Yesterday (Jan. 18), London-based tabloid publication The Solar broke the information of a pending exhibition combat between Youtuber Jake Paul and heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson. In response to the outlet, a supply stated the pair was engaged on a pay-per-view bout for later this yr, and the nameless celebration stated it’s anticipated to generate as a lot as £36M ($49M).
A number of shops picked up the story, and combat followers had been desperate to study when to start out putting bets. However Tyson instantly went on his Twitter web page after The Solar ran the piece and shot the rumors down. “That is new to me,” he wrote on his web page. “I noticed Jake in St. Barths and he by no means talked about it.”
Jo Mignano, Tyson’s PR consultant, has since additionally come out to clear up any confusion. She instructed Forbes Journal that any information of the kind is “completely false,” and whereas Tyson “thinks the Paul brothers are nice,” he doesn’t have a deal on the desk proper now “nor will he combat both of them.”
The story possible caught hearth primarily based on statements “The Baddest Man on The Planet” made final yr on his present Hotboxin’ With Mike Tyson. “Sure. Hell, I’d combat [the Paul brothers],” Tyson stated final October when requested a few hypothetical matchup. “They might combat me. That may make some huge cash. Hundred million {dollars}, they do something, they don’t thoughts getting beat up for 100 million {dollars}.”
And in one other unique interview final October with The Solar, Tyson revealed there was a combat scheduled for February 2022 the place he must be going through “a extremely stimulating opponent.” Nevertheless, Tyson has reportedly turn out to be chummier with the Paul brothers, so the need to combat both Jake or Logan Paul has in all probability cooled some.
Neither of the Paul brothers has given any public assertion concerning the story but. However retired UFC middleweight champ Michael Bisping shared his ideas on what a faceoff would possibly seem like between the youthful Paul brother and one of many best fighters to ever step foot into the squared circle. Watch the clip beneath, and inform us if Jake Paul actually has a shot!
