Mike, baddest man on the planet, Tyson enters the ring with Jake Paul
This is how you join the conversation about the fight of the century
I only know Jake Paul because he is Jutta Leerdam's boyfriend. And if that hadn't been the case, I would have known him now because of the fight he is going to have with Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson, multiple world champion in boxing, also known as the baddest man on the planet/Iron Mike and Kid Dynamite, is 58 when the fight takes place on July 20. Thirty years older than Jake Paul, and in boxing years maybe 90 years older. But Mike Tyson has a knockout win percentage of 88 percent, so it will definitely be exciting. You can casually drop these facts when you mingle among boxing enthusiasts.
1. Jake Paul was not a professional boxer
He is actually a YouTuber turned boxer.
2. The Forbes list placed him on the list of highest paid athletes in 2022 with a net worth of €38 million.
3. Jake Paul started vlogging at the age of ten and now has 5.3 million followers.
4. If Jake Paul wins this fight, he will receive 3.5 million. Quite nice for a boxing match. This is aside from all the advertising deals he will undoubtedly close and a part of the Netflix deal.
5. This is the first time Netflix will broadcast a live sports event.
6. Mike Tyson was actually retired, but was still willing to make a comeback. There are whispers that he might be bankrupt. That would be impressive, as the best man once bought white tigers because he didn't know what to do with his money. You'd think he would give it to a good cause.
7. He did that too. He founded a foundation to help young people with their boxing careers.
8. Mike is no sweetheart. He spent three years in prison for rape and assault.
9. One of his exes, Robin Givens, found being married to him hell and worse than anyone can imagine. Mike Tyson admits to having hit her and thought it was the best punch he ever delivered in his life. He was often bullied as a child for his high voice and his lisping voice, something he reacted to by fighting.
10. Tyson had a tough childhood. His mother was a prostitute, he never saw his father, and his stepfather was a pimp. He grew up in neighborhoods with a lot of violence and calls his life ‘a waste’, considers himself ‘a failure’, and says he is ‘embarrassed with my life and myself’.
11. One of his daughters, Exodus Tyson, died at the age of 4 after accidentally strangling herself with a cord from his treadmill.
12. Eleven days after her death, Tyson married for the third time.
13. Tyson has been diagnosed as manic-depressive.
14. He has been chosen by the magazine Ring as one of the 100 best punchers of all time.
It's not a sweet treat, but if there are two men who can take each other on, it's these two. I'm afraid I'm going to take a quick look. And then quickly on to One Day.
