After a disappointing postponement, the boxing bout between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson has officially been rescheduled with a new date set.
According to MMA journalist Ariel Helwani, the rescheduled event will take place on Fri. Nov 15. The original date was July 20 for Tyson versus Paul, but a flare-up of Tyson’s ulcers prompted his medical team to advise him to take it easy and miss the summer date.
However, Tyson and Paul is all set for November now, with AT&T Stadium hosting the event, and Netflix broadcasting it to the world, with millions of viewers expected to tune in to see if Tyson can get still the job done.
“The Jake Paul x Mike Tyson boxing match has been rescheduled for Friday, Nov. 15, per @MostVpromotions,” Helwani posted on X. “Katie Taylor x Amanda Serrano 2 will once again serve as the co-main. Netflix. AT&T Stadium. Back on.”
Moreover, the bout is highly anticipated, mostly for how wild this matchup is. Jake Paul is 27 years old and has faced heavy criticism for fighting non-boxers and many times, older athletes than himself.
Mike Tyson, 57, has all of the credentials. But at this point in his life and career, what is there to gain? Tyson last fought in an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr., which was on a Jake Paul fight card. Now he is set to face the former YouTube star in the ring himself.
Following a scary medical situation on an airplane earlier last month, Tyson will have to take time to recover. Still, many believe that the 57-year-old will give the young upstart fighter a real fight.
As Toby Keith used to sing, I ain’t as good as I once was, but I’m as good once as I ever was. That is all Tyson needs in order to beat Jake Paul – be just as good one more time. We’ll see if he has it in him.
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Despite suffering a flare-up with his ulcers, Mike Tyson is still determined to go through with the fight. At this point, he is the one with nothing to lose. Yes, he’s the former Heavyweight champion, he has the accolades, is a living legend – but he is 57.
It is Jake Paul, the young man, who has everything to lose and little to gain. Even if he does defeat Tyson, and he very well may do that, it won’t be a good look. With the ulcers causing the fight to be pushed back, it does more damage to Paul’s case here.
You lose, you lost to a 57-year-old man with ulcers. If you win, you just beat up a 57-year-old man with ulcers. Little to nothing to gain from the experience, other than internet clicks and clout, which very well may be the goal here.
On3’s Jonathan Howard contributed to this article.
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