WATCH: “Favorite boxer growing up” – Jake Paul father’s reaction after learning son will fight Mike Tyson
YouTuber turned boxer, Jake Paul reveals to his father that he is going to fight his favorite boxer, Mike Tyson.
Jake Paul fighting Mike Tyson (Image via Imago/X)
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will fight boxing legend Mike Tyson this year. When Jake Paul broke the news to his father he was equally surprised, being a big fan of Tyson. Here is what happened:
Jake Paul surprised his Mike Tyson-obsessed father with the news of his upcoming boxing match against Tyson in July. The moment was captured on camera when Jake broke the news to his father and he was visibly stunned. Jake asked:
Growing up, who was your favorite boxer?... Mike right? I'm going to be fighting him.Jake Paul via his YouTube channel
Gregory Paul is 60 years old and a little older than Mike. He has said on multiple instances on camera that his favorite boxer in the world was Mike Tyson. So when he heard the news that his son would fight Tyson in three months on Netflix, he could not believe his ears. Greg Paul was visibly surprised and asked if Jake was pranking him. He told Jake that Tyson would be his hardest-hitting opponent ever. Being a huge fan, Paul admitted that he would be highly nervous for the entirety of the fight.
Netflix announced that Jake Paul will fight former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson this July at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The fight will be the main event of Netflix’s first boxing event and they will air it live. Paul is a YouTuber-turned-boxer with a 9-1, 6 KOs record. Meanwhile, Mike Tyson is one of the biggest names in boxing alive. This fight is set to be one of the biggest matchups of 2024.
Jake Paul is adamant about fighting Mike Tyson despite warnings from his team
Jake Paul is confident he can defeat Mike Tyson who is the former heavyweight boxing champion. Paul said that he was younger and faster than Tyson and that he was going to work very hard to get stronger. However, he did admit that Tyson would be fit and dangerous in the fight. However, it hasn’t been too long since the fans saw Tyson use a cane to walk around because of a sciatica flare-up.
Paul posted on Twitter where he wrote that his team had warned him against the fight with Tyson. He wrote that one of his team members showed him footage of Tyson training with pads and gloves, that allegedly Tyson’s coach had put up a few days ago.
To add context, the clip is about four years old. However, there have been many accounts from people like Chael Sonnen who have met Tyson in recent times. They admitted that Mike Tyson was extremely lean and fit for his age.
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