Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: The million-dollar fight, the most controversial in history

(Dan Tri) - Boxing legend Mike Tyson will officially return to the ring with famous Youtuber Jake Paul in the most controversial match in history.

Finally, the much-anticipated boxing match between Mike Tyson and the famous YouTuber Jake Paul is about to take place. At 11:00 on November 16, the whole world will turn their attention to the ring in Dallas (Texas, USA) to watch this exciting but controversial battle.

The match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul received a lot of attention (Photo: Getty).

In terms of name, Mike Tyson is clearly superior to his opponent. He is a legendary boxer with a career record of 50 wins and 6 losses. However, "Iron Mike" is now 58 years old, 31 years older than his opponent Jake Paul.

Mike Tyson last appeared in a professional fight 19 years ago, when he quit after 5 rounds against Kevin McBride in 2005. Since then, Mike Tyson has only participated in one exhibition boxing match against Roy Jones Jr in 2020.

Notably, this match had to be postponed for 4 months due to the boxing legend suffering a serious injury.

Meanwhile, Jake Paul is only known through social media. He only started boxing in 2020. Since then, the 27-year-old boxer has had 11 professional fights and won 10 of them. That was a defeat against Tommy Fury, the younger brother of heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury.

It is worth mentioning that Jake Paul chooses his opponents quite carefully. Most of his opponents are over 35 years old, which means they are no longer at the peak of their careers. Thanks to his victories, Jake Paul has increasingly polished his name and earned a significant amount of money. In the match with Tommy Fury, this 27-year-old boxer earned 30 million USD.

Achievements of two boxers in their careers (Photo: talkSport).

Perhaps, this is a rare match in boxing history, the two boxers have a 31-year age gap. Perhaps, if fighting with the "peak version" of Mike Tyson, Jake Paul would be "crushed" at any time. But this version of "Iron Mike" is just an old man about to turn 60 and is not sure to have enough stamina to fight for 12 rounds.

Many people are worried that Mike Tyson's illustrious reputation could be ruined by his decision to return to fight an "amateur" like Jake Paul. However, clearly, money is enough to entice a U60 guy like Mike Tyson to make the reckless decision to return to the ring.

More than 80,000 tickets at AT&T Stadium were sold out. Millions more tuned in to watch the most special and controversial fight in boxing history. It helped the two boxers earn tens of millions of dollars.

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