Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul are set to struggle in an expert boxing match on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The occasion will air on Netflix at no cost and can doubtless set viewership data.
Boxing Corridor of Famer and former coach of Mike Tyson, Teddy Atlas, gave his ideas on the matchup whereas in Saudi Arabia for the the Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk undisputed heavyweight showdown.
“What do I make of it? Let’s have a look at, let me suppose for a minute. You do not have to be a genius to determine this one out, that he is (Tyson) getting paid some huge cash,” Atlas advised Boxing King Media. “We do not know what’s actual but till we discover out.”
“I do not know if it is actual. I do know that Jake Paul has labored very arduous to study boxing and has been very good about doing it. He is very good; you must give him credit score,” Atlas continued. “And I do know, even at 58, or no matter age it’s now, I do know that the one factor that does not go away from a fighter – I do know it higher than anybody as a result of a person, a really particular man named George Foreman at 45-years of age beat my fighter – as a result of the one factor that does not disappear is energy.
“Reflexes, they go away. Velocity, it disintegrates just a little bit and deteriorates just a little bit. However Energy, no, it stays. Tyson nonetheless has energy. He nonetheless, you may see he is nonetheless received quickness. He is received these quick-twitch muscular tissues the place he is nonetheless received muscle reminiscence. He was one of many nice heavyweights,” Atlas stated. “I might say this, if it is actual, the primary couple of rounds are going to be very harmful for Jake Paul. The primary couple of spherical with Tyson, the best way that he would come out and do wha the usually does which is make you miss and create a gap. He nonetheless has the facility to do actual, critical harm.”
Paul is coming off a first-round knockout win over Ryan Bourland in his final outing. He is 9-1 in his skilled boxing profession, however hasn’t confronted anybody that has the resume of “Iron Mike.” Tyson final fought in November 2020. He confronted Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition bout. The struggle went the space and was dominated a draw.