Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will probably be locking horns within the squared circle Friday evening (November 15) in a bout that may draw loads of views as the previous heavyweight champion takes on a a lot youthful fighter. Throughout the necessary faceoff for picture alternatives, Mike Tyson gave Jake Paul just a little smack on the cheek to let him know what will probably be in retailer for tonight.
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul have been in Texas on the weigh-in forward of their tremendous battle bout that will probably be held on the AT&T Stadium, which is able to air dwell on Netflix. As customized for many fight sporting occasions, Tyson and Paul greeted one another within the stare-down phase after the weigh-in with all of the theatrics fighters used to intimidate or measurement up their opponents.
In a video clip that has since gone viral, Paul rushed Tyson and crowded his house, prompting Iron Mike to unleash 5 fingers to the face in yet one more slap heard all over the world. The pair have been shortly separated with a smiling Paul mocking Tyson in the meanwhile.
In response to a report from ESPN, a Tyson insider claims that Paul stepped on Tyson’s foot through the faceoff and had sufficient of the trash speak with the footstepping being a last straw.
For what it’s price, Tyson, 58, weighed in at a match 233 kilos with Paul, 27, weighing in at 220. Thus far, that is the most important hole in age between two fighters in skilled boxing historical past.
Tyson, who boasts a document of 50-6 with 44 knockouts, has not fought professionally in 19 years. Tyson has participated in a pair of exhibition fights, together with clashing with Roy Jones Jr. Paul’s final battle got here final July with a sixth-round stoppage of Mike Perry by TKO.
The Friday evening bout between “Iron” Mike Tyson and Jake Paul kicks off on Netflix at 8 PM EST. Study extra right here.
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