Jake Paul has to combat individuals who can really promote PPVs

Dana White thinks Jake Paul wants Mike Tyson to garner curiosity for his or her combat.

YouTuber-turned-pro boxer Paul (9-1) takes on Tyson (50-6) on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, house of the Dallas Cowboys.

White isn’t a fan of the matchup, wherein his good good friend Tyson will probably be 58 when he steps into the ring. He mocked Paul for dealing with one more older fighter.

“I really like Mike, and I hate speaking about this as a result of he at all times will get mad at me once I speak about these items,” White stated the “Pound 4 Pound” podcast. “I’m not thrilled to see him do that stuff. When the combat occurs, he’ll be 58 years outdated. It’ll be a 31-year age distinction between these two.

“Jake Paul did combat a child his age and he misplaced. I simply noticed this factor on the web yesterday, I reposted the place it say if he beats Mike Tyson, he’s going to combat Clint Eastwood subsequent. Clint Eastwood is 93 years outdated. I don’t know, man.”

After preventing a number of notables names in MMA, in addition to Tommy Fury, Paul’s previous two boxing matches got here towards far lesser recognized competitors in Andre August and Ryan Bourland. This time he takes on a boxing legend, however the combat will air stay on Netflix for subscribers.

White thinks Paul wants the correct dance accomplice to amp up his views.

“What Jake needs is Jake needs to generate profits,” White stated. “The those who comply with Jake Paul don’t purchase Jake Paul’s fights, so Jake Paul has to combat individuals who can really promote pay-per-views.”

For extra on the combat, go to MMA Junkie’s hub for Paul vs. Tyson.