Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson: How to watch the fight live in the UK and US

There will also be a co-boxing match on July 20 in the same stadium: Amanda Serrano against Katie Taylor Will. You can also watch this women’s boxing match exclusively on Netflix.

What are the rules for the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson match?

The fight between Tyson and Paul counts as a professional fight. However, both opponents will fight with heavier gloves (14 ounces instead of 10 ounces) and shorter rounds (only 2 minutes per round instead of 3). As usual, there is a one minute break between rounds. The fight will last eight rounds.

But neither fighter wants to be responsible for these changes, as USA Today reports. Paul claims the changes were Tyson’s wishes and Paul agreed to everything. However, Tyson’s spokesperson contradicts this claim. According to her, the two-minute rounds were suggested to Tyson and he then accepted them. As Paul would then have less time to walk around.

The gloves would be unusually heavy at 14 ounces (396.89 grams), 10 ounces (283.50 grams) gloves would be considered the typical ones used. Larger/heavier gloves are better padded and therefore better protect the health of both opponents. This makes knockout victories more difficult. But in this case, the goal is a knockout. There is no head protection.

Observers view the reduction in round length from 3 to 2 minutes as favorable to the much older Tyson. On the other hand, the heavier and thicker gloves protect Paul from Tyson’s fearsome violent punches.

For a long time, it was unclear whether the fight between Tyson and Paul would be a real professional fight (as Paul told USA Today) or just a show fight (as Tyson claimed). But on April 30, 2024, the decision was made in favor of a professional fight. The fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will therefore be categorized as a professional fight, as reported by USA Today. The victory or defeat will be added to the respective professional statistics of the two boxers.

Unlike other boxing matches, there are no judges. Victory is therefore by knockout. Otherwise, the boxing match ends in a draw.

Who are the opponents?

Mike Tyson

Tyson (born 1966), now 57, has not fought since facing Roy Jones Jr. in a show fight in November 2020, which ended in a draw (Jake Paul boxed against Nate Robinson in an undercard fight at the time). Tyson will turn 58 on June 30. Tyson has won 50 of his 58 professional fights, 44 of them by knockout. Tyson is 178 cm tall and has a reach of 180 cm, his boxing style was very aggressive (“Iron” Mike), where Tyson was very agile in his best moments to avoid the opponent’s punches.

Unlike his challenger, Tyson has collected world titles from all three world organizations. Tyson’s impressive athletic career has always been overshadowed by scandals, whether rape allegations (a court sent Tyson behind bars in 1992) or blatantly unsportsmanlike behavior. During the famous fight against Evander Holyfield, Tyson tore off a piece of his opponent’s right ear.

Boxing legend Mike Tyson admitted in an interview with Fox News that he was scared to death at the thought of his fight with Jake Paul. But the closer the fight gets, the less nervous he gets. “Because it’s reality. And in reality, I’m invincible,” Tyson explains with his somewhat idiosyncratic logic. Tyson reportedly trains every day and, according to media reports, is considered extremely well prepared. He doesn’t think Paul, much younger, is faster than him.

Jake Paul

Jake Paul is 27 years old, 30 years younger than Tyson. Paul has won nine out of ten professional fights, six of them by knockout. However, Paul has won against rather insignificant opponents and has yet to win a single title. Paul is therefore by no means a boxing icon, but a video producer and actor who decided to box in 2018. Paul has been a professional boxer since 2020.

Paul boxes in the cruiserweight division, which is below heavyweight. Tyson, on the other hand, was champion in the heavyweight division. Paul is 185 cm tall and his reach is 193 cm.

Why are the two boxing against each other?

Thus, a multiple former champion aged 58 – at the time of the fight – boxed against a newcomer without a title aged 27. But why? Well, the answer is simple: because there’s a lot of money at stake.

What is the prize money?

We are talking about 300 million US dollars, maybe even more. However, the prize amount has not yet been officially announced, with the 300 million being a figure provided by Paul. It is also unclear how much the winner will be paid and how much the loser will receive.

Tyson attempts to prove his fitness by posting clips of his workouts on his Instagram profile.