Jake Paul got the win last night, with him dropping former UFC fighter Mike Perry three times en-route to a sixth round stoppage win. Paul is getting, well, let’s say mixed reviews for his latest winning performance. But the big talking point regarding Paul is, what’s next for him? It will, according to Paul, be that big, controversial, it’s been postponed once but refuses to go away, fight between him and Mike Tyson.
A victorious Paul, as expected, called out the 58 year old in the ring last night:
“Mike Tyson,” Paul said. “You’re next. Sign the contract. I’m excited for that one, I’m going to go home and prepare for that one. It’s happening, November 15. Mike Tyson in training, he’s back, looking crazier than ever. I’m going to get another KO and prove everyone wrong once again. Everyone said I was an idiot for taking this fight (with Perry), that I was risking it, but this is why I’m here, I take big risks. Mike, I love you but this is my sport now. You’re a legend, you’re one of the two most famous boxers ever to live, you and Muhammad Ali. It’s an honor to get in the ring with you. I’m so, so honored; you’re a legend, but I’m going to take your throne.”
Tyson, who was advised to pull out of the fight with Paul after an ulcer flare up, is indeed back in training, with the former heavyweight king telling Esquire in a new interview that he doesn’t think Paul can hurt him in a fight. We may see in November. It seems this fight will still happen, whether we like it or not.
But as for Paul “proving everyone wrong” by beating Perry, not really, most fans, in fact almost all, felt he would beat the smaller, older man. And as for Paul making boxing “his sport now,” well, again, not at all. Paul, despite what he says himself, is a novelty act, he’s an attraction. Paul may defeat Tyson, who is almost 60 years old and has not won a legitimate boxing match in well over twenty years, but no-one will be shocked or surprised if he does so.
Paul, who will be getting a ton of help from Father Time when he fights what’s left of the once ferocious “Iron Mike,” is a proven hit with a good many people, but for others, us hardcore boxing fans, we don’t much care for his act. A win over an ageing, idolised former ring great will not help Paul win over those of us who are far from in his corner.
The Jake Paul show rolls on.
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