Mike Tyson has made a strict demand about the new date for his fight against Jake Paul after postponement
There's been an update into the upcoming fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson which ought to shed some light on when we can expect them to get into the ring.
If you're just hearing about this, the YouTuber turned boxer and former heavyweight champion were due to duke it out on 20 July, with the whole fight streamed on Netflix.
However, the streaming platform recently announced that the fight had been postponed following a medical emergency for Tyson.
The 57-year-old boxer recently suffered from an ulcer flare up while on a flight from Miami to LA, resulting in cabin crew asking if there was a doctor on board and paramedics going onto the plane when it landed.
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It's this which has caused the fight to be postponed as, while Tyson told fans he was 'feeling 100 percent' again, Netflix said it had 'limited his ability to train fully for the next few weeks'.
Attentions now turn to when the fight will be rescheduled for and according to boxing journalist Michael Benson, Paul's team says that Mike Tyson wants the fight to be in 'Q4 of this year'.
'Q4' means the fourth quarter of the year, basically within the months of October, November or December.
That means there will be a long time between the orginal date and rescheduled one, which may leave fans angry.
This would tally with what Jake Paul said following the announcement that the fight would be postponed.
In a video he posted on social media, Paul said in a message to Tyson that 'behind the scenes you say you want to do this in Q4 you just need a little bit of time'.
Plenty of boxing fans are quite concerned about Tyson's health, as while he's the far more experienced and renowned boxer compared to Paul when they step into the ring it's going to be a 58-year-old man with health problems fighting a healthy 27-year-old.
Many will say that Tyson is by far the favourite, and he may well be as the man himself said he doesn't need to be at 100 percent to beat Jake Paul, but it would be concerning if something were to happen.
There are plenty of fans who think 'Tyson should stay retired' as he's 'too old' for all of this.
Whether or not there's something further down the line that results in the fight being postponed again remains to be seen.
The last three months of 2024 are still some distance away.
Topics: Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, Boxing, Netflix, Sport
Joe Harker