Jake Paul branded ‘shameless’ and ’embarrassment’ for combating Mike Tyson

Jake Paul has been slammed by boxing followers for agreeing to struggle 57-year-old Mike Tyson.

There’s a 3 decade age hole between Paul, 27, and Iron Mike – who will meet within the ring on Saturday July 20 on the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, for a bout which can be dwell streamed on Netflix.

The YouTuber is 9-1 in his skilled profession to this point, dropping his largest problem in opposition to Tommy Fury final 12 months. And his newest cash-grab announcement has earned him important backlash on-line.

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One individual posted on social media: “How can you be in your twenties fighting someone pushing 60, that is shameless.” Another fumed: “This man @jakepaul is a total embarrassment to boxing! Fighting a nearly 60 year old man! Pathetic!”

A 3rd exclaimed: “Is this real? Jake Paul fighting another senior citizen/retired fighter? Boxing is a joke now.” And a fourth questioned: “Can he just fight an active boxer in his weight class already???”

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A fifth argued: “Jake Paul claiming to be a boxer while preying on retired combat sports athletes who have sustained a career’s worth of injuries is one of the most utterly pathetic displays of cowardice I have ever seen in my entire life.”

It did not take lengthy for Paul’s influencer rival KSI to offer his opinion both. Replying to the reveal, he wrote: “50+ years old. No one wanted this…So sad to see man…”

Paul confronted a number of former MMA fighters as he appeared to construct his unbeaten streak, however after dropping to Fury he declared he’d be specializing in changing into a world champion within the sport – beating Ryan Bourland (17-2) final weekend.

He posted: “My sights are set on becoming a world champion, and now I have a chance to prove myself against the greatest heavyweight champion of the world, the baddest man on the planet and the most dangerous boxer of all time. Time to put Iron Mike to sleep.”