

Shane Mosley thinks Tyson has the power to put Paul’s lights out

One of those believers is Mosley, who spent some time training ‘The Problem Child’ for his pro boxing debut in 2020 and his showdown with Nate Diaz last year.

“If Mike really hits Jake, Mike can really hurt Jake, and I know what Mike can do and what Jake can do,” Mosley told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I don’t think Jake really understands how hard Mike can hit. Mike is 58, but these are two-minute rounds and all fighters have pride. I don’t think Mike will be going in there to lose to Jake Paul. Jake thinks he can take a shot.

“In the first five or six rounds, and what makes this so fun, is that getting hit by Mike Tyson is dangerous, very dangerous. Jake will have to tire Mike out. Jake will need to understand how these punches will come at him. People need to understand that a bar fight between two guys is one thing, a professional fighter, especially a former world champion, regardless of age, is still a very dangerous man who can seriously hurt you. I don’t know how long they would be able to hurt you [laughs], but these are punches from people who have been throwing punches all their lives” (h/t talkSPORT).

Shane Mosley on Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

Jake Paul goes into his 12th career boxing match with a 10-1 record, his lone loss coming against Tommy Fury via split decision in February 2023. Since then, Paul has earned a unanimous decision win over Nate Diaz, a couple of first-round KOs against Andre August and Ryan Bourland, and a sixth-round finish over the BKFC’s ‘King of Violence’ Mike Perry.

Shane Mosley on Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

Meanwhile, Tyson has been largely absent from the world of boxing since a June 2005 loss against Kevin McBride. Iron’ did return to the ring in 2020 for a charity boxing bout with fellow legend Roy Jones Jr. that went a full eight rounds before being declared a draw.

In the interim, Tyson has been cashing checks via his Tyson 2.0 line of premium hemp products.

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Turki Alalshikh Laughs off Jake Paul vs. KSI Fight: “I do boxing, not shows.”

Turki Alalshikh Laughs off Jake Paul vs. KSI Fight: "I do boxing, not shows."Turki Alalshikh has zero interest in promoting a fight between Jake Paul and KSI. Alalshikh, Chairman of the General…

Turki Alalshikh Laughs off Jake Paul vs. KSI Fight: "I do boxing, not shows."

Turki Alalshikh has zero interest in promoting a fight between Jake Paul and KSI.

Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia, has put his stamp on the sport of boxing in recent years by booking some of the biggest bouts fight fans have been clamoring to see. Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua’s recent scraps with Francis Ngannou and Daniel Dubois, and the upcoming clash between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, just to name a few.

Turki Alalshikh

In February 2023, Saudi Arabia also played host to Jake Paul’s showdown with Tommy Fury, though it sounds like His Excellency is not chomping at the bit to get back into business with ‘The Problem Child’ anytime soon.

Addressing the possibility of a long-rumored fight between Paul and fellow YouTube star KSI going down in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Alalshikh made it clear that he’s only interested in hosting another Paul fight once the 27-year-old decides to become a real boxer.

Turki Alalshikh

“I think he doesn’t like me right now and hasn’t for the past two months,” Alalshikh said. “I’ll be honest, I like him as part of the younger generation, and he has a lot of fans. My kids are among them. But I think he needs to decide what he really wants. “If he wants to be a real boxer, he needs to take on big fights against boxers, not treat it like a show. That’s my opinion because it’s damaging to boxing. I know he doesn’t like this, especially what I said about his last fight. I said it wasn’t boxing, and I’m not joking.

“If he wants to continue in this field and be part of Riyadh Season, he needs to fight real boxers. That’s my opinion. If he does that, I’ll support him.” When asked if he would ever support a fight between the two social media stars, Alalshikh said: “No, I would never support something like that, even if it’s popular with people. I do boxing, not shows” (h/t Manchester Evening News).

Currently, Jake Paul is gearing up for a fight with legendary heavyweight pugilist ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson. The two are scheduled to tussle on Friday, November 15 live from the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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Turki Alalshikh has no interest in the Influencer boxing scene

Alalshikh did make it clear that his objection is not just with Jake Paul, but with the entire influencer boxing scene. In short, Alalkshikh wants no part of it.

“Please, we don’t want any YouTuber fights again. I don’t talk about names. I want fighters, real fighters. This is what I support. For me, inside my heart, I want the fighters.”

Turki Alalshikh

Aside from the light heavyweight title fight between Beterbiev and Bivol at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Alalshikh will also deliver the highly anticipated rematch between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday, December 21 in the Saudi Arabian capital.

The first time around, Usyk scored a split decision over ‘The Gyspy King’ to become boxing’s first unified heavyweight world champion in more than two decades.

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November 15 sees Mike Tyson return to the ring to face Jake Paul in what will undoubtedly be one of the most talked about fights of the year.

Given the stature that both men bring to the table, getting the opportunity to share the ring with either of them is a huge opportunity for other fighters.

One man that wants a piece of that action is MMA legend Vitor Belfort.

After retiring from competing in the UFC back in 2018, Belfort has made the move over to boxing where he has had several bouts since. But despite being 47 years old, he believes that big name opponents still aren’t willing to fight him.

Vitor Belfort Says That He Wants Either Paul Or Tyson But It Probably Won’t Happen

The Brazilian legend has won both of his boxing contests since hanging up the MMA gloves, beating Evander Holyfield in an exhibition and fellow former UFC fighter Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.

In a recent interview with Inside Fighting, he claimed that though he would be open to the idea of stepping in against Paul or Tyson, it’s not likely to happen.

It makes sense on his end but Belfort doesn’t believe that either man is willing to risk fighting him because of their own legacies.

“I would love to do it but both guys didn’t want to fight me for sure but I would love to fight the winner. I just wish they can have a great fight but they don’t have the courage to bring that fight [to me]. I think that would be a great fight to put together but I think none of them wanted to risk their – how they can call – career or their legacy.

“I’m in a stage of my life where for me to step up and fight someone, has to make sense for me, for the fans. I think the fans would love to see that but at the end of the day, Jake Paul fights who he wants to fight. He’s making the decision and I mean we’ll see what will be but I mean I can promise you, I think that fight is not going to happen.”

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