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UFC President Dana White really, really hates the upcoming boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.

Earlier this month, ‘The Problem Child’ and ‘Iron Mike’ announced plans to hold a boxing match this summer, that will be streamed on Netflix. The bout will be Jake Paul’s heavyweight debut, but there are still a lot of questions about the event itself. As of now, it remains to be seen if the bout will be a professional one, or not.

Regardless, Dana White isn’t a big fan of it. The promoter is a longtime friend of Mike Tyson and publically admitted that he didn’t want to see the boxing legend return in 2020. However, White was impressed with the heavyweight’s performance against Roy Jones Jr. in their exhibition that November.

Speaking on Henry Cejudo and Kamaru Usman’s podcast, Dana White took heavy aim at Jake Paul. While he admitted that the former heavyweight champion doesn’t like him speaking about his fights, he felt the need to. White noted that Mike Tyson is currently 57 years old, and there will be a 31-year age gap between himself and Paul.

In the interview, White joked that Jake Paul will likely try and fight the famed actor and director, Clint Eastwood next. The star is currently 93 years old, which seemingly makes him the perfect target for ‘The Problem Child’.

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UFC President Dana White reacts to Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match

“I love Mike, and I hate talking about it because he always gets mad when I talk about this stuff.” Dana White stated on the podcast when asked about Mike Tyson’s return. “But, when the fight happens, he will be 58 years old. There will be a 31-year age difference. You know, Jake Paul did fight a kid his age, and he lost. I saw this thing on the internet yesterday.”

He continued, “If he beats Mike Tyson, he’s going to fight Clint Eastwood next. Clint Eastwood is 93 years old. He doesn’t [want to be taken seriously as a boxer]. What Jake wants is Jake wants to make money. The people that follow Jake Paul, don’t buy Jake Paul’s fights. So, Jake Paul has to fight people that actually sell pay-per-views.”

Dana White’s comments about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson echo a lot of fan sentiment about the boxing match. Following the bout announcement earlier this month, many slammed the YouTuber for making it. Furthermore, Paul has opened as a heavy betting favorite for the fight, due to the legend’s age.

What do you make of these comments about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson? Do you agree with Dana White?

Jake Paul is taking aim at ‘jealous’ Conor McGregor for comments about his upcoming fight with Mike Tyson.

The upcoming boxing match between Jake Paul and former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will take place on Saturday, July 20th at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and will air live on Netflix.

Many fans and fighters alike have weighed in on the announced fight, sharing opinions and offering predictions as to who will come out the victor.

Conor McGregor who is currently promoting his new movie ‘Road House’ was asked for his opinion about the upcoming bout between Paul and Tyson to which he replied:

”It’s a bit strange. My interest is low. I don’t know. I don’t understand it.”

Paul, speaking on his ‘B/S with Jake Paul’ podcast shared the following:

“So Conor, you’re saying that interest is low for the fight but the last fight you announced, there were 1,000 articles written in a multiple-day span, people talking about your last fight. In that same multiple-day span, there were 10,000 articles written about (Paul vs. Tyson).”

Continuing, Paul said:

“No fight ever has done these numbers in terms of faceoff views, Instagram reels. Just on our main pages alone, it’s like 50, 60 million Instagram views on both of our posts — not to mention every single other sports page posting it. That’s never happened in the history of the sport to reach those numbers. So this is, in my mind, the biggest fight the world will ever see.”

“There’s no reason for them to be jealous. I get that people are jealous, but this is helping the sport of boxing. Isn’t that what people should want to see — getting more kids into the gyms, spanning two generations together, doing it on the biggest scale possible? When the old heads like Conor are still trying to hate, why are you trying to pull people down? Your ego is that (big)?”

Jake Paul believes his fight with Mike Tyson is sure to reach more viewers than Conor McGregor’s clash with Floyd Mayweather back in August of 2017 (h/t MMAMania):

“It’ll be more viewed, 1,000 percent — for sure more viewed. Obviously, it’ll be free (for Netflix subscribers), so we can’t compare pay-per-view numbers.”

Do you believe, as the Problem Child does, that the Irishman is just jealous?

Will you be tuning in come July? Do you think, even with the 30 year age difference, that Tyson can defeat Paul?

Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!

Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will reportedly be returning to the boxing ring in June.

‘The Bronze Bomber’ is still one of the most high-profile boxers alive today. However, Deontay Wilder has seen better years. Since losing his WBC heavyweight title to Tyson Fury in early 2020, the American has struggled to get back on track. He later lost a trilogy bout to ‘The Gypsy King’ in 2021, losing by 11th-round knockout.

However, Deontay Wilder later rebounded with a victory over Robert Helenius in late 2022. The victory was a major one for the former champion, and it earned him a long-awaited grudge match with Anthony Joshua. All Wilder had to do, was defeat Joseph Parker last December, and he would face ‘AJ’ in March.

Instead, Deontay Wilder was largely dominated by the Aussie last year in Saudi Arabia. As a result, the former champion lost his fight with Joshua, to PFL heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou. ‘The Predator’ wound up being demolished by the British boxer in his second boxing match, losing by knockout.

After Deontay Wilder lost his massive payday against ‘AJ’, some figured he would retire. The former champion was fast approaching his 40s and has lost three of his last four. However, anyone expecting ‘The Bronze Bomber’ to leave boxing that easily was mistaken. According to a recent report from ESPN Ringside’s Mike Coppinger, he will return in June.

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Deontay Wilder expected to return to the boxing ring on June 1st in Saudi Arabia

On June 1st, Deontay Wilder will reportedly travel to Saudi Arabia to face Zhilei Zhang. For those who can remember, these two were linked to a potential bout on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou. Instead, the Chinese boxer wound up meeting the aforementioned Joseph Parker.

‘Big Bang’ entered the bout a heavy favorite, but again, the Australian scored an upset win. With both Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang coming off losses to Parker, it makes a fair bit of sense to put them together. However, the Chinese heavyweight has had far more success in the boxing ring lately.

The two heavyweight contenders are expected to meet on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev. That light-heavyweight collision will unify all the gold at 175 pounds and is considered one of the biggest boxing matches of 2024. Now, they’ve got a perfect co-main, in the form of Deontay Wilder vs. Zhilei Zhang.

It’s worth noting that June 1st is on track to be one of the most packed days in combat sports. Beyond that boxing event in Saudi Arabia, UFC 302, as well as Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz 2, is set to be held on the same night.

What do you make of this boxing news? Who do you have in this heavyweight clash? Deontay Wilder or Zhilei Zhang?

Jake Paul really wants to taste Mike Tyson’s punching power in their boxing match this summer.

Earlier this month, ‘The Problem Child’ and ‘Iron Mike’ announced plans to compete in a boxing match on July 20th. The fight will be streamed on Netflix and will be held in front of 85,000 fans at AT&T Stadium in Texas. The venue normally known for housing the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, will instead hold Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson this summer.

Since the announcement of the boxing match, fan reception has been mixed. Many, have slammed for Jake Paul for deciding to fight Mike Tyson, far past his best years. After all, the legendary heavyweight is currently 57 years old. Furthermore, there will be a 31-year age gap between Tyson and Paul on fight night.

Still, Mike Tyson has impressed many fans with his recent training clips. ‘Iron Mike’ has released several clips of himself training with Rafael Cordeiro, where he just destroys the pads. Tyson is 57 years old, but clearly packs a lot of power. That’s good news because Jake Paul wants to feel the power the heavyweight is known for.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer spoke about the fight for the first time publically in a recent podcast. On his YouTube channel, Jake Paul discussed how the boxing match with Mike Tyson came to be. While he originally planned to face Tommy Fury in a rematch, he’s excited to face the legend instead.

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Jake Paul downplays Mike Tyson’s power ahead of July 20th boxing match

“I want to see how hard he hits.” Jake Paul stated on his podcast discussing his upcoming boxing return against the legendary Mike Tyson. “I really want to see bro. Let’s see all the legends, the myths, because you’re ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson. But I have an iron chin, people know that. I take shots so, I think people are underestimating me being able to deal with his power and that is something that will make it interesting obviously.”

He continued, “[There’s no nerves] at all. I’m excited, I literally can’t wait to look across the ring and see him and give him a f*cking death stare… I did the [first] face off and walked away and I just laughed to myself. Like this is insane. My eyeballs are the ones facing off against Mike Tyson, and I just couldn’t believe it. The fact that it’s on Netflix, I think that’s really going to revolutionize the game of boxing.”

What do you make of these comments? Will you watch Jake Paul’s boxing match with Mike Tyson?

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson goes down on July 20.

Jake Paul was shown new Mike Tyson training footage for the first time – and his reaction said everything.

The two fighters will face off on July 20 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, as part of Netflix’s first-ever live boxing card.

Tyson, 57, hasn’t fought since taking on Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition bout in November 2020, with that being the first time he had stepped into the ring competitively since his professional retirement in 2005.

‘Iron Mike’ has had his health issues in recent years, which has led to concern among some fans about his stamina levels ahead of the fight.

However, training footage of Tyson preparing for the eagerly-anticipated bout shows that his destructive power and movement is still very much a threat to Paul.

You can watch footage of his training regime below.

During the latest episode of ‘BS with Jake Paul’, ‘The Problem Child’ was shown footage of Tyson’s latest boxing training video.

After watching the footage for a few seconds, Paul begins to formulate a response, but then leans forward and says: “Wait, let me see this…”

His girlfriend Jutta Leerdam, who was also starring on the podcast, then asked him: “Babe, what if he knocks you out?”

Paul laughed, before replying: “Woah! Just look away… just look away.”

When the topic of whether Paul could get knocked out by Tyson was brought up later on the episode, he said: “We shouldn’t even talk about it… I’m just too sharp and fast. That’s it.

“I think just being active, and being in the arena for years and years now, I don’t even get nervous. The nerves aren’t even there anymore.

“I think an arena, it can feel more intimate and personal. This [the stadium] isn’t going to feel as crazy, I don’t think.”

Mike Tyson spoke about one of the most tragic moments in his life and it got too much for the Baddest Man on the Planet.

Published Mar 25, 2024, 10:59:54 GMTLast updated Mar 25, 2024, 10:59:53 GMT

Heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson once walked out of an interview after talking about the tragic death of his daughter.

The 57-year-old has been married three times and has fathered seven different children: Mikey, Rayna, Amir, Miguel, Exodus, Milan and Morocco.

In 2009, daughter Exodus, who Tyson had with Sol Xochitl, lost her life at just four years of age.

It was reported that Exodus caught her neck in a treadmill cord and was strangled at the gym in Phoenix, Arizona.

She was found unconscious by older brother Miguel, who alerted mother Sol.

Sol tried to perform CPR in a bid to revive her daughter and called 911.

Exodus was rushed to hospital, where she sadly passed away on May 25 2009 after being placed on life support.

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At the time, Sgt Andy Hill from the Phoenix Police Department said: “Somehow, she was playing on this treadmill, and there’s a cord that hangs under the console; it’s kind of a loop. Either she slipped or put her head in the loop, but it acted like a noose, and she was obviously unable to get herself off of it.”

Tyson was in Las Vegas at the time of the incident and was at Exodus’ bedside at the St Joseph Hospital when he died.

He was left inconsolable and in a TV interview, candidly spoke about the state of mind the tragedy left him in.

“This is my best thinking at the time. Get my gun, automatic, just like this and go crazy,” Tyson said.

The youngest heavyweight champ said he “couldn’t handle it at all” after Exodus died and turned to cocaine.

It was at this point that an emotional Tyson asked to stop the interview, saying, “You have to go, you understand, right? Thank you”.

His microphone was removed before the interviewer consoled Tyson and apologised for bringing up the trauma, telling him he was “allowed to cry”.

‘Iron’ Mike returns to the ring in July when he takes on Jake Paul in a huge fight at the AT&T Stadium live on Netflix.

Iron Mike did not end up seeing much of the money he was paid after appearing at WWE’s showcase event.

Mike Tyson was once due to recieve £2.5m for appearing at a WWE event, he ended up seeing almost none of that fee.

Jake Paul will face Tyson, who is 30 years his senior, in July at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in what may be Iron Mike’s first professional fight since 2005.

Tyson is a legendary figure in the sport, having 50 wins from 58 fights under his belt, two no contests and only six losses in a career which spanned two decades.

Paul meanwhile is in the infancy of his professional boxing career, with nine wins in 10 fights so far and only one defeat, which came at the hands of Tommy Fury last year.

The fight, which will be streamed exclusively on Netflix, may see Tyson involved in a first professional bout in almost 20 years. He previously fought Kevin McBridge in 2005, but was stopped in two rounds before hanging up the gloves.

Tyson’s passion is boxing, but has another in the form of wrestling, and he was able to combine those when appearing at a then WWF event – now WWE – in the 90s.

Tyson appeared at the showcase event of WrestleMania 14 in 1998, as the special enforcer during a fight between Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

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Remarkably for making an appearance at the Showcase of the Immortals, Iron Mike was paid $3m, which works out at around £2.5m.

Speaking to GQ back in 2019, Tyson confirmed his payday at the event in Boston, which saw Austin beat Michaels for the WWE Championship.

But he revealed that despite receiving a big fee for his appearance, he did not end up being able to use much of it owing to having to pay off bills that he had accrued.

He said: “I was broke at WrestleMania and needed some money, I think that was the big thing, that we made a lot of money.

“We took a lot of money to pay bills, so we didn’t really see much of it.”

Deontay Wilder and Mike Tyson do not hold a record feat for the quickest amount of rounds for the most knockouts.

Tyson and Wilder make the top five but ultimately had to take a backseat on that benchmark.

Neither Tyson nor Wilder features in the top spot when it comes to being heavyweight boxing’s biggest hitter in the fastest time.

Tyson may have been renowned for his frightening knockout power in the ring. However, research has revealed that he trails the likes of Wilder and Shannon Briggs regarding the heavyweight division’s heaviest-ever hitter.

Deontay Wilder

Statisticians have analyzed every heavyweight world champion since 1962, when the WBA’s version of the world title was first introduced.

Participants had to fight 100+ winning rounds to decipher the boxer with the quickest knockout ratio in history.

Former two-time world heavyweight champion Briggs tops the pile for the division’s heaviest hitter.

This scenario is due to Briggs needing an average of just 2.71 rounds to knock out his opponent during his 60 career victories.

Modern-day boxing’s most lethal knockout machine is Deontay Wilder, who sits second on the list.

The Bronze Bomber may have lost his WBC title to Tyson Fury, but he closely follows Briggs with an average of just 3.12 rounds per knockout from his 42 wins.

Sitting third and fourth on the list are ex-WBO world champion Tommy Morrison. Plus, British boxing legend Frank Bruno.

The pair required an average of 3.13 and 3.35 rounds to land a knockout.

Mike Tyson

Tyson, who reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990, rounds off the top five with an average of 3.38 rounds per knockout from his 50 career victories.

Of the 55 boxers analyzed, David Haye (3.75) makes it into the top 10 in ninth place. He’s one position ahead of George Forman (3.86).

Lennox Lewis (5.02) sits 27th. Elsewhere, Wladimir Klitschko (5.13) is 30th, Tyson Fury (6.03) sits 45th, while Roy Jones Jr (6.42) is 47th.

Sitting at the bottom of the list is Muhammad Ali (8.68).

Tony Smith, who oversaw the research with William Hill, said: “We thought we’d look at which boxers have the quickest knockout ratio in heavyweight history.

“Perhaps surprisingly, Mike Tyson only sits fifth on the list. The former undisputed champion knocked his opponents out on average every 3.38 rounds.

“It’s a record bettered by the king of the ring, Shannon Briggs and Deontay Wilder, Tommy Morrison, and Frank Bruno.

“Our research threw up several other interesting statistics. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is in the last spot. Tyson Fury is also way down the list.

“David Haye makes it into the top 10 in the ninth spot.”

Top 10 quickest heavyweight knockout ratios:

1 Shannon Briggs: 2.71 rounds
2 Deontay Wilder: 3.07
3 Tommy Morrison: 3.13
4 Frank Bruno: 3.35
5 Mike Tyson: 3.38
6 Lamon Brewster: 3.48
7 Corrie Sanders: 3.64
8 Herbie Hide: 3.73
9 David Haye: 3.75
10 George Foreman: 3.86

The latest edition with Michael Jackson‘s elder son, Prince Michael Jackson, was nothing short of fun and excitement. The 26-year-old took Mike Tyson and co-host DJ Whoo Kid through his life as the son of probably the most well-known musician-singer who dominated popular music for nearly four decades. As in other episodes, this one had unexpected twists and turns, like how Mike Tyson reacted when Whoo Kid went down memory lane, reminiscing about a particular incident.

So, nearing the one-hour mark, DJ Whoo Kid said he wanted to share a photo taken long ago. While it stunned Prince Jackson, Tyson couldn’t help but ask what was going on. Whoo Kid explained how Michael Jackson used to meet various people from different walks of life, referring to himself as a ‘random’ DJ who has, among others, worked with artists such as 50 Cent and Eminem. As soon as he heard that, Tyson said, “…show some of your skills; show what you would do if you’re a DJ, the songs you would play.“

An unexpected request from Mike Tyson

Whoo Kid replied that he was just another DJ who ‘pressed buttons.’ Then he pointed towards the photo that probably pertained to a tour in Bahrain. He explained that Michael Jackson had initially put on some shorts. So he went for a change and returned in his usual regalia. Then, once comfortable, he permitted almost everyone to take pictures with him. Unfortunately for DJ Whoo Kid, his friend forgot to press the record button on his camera while covering the entire chain of events.

He said, “…the only thing I was really mad is my friend didn’t press record on the camera, yeah, the camera, so he just took photos…in the Rolling Stone, you know, he was like, yeah, my photo was the only one in the Rolling Stone that year when they were trying to find him only one.“

Prince Jackson exclaimed that it was a small world. And Whoo Kid also added that he appeared as a lookalike of television host Nick Cannon. That’s when all the while listening quietly, Mike Tyson chipped in, “Hey, put my pictures in with Michael. I’m getting jealous.” The sudden comment had everyone spurt out a good laugh.

As the episode unfolded, Prince Jackson shared his childhood days. How he grew up in and out of ‘Neverland,’ and how Michael Jackson stood as a father. Interludes allowed Mike Tyson to share his stories as well. He also discussed in detail the lifetime’s passion, pigeons.

IF you need any more evidence that the boxing bug never leaves, former WBC cruiserweight champion Alfonzo Ratliff, who retired in 1988, is your latest exhibit. At 62 he was back in the gym and feeling, like so many retired fighters claim to feel, better than ever. It’s doubtful there’s a commission in the world that would sanction his plans of fighting again. His age is one factor, and his fading memory, which he admits “maybe down to the punches, just a little bit,” is another.

But whatever the future holds for Ratliff, who was blown away by Mike Tyson in 1986, there’s a few things about his 25-9 (18) career that he’d like to set to straight. Of course, some of the following stories are told through rose-tinted specs, but in the boxing afterlife, it’s often the only way to tell ‘em.

You fought several world class fighters throughout your career, at both cruiserweight and heavyweight…

[Interrupting] Let me tell you something first of all: I was a handicapped fighter. I had one arm my whole career. I was stabbed in my right arm at the age of 18. I was never 100 per cent as a fighter. But nobody writes about that. Nobody even spells my name right! They say it’s spelled with an ‘s,’ I say it’s spelled with a ‘z,’ Alfonzo. But it don’t matter.

You gave away weight and natural size when you fought heavyweights.

Yeah, I was never a heavyweight. In the Tyson fight, they say I was 195lbs, but I was only 190 [Ratliff’s official weight was 201lbs to Tyson’s 221 1/2lbs]. But weight didn’t matter to me, it didn’t make no difference. It wouldn’t have mattered if my opponent was 300 pounds. I fought whoever I signed to fight; whether I was sick, cut, whatever. I never feared any man I ever faced. But the toughest man I ever met, that was Craig Bodzianowski. He was handicapped like me [he had a prosthetic leg]. I met him in the same gym and I could see he was worthy so I agreed to fight him. I wasn’t expected to win but I beat him. I beat him twice [on points over 10 rounds in 1987 and 88]. The second fight was the toughest fight of my life. I wasn’t prepared, I couldn’t box – I had to just ‘fight’ him. The ring was so small, a ring light burned my back. I had blisters all over my back from the hot light touching me. They were building him up to be a star, with a movie [in the works] and everything, and I was the old man, expected to lose.

It must have been a great moment when you beat Carlos De Leon to become WBC cruiserweight champion in 1985?

Let me tell you, De Leon was the best fighter in the world at the time, pound for pound; he and [Evander] Holyfield and Azumah Nelson. I was in the gym with him [Nelson] a whole lot. I learned so much from watching those guys. Back then you saw more action in the gym than in the fights. But I wasn’t supposed to win that fight, De Leon was a helluva fighter. But I knew that there was no way he was walking out of that ring with his belt.

How’s life for you today?

I want to fight again. I’m serious about it. I’m back running. I’m a solid 253 now and I feel better than I did at age 23. The sun is out and I get my energy from the sun. I’m busting heavy bags right now, let me tell you. I’m not putting the guys down, but I don’t see any special talent out there to stop me today. Don’t let people say what I can and can’t do. Don’t let people try and put me in a cage and say I can’t do it [fight again]. Deontay Wilder, jeeze, he punches like he’s chopping down trees. He pulls back [with his punches] all the way back to the forest before he lets them go. I’ve never see anything like it in my life!

And Anthony Joshua?

He’s a good fighter, he has good technique. But he needs to learn more, he’s at that stage of his development where he needs to keep learning. Any fighter, they can always get better.

You fought Mike Tyson just before he became world champion in 1986.

I just wish I’d had two arms as a fighter. If I’d had both hands, I’d have beaten him. I’d have caught his right with my right and spun him and got him with my left hand. I’d have kicked his ass. But I broke my foot in that fight, in the first round. You won’t ever read about that. I twisted my left ankle and broke my foot. Can you imagine, a one-armed man with a broken foot fighting Tyson! I knew after he beat me he would go on to win the word title.

Who was the best heavyweight you fought?

Tim Witherspoon. He caught me good [stopping Ratliff in round seven in 1981]. I can’t take nothing away from Tyson, he got me as well. All my fights were as big as each other to me. I never looked at names or reputations, I just waited until the bell rang and then I performed as best as I could. Today, I look as young as I did in my 20s, apart from my white goatee, which goes down to my chest. My hair is still black and I don’t dye it. I’ve been blessed and I am grateful. I want to get together with a writer and put my story out, my testimonial. We’ll both make a million dollars.