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People point out same concern as new rule is announced for Jake Paul fight vs Mike Tyson

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Updated 19:30 29 Apr 2024 GMT+1Published 19:29 29 Apr 2024 GMT+1

People point out same concern as new rule is announced for Jake Paul fight vs Mike Tyson

They've cleared up some details about the fight.

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

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Boxing fans are worried about a particular detail of the upcoming fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.

No, it's not the fact that a 27-year-old is going to be fighting someone who will be 31 years his senior by the time they step into the ring, and who doctors have issued health warnings to.

Nor is it (this time at least) the announcement that this fight was going to have two minute rounds, with Tyson calling it 'an exhibition' but promising that viewers will be in for a proper fight.

In fact, despite what Tyson previously said, the fight has now been sanctioned as a professional bout, meaning it'll go on the boxer's professional records.

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Jake Paul was an eight-year-old the last time Tyson fought a professional bout, the then-38-year-old picking up his sixth career loss to Kevin McBride in 2005.

People aren't fancying his chances after this latest update. (YouTube/Jake Paul)
People aren't fancying his chances after this latest update. (YouTube/Jake Paul)

This time, the thing people are worried about is the report from ESPN which says there will be no headgear worn by the boxers.

It's going to be up to eight rounds of two minutes each, but boxing fans are worried that the lack of headgear and the allowance for knockouts means someone is going to get their block knocked off.

In a fight between a 27-year-old and a 58-year-old your money would probably go on the younger man, but people reacting to the 'no headgear' rule are wondering if Paul is 'literally going to die in one hit'.

Tyson is the boxer who won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, and a dozen of those in the first round.

Of course in those days he hadn't even turned 20 yet and when he steps into the ring with Paul it'll be the widest age gap ever seen in a professional boxing match, but plenty still remember what 'Iron Mike' could do in the ring.

Are you sure you don't want some headgear against those fists? Then again, can Tyson still swing 'em like he used to? (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
Are you sure you don't want some headgear against those fists? Then again, can Tyson still swing 'em like he used to? (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Others have said this fight is 'not a joke anymore' after the rules were announced and guessed that 'Jake probably running this whole fight then'.

Social media has declared the YouTuber turned boxer 'cooked' and predicted Tyson to 'have a damn field day'.

"I'm very much looking forward to stepping into the ring with Jake Paul," Tyson previously said of his upcoming fight.

"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.

"Now I plan to finish him.”

That sounds ominous.

The fight will take place on 20 July and be streamed on Netflix.

Featured Image Credit: Netflix / Focus on Sport/Getty Images

Topics: Boxing, Sport, Netflix, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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