UFC boss Dana White has expressed concern about boxing legend Mike Tyson getting into the ring with Jake Paul.
Tyson, a two-time heavyweight champion of the world, is about to face off with YouTube star Paul on July 20 on the AT&T Stadium in Texas. It’ll be his first struggle since going through Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition again in November 2020.
Paul fought on the identical evening as Tyson’s final bout and now boasts a 9-1 report, along with his newest win being a knockout towards Ryan Bourland earlier this month. Tyson hasn’t had a professional outing since 2005, when he give up after 5 rounds towards Kevin McBride.
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White admitted his ideas would make Iron Mike “mad” when requested concerning the contest after UFC 299, highlighting the age hole between the pair, stories The Mirror.
He stated: “He gets mad when I do this but Mike’s 60. What do you guys think about it? Who gives a s**t what I think? It’s not my fight.
“I like Mike Tyson, personally as a buddy and he is one among my favorite athletes of all time and let’s examine what he can go in there and put collectively in coaching camp and are available.
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“I don’t like to see guys fighting – a 31-year age difference, you guys know what I think of that stuff.” Netflix will present the boxing card in the summertime because the streaming service will get into reside sports activities.
White thinks they need to have gotten into them years in the past. “They’re late to the game but they are a force and when you look at the amount of homes they are in worldwide… you heard me talk about the show Reacher,” he started.
“I can watch Reacher when I get home, I can watch it next week. Live sports like this event, you have to watch tonight. As all of these streaming companies get bigger and bigger, they have to be involved in live sport.”
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“For sure I’ll be talking to everybody,” he added when requested if he would communicate to the platform about internet hosting UFC content material sooner or later.
While White has doubts over the struggle in the summertime, Tyson sees the match-up as full-circle second. The 57-year-old is worked up for his return.
He stated: “I’m very much looking forward to stepping into the ring with Jake Paul. He’s grown significantly as a boxer over the years, so it will be a lot of fun to see what the will and ambition of a ‘kid’ can do with the experience and aptitude of a GOAT.
“It’s a full circle second that shall be past thrilling to look at; as I began him on his boxing journey on the undercard of my struggle with Roy Jones and now I plan to complete him.”