Boxing fans already have a new fight by the well-known actor and YouTuber, Jake Paul, who will face former world champion Mike Tyson. The fight, scheduled for July 20 at the AT
Jake Paul, born in Cleveland (Ohio) and 27 years old, debuted as a professional in 2020 with a victory against YouTuber AnEsonGib. With an impressive roadmap of nine victories and only one defeat – against Englishman Tommy Fury, brother of Tyson Fury, world heavyweight champion – the streamer seeks to establish himself against one of the biggest names in boxing history.
“My goal is to become world champion, and now I have the opportunity to prove myself against the greatest heavyweight champion in history, the baddest man on the planet and the most dangerous boxer of all time. It will be the fight of my life,” commented the one from Cleveland on Instagram.
Tyson is considered one of the greatest heavyweights in history, having dominated the category from 1987 to 1990; Retiring in 2005 with 50 victories – including 44 knockouts – and only six falls – five early -, he accepts the challenge at 57 years old.
The young boxer – with more than 20 million followers on his YouTube channel – announced the news in a message published on his Twitter account, but has not revealed whether the fight will be official or an exhibition. In any case, Mike Tyson will return to the canvas after in 2020 he played an exhibition match in which he tied with Roy Jones Jr.
For Tyson, the 31-year age gap between the two contenders has generated some excitement about facing a “considerably younger” opponent and he has praised Jake’s progress in the ring. “I’m really looking forward to getting in the ring with Jake Paul. It will be a lot of fun to see what the will and ambition of a ‘kid’ can do against the experience and skills of a ‘GOAT’ (greatest of all time, the greatest of all times)”.
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In 2018, the Englishman KSI challenged Logan to a fight, and although it was a draw, the confrontation generated an audience of more than two million live connections on YouTube, another million and a half on Twitch and some 120 million views on demand in the next 24 hours between both platforms. Generating a total of three and a half million euros of income between pay-per-view (pay-per-view, in English) and advertising. Since then, these content creators have participated in different battles.
The fight for supremacy and the demonstration of skills are ready to captivate the audience in what promises to be a highly anticipated event in the world of contemporary boxing.