Jake Paul Fighting Mike Tyson live on Netflix, This Could Be Bad

Well, this was not exactly on my 2024 bingo card but here it is. Mike Tyson is fighting Jake Paul! The question is, are we even excited about it?

Mike Tyson made a public announcement Thursday morning that he and "The Problem Child", "El Gallo", Former YouTuber - turned boxer,  Jake Paul, are dance partners on July 20th. The interesting thing is this will be a live event on Netflix.

This fight is going to be held under the Most Valuable Promotions banner, an organization founded by Paul in 2021.

The Arlington Texas event will be Netflix's first dive into combat sports and the third live sporting event following the Netflix Cup and The Netflix Slam. But, as boxing fans, can we even get excited for something like this anymore?

Some fans would argue that Jake made his career off the names of fighters "out of their prime".

Jake's only loss comes from Tommy Fury, a fighter who is around the same age and size.  And interesting

Those of us who have kept up with Mike know that he can still go! The question is can he go against somebody 30 years his junior?

Tyson last stepped into the ring against Roy Jones Jr in November of 2020. Tyson looked polished in the ring, but that was against another man in his 50s. The exhibition match was ruled a split draw.

However, he is not exactly known for taking it easy on his opponents. Of his 50 career victories, 44 of them were by knockout, 24 of them inside the first round.

With all that said, to his credit, Jake Paul has silenced many doubters and has proven he is legitimate. But, I am not happy because this is just another opportunity for a Paul brother to step into the ring with a legend and brag.

Jake's brother, Logan, had stepped into the ring with Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2021. The fight was an 8-round exhibition that went the distance. Logan has taken every opportunity to say he went the distance with one of the greatest ever. Although the internet seemed to believe Floyd was holding back.

The press release from Netflix does not imply Paul vs Tyson will be an exhibition, which could mean 'Iron' Mike would be coming to knock Jake's block off.

Tyson is quoted saying, “He's grown significantly as a boxer over the years, so it will be a lot of fun to see what the will and ambition of a ‘kid’ can do with the experience and aptitude of a GOAT.  It's a full circle moment that will be beyond thrilling to watch; as I started him off on his boxing journey on the undercard of my fight with Roy Jones and now I plan to finish him.”

Jake Paul also said the fight would be taking place at Heavyweight, to the dismay of his coaches.

So, the question is how are we all feeling about it? Do we think Jake Paul is preying on another big name past their prime for clout? Or do we think the Mike Tyson of old will come out in his trademark marauding style and punch Jake back into YouTube Vlogs?

My heart says Tyson, but Jake has been playing the spoiler for a long time now...

Jake Paul proved the internet wrong once again late last month as he faced off against Anderson Silva in what some would say was Jake Paul’s toughest fight to date. However, through luck and skill, Jake was able to pull a unanimous decision victory. Continuing his win streak at a total of six with only four being KO’s. While Silva tried his best Jake was able to land more devastating strikes and perform more during rounds, even knocking Silva down for a brief moment.

However, directly after the announcement of Paul’s victory the internet as it always does was quick to make jokes about Jake’s choice of opponents. Silva is 22 years older than the young celebrity boxer there are some obvious advantages/disadvantages that each fighter had. Though to Twitter, it didn’t matter as they roasted Jake Paul like all his other fights.

Don't get me wrong the fight was a good one. I feel both fighters were really pushed and the action was pretty consistent. However, there is an obvious age gap and Silva's prime has come and gone. But he is still a skilled fighter with a plethora of experience so, while this may not be the challenger people wanted, this was one of if not Jake Paul's toughest fights to date.

Some are pointing out clips where it appears Anderson may have taken a dive. Suggesting that the whole fight is rigged. I doubt it. Anderson is a professional even with nothing really at stake he put his all into the fight. I've never been in the ring before nor do I intend to unless we set up a Fox Sports New Jersey boxing match. But if I see a fly close to me I might fall back, so for a fist, I would for sure fall even by mistake no matter how hard or light the jab is.

So in no way do I really care for Jake Paul, but he did have two fights get canceled for one reason or another. One with Tommy Fury and the other with Hasim Rahman jr. So he had to fight someone, while I do think his next fight needs to be with someone who is a professional boxer and two closer to his age. This wasn't as bad as his earlier fights.

Oh no, why'd we had to bring Wii boxing into this mess? If that were the case Silva would have won, because everybody knows that Matt from the Wii is the GOAT no matter what sport he is in. Though this is pretty funny and I respect the effort.

No matter what your opinion on Jake Paul is, he is bringing a lot of attention to Boxing more than any other content creator ever has. More importantly, he is winning and the more he wins the more people want to see him lose. With his supposed plans to create an organization to stand up for fighter's rights, he will continue to bring attention to boxing and fighting overall.

That is the thing that some don't realize, many think that Jake Paul can't fight, because he hasn't fought a boxer close to his age. But what they willfully neglect is that Jake has money and is training with some of the best fighting coaches around. So he has skill and power behind his punches, so if it came to it that a fight between him and what the internet would consider a "pro" I don't think it would be the blowout some think it would be.

I will say, Jake was pushed about the same if not more than he was during the Tyrone Woodley fight, however, what I hated was the amount of holding I saw. Though maybe that's just my lack of knowledge of the sport, there were multiple times when the action was halted by Jake or Silva holding each other.

This isn't the first time Diaz has expressed his disdain for Jake Paul, even showing up to cause trouble at a few of his previous matches. This one was no acceptance as there was an altercation backstage with Diaz and a part of Paul's crew. Paul would fight Diaz if it weren't for the fact that Nate is under contract with the UFC. With Dana White also being an enemy of Paul it's possible we could see Diaz vs Paul in the future.