Veteran boxer Mike Tyson is set to go head-to-head with Jake Paul, who rose to fame as a YouTuber and has pivoted to boxing.
After earning legendary status in the ring as a heavyweight champion with a career that began in the 1980s, Tyson retired professionally in 2005 and then laced up his gloves to do exhibition matches for a few years. The 58-year-old’s last bout was in 2020 against Roy Jones Jr., another former world champion. Paul, who’s 27, has been training for months and aims to win. Their training journey is chronicled in Netflix’s documentary, Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson.
On Thursday night, Tyson slapped Paul in the face during the pair’s standoff at the weigh-in after the latter crawled onto stage, stepped on Tyson’s foot and stood in his face. Now, fans can’t wait for the bell to ring at tonight’s event.
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