Jake Paul Vs. Mike Tyson | BOXING Live Stream

Jake Paul Vs. Mike Tyson | Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul

Boxing legend Mike Tyson (58) and social media influencer Jake Paul (27) are set to fight it out in Texas.

Conversations on whether Paul’s career in boxing can be considered legitimate and Tyson’s age aside, it has been confirmed the bout will be officially recognised and will appear on both fighters’ records. It will also be Paul’s debut at heavyweight — of which Tyson is the former undisputed champion.

The career of ‘Iron Mike’ speaks for itself. At the age of 20, Tyson knocked out WBC champion Trevor Berbick for his first title, then added the WBA title and IBF belt, and defended the WBC title, making him the first boxer in history to hold all three at once. He won two of those titles again before declining towards the end of his career and retiring with a 50–6 record.

Jake ‘The Problem Child’ Paul first stepped into the ring in 2018 to fight fellow social media influencer Deji Olatunji, younger brother of KSI, which he won via TKO after five rounds. Paul has fought 11 times with a 10–1 record, with the only loss coming from the bout with the only pure boxer he’s fought to date, Tommy Fury.

All of the major bookmakers have Paul as the favourite to win, ranging from odds of 2/5 to 1/3 while Tyson is between 2/1 and 11/4. Tyson’s last meaningful victory was in 1996, the year before Paul was born.

There is, however, an ace up the sleeve of ‘Iron Mike’ in the form of his ability to deliver knockout blows; 44 of his 50 wins were by KO or TKO.