Jake Paul is set to face Mike Tyson in a glamour exhibition bout in July

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul


Mike Tyson and Jake Paul (Image: Netflix)

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Jake Paul has admitted that he was hoping for a rematch against Tommy Fury before signing up to face off against legendary boxer Mike Tyson this summer.

The fight, held at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, will be streamed live on Netflix, who released a teaser video of the event showing Paul stepping out of a helicopter and squaring up to Tyson. There is a 30-year age gap between the two fighters.

Tyson had previously shut down any talk of him getting back in the ring after an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020, but he will now return for a one-off showcase against the YouTube star. However, it has not yet been confirmed whether the bout will take place under professional boxing rules or as an exhibition.

As the former Disney child star and internet sensation prepares for the bout, his brother Logan Paul made some intriguing claims about the fight. He said: “For both Mike and Jake, the bag. Like at one point, you can’t, I don’t know if you can say no. I said no to fighting Mike Tyson.

“I was offered, yeah I was offered it, but not on Netflix and not for a big ass bag. It was just like an, ‘Oh, this could be a real fight.’

“Because I’ve been asked before, I’m sure you have too, ‘Do you think you could beat Mike Tyson? And my answer was and will be, ‘Yes.’ I just think he’s too old, bro. He’s senile.”

Jake was quick to rubbish suggestions that a fight with Tyson had been offered to his brother, while speaking on a stream with Adin Ross. “Yeah, which is also not true. We’re the ones that brought the deal to Mike Tyson,” he clarified.

“So I don’t know why he would say that. Me and Most Valuable Promotions and my partner Nakisa struck a deal with Netflix and then went to other fighters to get them involved.”

Before he added: “It started with Tommy Fury, he wanted more money and there wasn’t more money, he continued. “Then we went to Mike Tyson and after like months of talking, got him to be down to fight. And so Mike Tyson wasn’t offering people deals. So I don’t know what he’s talking about.”