If it takes on an official character, this fight which will be broadcast live on the Netflix platform will have special rules: it will be fought over eight rounds of two minutes (instead of three minutes) and the boxers will wear larger gloves ( 14-oz) than standard gloves for heavyweight fights (10-oz).
Mike Tyson created the event this Wednesday by coming to the Louvexpo in La Louvière: “He’s a legend, just like Mohamed Ali”
Which, for some purists, is more reminiscent of an exhibition fight like the one that Mike Tyson fought for a good cause in November 2020, in Los Angeles, against another legend of world boxing, Roy Jones Jr.
The draw that night didn’t make it into the history books, but “Iron Mike” had shown he had more than just a few leftovers for a man in his fifties.
Mike Tyson, moral winner of a beautiful duel against Roy Jones Jr
Here it is the age difference, almost 31 years, which is striking. Many people are worried about this, recalling that an “accident” quickly happened, others considering that the scenario of this confrontation is written in advance and that the former heavyweight world champion risks nothing.
In the meantime, Mike Tyson, who claims not to have accepted this duel against the Youtuber converted into a pro boxer for financial reasons, seems to have prepared himself well and, at 58 years old, he displayed a very athletic physique on Wednesday during the public training.
gullIf I fight at 10% of who I was, he won’t be able to compete.
“If I fight at 10% of who I was, he won’t be able to compete.”recently assured the man who was the most feared boxer in the world in the 1990s. “There is a fundamental difference between Jake and me: he is a manufactured killer, television and newspapers have made him a killer. I’m a born killer.”
The “bad boys/girls” of sport (4/10): Mike Tyson, both sides and escapades
As a reminder, the last fight of Mike Tyson (50 victories for 6 defeats), considered one of the greatest heavyweights in history, dates back to June 11, 2005: he was beaten that evening by the Irishman Kevin McBride by retirement in the sixth round.
Jake Paul has 10 victories (including 5 against beginner boxers) and 1 defeat in four years.
