Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says Mike Tyson needs a knockout within three rounds for him to have a chance of beating Jake Paul this Friday night.
De La Hoya feels that the 58-year-old Tyson will gas out after three and will be at the mercy of the 27-year-old Jake (10-1, 7 KOs), who can punch a bit for a cruiserweight and is 31 years younger.
Oscar thinks that Tyson’s gas tank will fade after three rounds, as he’s old, has not fought in 19 years, and had stamina problems in the last two fights of his career in 2004 and 2005.
Tyson Needs a Quick Knockout
“Mike Tyson has three rounds to take care of business. After three rounds, that gas tank starts lowering, and he started to fade away,” said Oscar De La Hoya to the Stomping Ground, analyzing the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight on Friday.
“At his age, it’s going to be very difficult if it goes past three rounds for Tyson. I think if Tyson lands the right punch in the first three rounds, it can be Sayonara for Jake Paul. I give it to Jake Paul if it goes past four rounds.”
Tyson can knock out Paul past the third round because he will still have a massive power, speed, and skill advantage, no matter how far in the fight it goes. Paul is not a huge puncher, and he’s very, very slow. He’s below journeymen standards, and Tyson can knock him out if he doesn’t gas or suffer an injury.
It was a bad sign that Tyson was out of breath minutes after his public workout on Tuesday. He was still huffing & puffing many minutes into his interview inside the ring, and you could see that he was having difficulties recovering from throwing a handful of punches. He shouldn’t have been this tired if his cardio was on point.
Jake Paul’s Tactics Questioned
“I question his tactics. Fighting Mike Tyson, who is 58 years old, and fighting an ex-basketball player that he can knock out,” said De La Hoya about Jake’s strategic cherry-picking. “I understand it’s entertainment and that he’s done an incredible job in marketing himself and picking and choosing the right opponents.”
What De La Hoya is failing to take notice of is what Jake Paul’s career is all about. It’s not about him trying to become a world champion and definitely not about being a legend. This is all about money-making to take advantage of his massive social media following.
Hero Worship
When you have 27 million Instagram followersas Jake does, you can promote your fights to them, and many of them will purchase them on PPV. They’re not boxing fans. These are Jake’s followers, and it’s a classic example of hero worship. He could sell anything to these people.
Since other sports like the NFL, NBA, and NHL require actual talent and are well-regulated, the leagues would NEVER permit Jake to join their teams and sell his efforts on PPV. In boxing, anyone can set up fights if they’ve got the popularity, which Jake has due to him being an influencer.
“He’s taking the sport very serious, but if you’re going to take it serious, go down the path that legendary fighters have gone. Fight real fighters,” said De La Hoya.
Mike Tyson is about as REAL as it gets for Jake Paul unless he can persuade Canelo Alvarez to fight him. Jake’s brother, Logan Paul, also an influencer, fought retired former world champion Floyd Mayweather on June 6, 2021, making between $5 million and $20 million. Logan has no intention of becoming a world champion in boxing or a legend. This is about the money.
