Mike Tyson believes he's still got it and he's showing it off to the universe.
That is likely a good thing — that Tyson can still pack a punch — given that he is slated to fight YouTuber and rising boxer Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20. The fight will be free to watch from your sofa and available to stream on Netflix.
Anyway, Tyson will be 58 years old when the fight takes place. Paul will be 27.
Gulp.
But hey, as for Tyson, he believes. Or at least wants you to believe. This was evident in the short clip he shared of himself throwing a few nasty bombs.
If they connect, look out. But when you're 58, that's a pretty big "if."
.@MikeTyson looking SCARY at 57 ??
Getting right for his Jake Paul fight pic.twitter.com/W8mbOn8VlY
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 14, 2024
Meanwhile, Paul has never really fought a seasoned fighter. The only time he did, he was knocked out by Tyson Fury. Tyson could knock him out, too. Let there be no doubt about that.
We are talking about a guy who once knocked out much larger opponents at an alarming rate. Yes, that was 30-plus years ago, but still.
"For the most part, Jake Paul sticks to former MMA fighters far out of their prime or boxers nobody has ever heard of," wrote David Hookstead of OutKick. "Now, he's fighting Mike Tyson decades after he stopped being elite."
Good luck to both fighters. Or should we say "fighters." Whatever you want to call them, this celebrity bout is likely to both disappoint, while at the same time entertain.
"It's day 1...the fun has just begun," Tyson said in his video.
Yeah, fun. We will go with that.
For the record, Paul is 9-1 with 6 knockouts as a "professional" boxer. Tyson is 50-6 with a whopping 44 KOs for his career.
