Biggest age hole fights in boxing historical past with Mike Tyson, 57, going through Jake Paul

On Mar 7, 2024

Mike Tyson’s conflict with Jake Paul is ready to be one for the historical past books.

Not essentially due to the standard of the boxing, however due to the age hole between the 2 fighters. When the pair step toe-to-toe contained in the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20, there will likely be a hefty 31 years distinction in age between them.

To put that into context, Tyson’s first world heavyweight title reign started a decade earlier than Paul was born, and he hung up his gloves when little Jake was in major college. That stated, it is not the primary time a whopping age hole has existed between two boxers.

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Exhibition bouts are likely to drum up greater age variations – Paul himself has already fought opponents 21 years (Anderson Silva) and 14 years (Tyron Woodley) older than him – however the file age hole for an expert combat is 24 years. This occurred when boxing icon Archie Moore took on 25-year-old Mike DiBiase (father of WWE legend ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted Dibiase) at 49 years of age in 1963.

In 2013, a 46-year-old James Toney took on 23-year-old Kenny Lemos, with 23 years separating the pair. There have additionally been a number of 19-year age gaps. The Legendary George Foreman (45) confronted Michael Moorer (26) in 1994 – and beat him to develop into the oldest heavyweight champion in historical past.

Will we ever see an even bigger age hole than the 31 years between Jake Paul and Tyson Fury? Let us know within the feedback part under.

Archie Moore vs Cassius Clay — Archie Moore (pictured right here combating Cassius Clay, aka Muhammad Ali) holds the file for largest age hole in a professional combat

James Toney punching Evander Holyfield — James Toney (R), pictured right here combating Evander Holyfield, was 23 years older than Kenny Lemos after they confronted one another in 2013
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Elsewhere, Roy Jones Jr. – who was Tyson’s final opponent in 2020 – fought a 30-year-old Scott Sigmon in 2018 when he was 49, whereas Bernard Hopkins (additionally 49) confronted Beibut Shumenov (additionally 30, duh) in 2014.

Other notable bouts with appreciable age variations embody Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor, who famously fought in 2017, with 11 years separating them. Muhammad Ali took on Leon Spinks in 1978 with 12 years between them, and Mike Tyson clashed with Larry Holmes in 1988 with a 15-year age hole.

George Foreman was 24
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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul — Jake Paul and Mike Tyson’s combat will likely be streamed stay on Netflix
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Tyson vs Paul will happen in entrance of 80,000 individuals on the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium, with the bout being streamed stay on Netflix. Iron Mike hasn’t fought since his exhibition conflict with Jones three-and-a-half years in the past, however the former heavyweight champ has stayed combating match ever since.

Paul, in the meantime, has an expert file of 9-1, along with his solely defeat coming in opposition to Tommy Fury simply over a 12 months in the past. He’s since received three fights on the trot and says he sees a win over Tyson as a possible springboard to a future title match.