Mike Tyson scoffs at any criticism surrounding his boxing match towards Jake Paul.
Tyson (50-6) will likely be 58 when he takes on YouTuber-turned-pro boxer Paul (9-1) on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The occasion will stream stay on Netflix.
Many pundits {and professional} athletes expressed their concern over Tyson boxing somebody 30 years youthful, however Tyson boasts that he’s an even bigger draw than many of the lively boxers.
“I’m 58 and what? I’m getting billions of views from simply speaking to anyone from preventing.” Tyson mentioned in an interview with Reuters. “Everyone, even many of the athletes, they’re jealous. That’s whack. ‘He’s 58, he’s 57.’ I say in your prime, you couldn’t draw one million folks, man. What are you speaking? You couldn’t promote out an area. Who, at 58, might promote out an 80,000-seat area?”
Paul’s previous two wins got here towards comparatively unknown skilled boxers. UFC CEO Dana White instructed Paul wants Tyson to promote, and Tyson echoes that very same sentiment.
“Why you suppose he desires to struggle me and never anyone else? Everyone desires to struggle him. All of the boxers need to struggle him,” Tyson mentioned. “But when he fought them, the one folks that may come are the people who like him. The opposite guys, their dad and mom may not even come watch them. That’s simply preserving it actual. They’re too boring for his or her kids to look at. It’s like watching grass develop.”
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