Mike Tyson, a boxing legend at age 58, comes out of retirement to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul at age 27. Jake Paul’s boxing record is 10 wins and 1 loss. Mike Tyson’s record is 50 wins, 6 losses, and 2 no-contests. The titles that Mike Tyson held in his career are WBC, WBA, and IBF world heavyweight titles. Mike Tyson wants to show the world that he still has it. The fight will be streamed live on Netflix.
There was a delay from the match planned for July that was caused by Tyson having a medical episode on a plane and needing time to recover from a stomach ulcer. The rules of the match are the rounds can only be two minutes long and the bout cannot go longer than eight rounds. Another big thing is the glove size. Tyson and Paul will wear 14oz gloves rather than the traditional 10oz gloves in professional boxing. Knockouts will be allowed and a winner will be announced at the end of the eight rounds.
I asked a few people their predictions on who they think will win and in what round they are going to win. Matthew Sebastian said, “I think Mike Tyson is going to win with a KO in the 3rd round.” Brandon Rocha stated, “I think Mike Tyson is too old and he is going to run out of stamina fast. Tyson hits hard but Jake is young and has more stamina. I think Jake is going to win in the 5th round.”
Jason Vasquez said “I think Mike Tyson is going to knock him out in the 2nd round because he can’t last long in all 8 rounds. I also think Mike Tyson wants to knock him out because a lot of people want to see that because many people don’t like Jake Paul.” Henry Gandara said “I think it’s going to be Jake winning in the 6th round. After all, Mike Tyson is old and will get tired fast.” Gabriel Fuentes said, “I think Mike Tyson is going to let him win. Mike is going to get paid off by Jake to win but they are going to make it seem like it is a real fight. So I have Jake winning in the 5th round.”
A quote from Tyson Fury tells MMA Hour: “If Mike Tyson hits anybody, I don’t care if he’s 90, he’s going to knock them out cold isn’t he? He’s Iron Mike Tyson, the baddest man on the planet. Jake Paul is very experienced now and has been in a lot of fights but obviously, I have to back Mike Tyson for the knockout as he always backs me.” We will see who is the better boxer.
Who do you think will win?
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Annett C • Nov 19, 2024 at 1:32 pm
I think the outcome was expected considering Tyson and Jakes age gap, but it was interesting.
Brandon Recinos • Nov 19, 2024 at 1:31 pm
The Mike Tyson fight was a great opportunity to see Tyson back on his feet on that ring. The fight was hyped up and I’m sure many people had higher expectations and different outcomes. Many would say the fight was rather disappointing. I had hoped for better results but I did not come in with huge expectations. Tyson is old, worn out and simply does not have it in him anymore. I’m not surprised he lost; the outcome was obvious in my opinion.
Edgar • Nov 19, 2024 at 1:26 pm
I believe the fight was unfair, Mike Tyson is considered elderly for a professional boxer. His loss was to be expected considering this man came out of retirement just for one fight.
Daniela • Nov 19, 2024 at 1:26 pm
Fake fight they need to redo it asap
maximus gonzalez • Nov 19, 2024 at 1:22 pm
the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight was very disappointing. during the fight it seemed as Mike Tyson was holding back and he was continuously biting his glove like if he was uncomfortable. it literly looked like Jake was beating up a senior contract
thomas • Nov 19, 2024 at 1:21 pm
this article is cool because it shows how people are split on who will win, mike tyson or jake paul, and gives their reasons in a way that makes sense. it’s interesting how everyone sees age and experience versus youth and stamina differently.
Aldo • Nov 19, 2024 at 1:14 pm
I saw the live stream of the fight, most of the predictions that they made on this article where true, specially the one where Gabriel Fuentes says that Mike Tyson would let Jake Paul win. The girls fight before was way better than the Mike and Jake fight.
Johnson Phan • Nov 19, 2024 at 1:09 pm
Even though Mike Tyson lost there may be some factors that resulted in this. Many people believed that Mike was paid to lose. For example, during the fight, he was throwing many hard punches. Then Jake went in for a hug as if it was a sign to lose, Mike tapped as if he agreed.
Hugo Chavez • Nov 19, 2024 at 1:08 pm
This fight was rigged because Mike Tyson during practice was moving like a beast but when it came to the actual fight he was moving like a robot, throwing weak punches and being slow.
max pineda • Nov 19, 2024 at 1:08 pm
I almost thought Tyson was going to win in the second round.
max • Nov 19, 2024 at 1:07 pm
I believe that Herny Gandara was right about Mike Tyson being old and that he will get tired quickly.