El ‘youtuber’ Jake Paul He promised that he will be the last boxer to send the legendary boxer to sleep. Mike Tysonwhen referring to the contest that will be held on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA.
“I promise people that next July 20 I will put Mike to sleep. He will feel all my power and in the end I will be the man who put Tyson to sleep for the last time. I am going to teach you how to box,” Paul warned in press conference in which both boxers heated up the fight.
It was the second appearance this week before the media that the boxers offered to promote the fight scheduled for eight rounds of two minutes each.
Jake Paul’s boxing career
In his short career as a boxer, Paul, 27 years old, has nine wins, six by fast track, and one defeat; a record that is obscured by that of heavyweight legend Mike Tyson, who at 57 years old boasts 50 wins, 44 via knockout, and only six defeats.
Mike Tyson to Jake Paul: “You can’t hurt me”
‘Iron’ Mike, who constantly shows on his social networks the great physical shape he maintains, responded to the ‘youtuber’s’ bravado with the forcefulness that characterized him in his best times.
“Just light the fire and you’ll see, I’m going to finish you off, Paul. You say you’re in your prime; you should be thin, but I see you fat, I saw you shirtless; you’re fat and flabby. You can’t hurt me,” he stressed. Tyson, who will turn 58 on June 30.
In an attempt to provoke Tyson, Paul reminded him of the loss he suffered to Buster Douglas in 1990, the first in the then heavyweight champion’s career.
“Buster was fat and I’m better. I’m going to finish you faster than him and you’ll remember it forever. You started me Mike, I love you for it, I love you like a son does a father, but I have to discipline you. You’re going down old man,” Jake Paul concluded.
In the face to face, Paul stood guard against Tyson, who barely paid attention to him and did not even hold his gaze, while the ‘youtuber’ did not take his eyes off him.
The organizers and the streaming platform, through which the fight will be broadcast, hope that this will set a record as the most followed in history with more than 270 million views.