Jake Paul He is taking his training seriously as he prepares for his boxing match. mike tyson.
The influencer-turned-professional athlete is scheduled to face the former world heavyweight champion on July 20th from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in an eight-round fight that will be broadcast live on Netflix.
“I’m humbled, honored and grateful for this opportunity and I thank Mike. It just goes to show that hard work pays off,” Paul told ET on Friday ahead of the pair’s press conference for the upcoming fight.
Paul has been working hard at “training camp” preparing his body and mind to take on legendary fighters, supplementing his daily workouts with ice baths, stretching and conditioning, and eating healthy meals from his personal chef to help him lose weight. provide. .
Tyson is more than twice Paul’s age (58 to 27 years old). But the more notable difference between the two lies in the experience. During his professional fighting career, Tyson had a record of 50–6–0–2, 44 KOs. To date, Paul has competed in 10 professional fights, with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss, and 6 knockouts.
“I think age is a double-edged sword, because I may be younger and faster, but he’s older. (He) has the strength of an old man and has been fighting since he was 6 or 7 years old. .” How old is he?” Paul admitted. “He has a lot more time and experience in the ring. “The great thing about this fight is that if you look at the stats, the matchup is very fair overall.”
“He is the bull and I am the bullfighter. It is very simple,” he added. “Speed and timing beat power. There is an art to boxing. Even though he has been boxing all his life, it doesn’t matter how long you have been doing something if you don’t do it the right way. And I believe my coaches are the best in the world.”
Paul has been taking boxing seriously since around 2018. logan I had a fight with YouTuber Deji Olatunji and his brother. King Sejong Institute. He made his professional debut in April 2021 and joined the Professional Fighters League in January 2023 in anticipation of his MMA debut.
But his interest in fighting Tyson came from an unexpected inspiration.
“It actually all started two years ago when I was doing ayahuasca and watching Mike Tyson and I fight,” he recalled. “It was so surreal and visceral and I got to see the butterfly effect of how it changed the sport of boxing forever. How many kids went to the boxing gym the next day and how many lives it changed.”
“I knew the next Mike Tyson was a result of being a fan and watching this fight.” He continued, describing his visions resulting from his mental activity. “I believe everyone should do boxing and I think it’s the best sport in the world. The exposure and viewership for this sport is truly phenomenal and shows kids that if they start doing something, they can be at the top level in four years. — “I did it even after everyone told me I couldn’t do it.”
During the exchange of pieces at the press conference, Paul said there was no message or warning of any kind he wanted to send to Tyson ahead of the fight.
“I think he knows how hard I work, and I think he knows I’m not afraid of him and his antics,” he said. “I think he knows I’m a good fighter and I’m not stupid, so you can see that he trains just as hard. He wants to finish my career, so I know I’m going to take that too.”
“I am very confident in myself and I will win in a disruptive way,” he added.
And to celebrate later? “I’m basically going to Paris and supporting Team USA at the Olympics.”
“I think the coolest thing is that I’ve been working for my moment for 15 years and I finally feel like it’s my moment,” Paul said. “Even with all the busyness, the day to day, the ups and downs, I kept going despite wanting to quit and failing, knowing that one day the world would know who I was. I feel like that’s finally happening. And now is my moment. It’s a moment.”
In Tyson’s case, When he spoke with ET, He was more direct about what to expect. “Massacre. It’s a really bad thing.”
“I warned him, fight like your life depends on it,” Tyson added. “(But) I’m not worried about anything. If I were, I wouldn’t be here talking to you.”
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