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

Paul vs. Tyson is the boxing event of the summer… and a match no one could have seen coming. Heavyweight “Iron” Mike will be 58 when he steps back into the ring, and he hasn’t fought professionally since 2005.

Meanwhile, former YouTuber Jake Paul is just four years into his cruiserweight boxing career and is focusing on fighting real boxers, which will help with his goal of fighting for a world title.

If you want to know more about this match – including how to watch it, the stats of the participants, and the unusual parameters surrounding this fight – we’ve got what you need to know.

When is the Jake Paul Vs. Is there a Mike Tyson fight happening?

The spectacle will take place on July 20, 2024 at the AT&T Stadium Arlington football stadium in Dallas. The exact time has not yet been finalized, but observers expect it to start around 10:00 PM local time (CDT). That’s 11:00 PM ET and 8:00 PM PT.

That would mean the fight will take place on July 21 around 4am BST in Britain.

Tickets have not yet gone on sale. However, according to USA Today, they will hit shelves within the next 45 days. Presale tickets are available here.

The stadium has a capacity of 100,000 to 105,000 spectators, but is expected to accommodate only 80,000 spectators for the boxing match.

How to Watch Jake Paul Vs. Mike Tyson live

The boxing match will not be broadcast on traditional television, nor will it be broadcast on premium channels such as Sky or DAZN. Only Netflix will broadcast the fight live.

If you want to watch the fight between the young untitled challenger and the retired boxer and former champion of all world boxing organizations live, you will have to get a Netflix subscription.

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On July 20, there will also be a co-boxing match 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 of the match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson?

The fight between Tyson and Paul is considered a professional fight. However, the two 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 that Paul agreed to everything. However, Tyson’s spokeswoman contradicts this. According to her, the two-minute rounds were suggested to Tyson and he then agreed to it. Because then Paul would have less time to walk around.

The gloves are said to be unusually heavy at 14 ounces (396.89 grams). Gloves weighing 10 ounces (283.50 grams) would be considered the typical gloves. The larger/heavier gloves are better lined and therefore better protect the health of both opponents. This makes knockout wins more difficult. But in this case, a knockout is the goal. There is no head protection.

Observers see the reduction in round duration from 3 to 2 minutes as beneficial for the much older Tyson. On the other hand, the heavier and thicker gloves protect Paul from Tyson’s dreaded heavy punches.

For a long time, it was unclear whether the Tyson vs. Paul fight 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, USA Today reports. Victory or defeat will be added to the two boxers’ respective professional statistics.

Unlike other boxing matches, there are no judges. So victory is by knockout. Otherwise the boxing match will end in a draw.

Who are the opponents?

Mike Tyson

The now 57-year-old Tyson (born 1966) has not fought since he took on Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020. took on a show fight, which ended in a draw (Jake Paul boxed Nate Robinson in a timed undercard bout). Tyson turns 58 years old 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), with Tyson at his best being very agile at dodging opponent’s punches.

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

Boxing legend Mike Tyson admitted in an interview with Fox News that he was terrified of his fight with Jake Paul. But the closer the fight gets, the less nervous he is. “Because it is reality. And in reality, I am invincible,” Tyson explains with his somewhat idiosyncratic logic. Tyson is said to train every day and according to media reports he is considered extremely well prepared. He doesn’t think the much younger Paul 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 fairly insignificant opponents and has yet to win a single title. So Paul is by no means a boxing icon, but a video producer and actor who decided to take up boxing 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 a champion in the heavyweight division. Paul is 185 cm tall and his reach is 193 cm.

Why are the two boxing against each other in the first place?

So a 58 year old – at the time of the fight – multiple former champion is boxing against a 27 year old self titled newcomer. But why? The answer is simple: because there is a lot of money at stake.

What is the prize money?

There is talk of $300 million, possibly even more. However, the amount of the prize money has not yet been officially announced, the 300 million is a figure provided by Paul. It is also not known exactly how much will be paid out to the winner and how much the loser will receive.

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

After Tyson published short video clips of himself training, some fans advised his opponent Jake Paul to cancel the fight. Because Tyson would beat Paul to the point of hospitalization.

But Jake Paul also presents himself in top form on his Instagram profile.

This article has been translated and localized from PC-Welt. You can read the original article here.