Jake Paul branded 'a disgrace' for fighting 'pensioner' Mike Tyson amid health scare
Jake Paul has been criticised for his fight against Mike Tyson
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Jake Paul has been branded 'a disgrace' for going ahead with his controversial fight against Mike Tyson later this year.
The YouTube sensation turned to professional boxing in January 2020 after beating fellow social media star AnEsonGib and has since fought MMA legends Anderson Silva, Nate Diaz and Mike Perry in the ring.
But he faces his biggest test yet when he takes on boxing legend Tyson at AT&T Stadium in Texas on November 15.
However, the fight has been shrouded in controversy considering that Iron Mike is now 58 and has not fought professionally since 2005 while Paul is 31 years younger at 27.
Jake Paul has been criticised for his fight against Mike Tyson
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Originally, the bout was scheduled for July but Tyson suffered a huge health scare that saw the clash postponed for five months.
And UFC legend Michael Bisping has hit out at Paul for going ahead with the match-up, branding Tyson a 'pensioner'.
“Jake, I hate to point out the obvious, that makes you look pathetic,” Bisping said.
“You just admitted that you’re going up against an old man, who is a legend of course, but he’s not that guy anymore.
“Jake Paul, he’s a total — he’s just a tool bag. I’m not going to lower myself and swear. Look at him. It’s nice to see that he’s finally getting booed and the kind of response that he deserves.”
A recent press conference nearly descended into farce while Paul demanding a dramatic rule change to the fight, which will see eight rounds that are two minutes long.
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Mike Tyson was branded 'a pensioner'
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Bisping continued: “You are a joke. You are a disgrace to the combat world. You’re an imposter. You’re a wannabe. You’re a fake.
“Challenge yourself, you pathetic man, you pathetic individual. Fighting is about challenging yourself.
"Granted, business. Killing it in that regard - but don’t give me this fighter bulls***. That’s what gets on my nerves.
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Jake Paul has lost just once in the ring - against Tommy Fury in February 2023
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“The man’s almost 60. He’s almost a pensioner. Mike Tyson was a terrifying individual. To go up against that man, in his prime, Jesus Christ, he was one of the scariest individuals that we’ve ever seen throughout any combat sport.
“The man was a straight killer. Was. Again, the key word.
“I’m 45. When I was 25, I was a different person. I was a maniac. I was out of control, and I would have fought anybody.
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“If I was Jake Paul right now, at 27 years old, and you said to me, ‘We’re going to give you someone that’s 58 years old,’ I’d have been like, ‘Oh my god. You’re going to pay me to do this? You’re going to pay me $40 million, whatever the price tag is, to go out there and beat up a guy like that? Oh my god.’
“I would have said, ‘Stick it up you’re a***. Give me someone who is my age.’ Because that is not competition and that is what a true fighter would say and should say.”