Mike Tyson is one of the most fearsome names in the history of combat sports. However, it would appear that Jake Paul does not fear him enough to not challenge him. In the latest series of unexpected events, it was announced that the prizefighter will be going up against the legend for a boxing matchup.

Tyson has long stepped away from the ring and the last time we saw him fight was when he took on Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition match in 2020. The fight ended in an infamous split draw and since then, Tyson hasn’t fought again. Now, he’s going to go up against a much younger boxer and UFC icon Henry Cejudo has things to share about his mentality.

Henry Cejudo showers praise on Mike Tyson for his discipline

Mike Tyson and his punching power is well known even to those who do not share a love for boxing. Tyson dominated the heavyweight scene back in his time collecting a record of 50 wins, 6 losses, and 2 no-contests. Out of his 50 wins, 44 came via knockouts.

Now, Tyson is 57 years old but some things just never change. As soon as the fight was announced, training footage of Tyson viciously going at it in sparring started surfacing. The way he moves is still as ferocious as ever before and perhaps Henry Cejudo knows why.

“. . . this dude’s disciplined dude he’s almost like us,” Cejudo told his co-host Kamaru Usman on Pound-4-Pound with Kamaru & Henry podcast, “you know he gets moody when he’s in fight camp he stops he stops smoking or he doesn’t smoke that much, you know he starts to eat clean, he runs every day five in the morning . . .”

Clearly, even a 57-year-old Mike Tyson is still as motivated as he ever was. However, he is going up against Jake Paul who is only 27 years old. Paul is relatively new in his boxing career but he’s good at taking names and has even defeated some big boxers. So what could happen next?

When is the matchup?

Jake Paul currently holds a record of 9-1 and has 6 knockout wins so far. The last time we saw him fight was when he took down Ryan Bourland earlier this month on the 2nd of March. How did the fight come to be? Interestingly, streaming giant Netflix is involved.

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In November 2023, it was reported that Netflix was working alongside Jake Paul to put up a matchup that it would stream. Recently, On March 7, 2024, it turned out that the heavyweight bout was between him and Mike Tyson which would be streamed worldwide.

The fight will go down on July 20th at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Netflix will also stream it exclusively so if you’re not booking a ticket, perhaps getting a subscription is your next best deal. Who are you rooting for? The young talent or the legend?

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