Carried by the giant of streaming Netflix and by the promotion society of Jake Paul Most Valuable Promotions (MVP)the event scheduled for 7:00 p.m. local time (02:00 a.m. Saturday Paris) brings up Mike Tyson in a ring, at an advanced age, facing a YouTuber became a 27-year-old boxer, who was therefore not born during the time of his opponent’s splendor.
Many observers, notably the former American boxing world champion Deontay Wilderexpressed their concern at seeing a nearly sixty-year-old lined up in a professional fight, saying they feared a serious injury.
Tyson had to postpone the fight initially scheduled for July 20, after receiving a medical treatment on May 26 aboard a plane in which he complained of nausea and dizziness.
The organizers insist on the professional nature of the fight, contested with the approval of the Texan commission responsible for licensing for boxing fightsfor eight rounds of 2 minutes, instead of the twelve rounds of 3 minutes often practiced by professionals.
Tyson has not boxed professionally since June 2005 and a defeat against the Irishman Kevin McBride. During his tumultuous career that began in 1985, “Iron Mike“, world heavyweight champion, had won 50 victories including 44 by knockout, but had also suffered six defeats, his first in 1990 against James “Buster” Douglas has Tokyoand two others who remained famous against Evander Holyfield in 1996 and 1997. His last world championship dates back to 2002, at Memphiswhere the British Lennox Lewis had sent him to the mat in the eighth round.
Jake Paul, YouTuber with 20.8 million subscribers, has already fought ten professional fights, winning nine. He had already faced an old ring glory, the American Floyd Mayweather Jr.during an exhibition in June 2021.
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