Mike Tyson Versus Jake Paul: Everything You Need to Know About This Boxing Spectacle

Tyson, the 58-year-old former champion, will climb into the ring on Friday against Paul, a 27-year-old social media star.
Mike Tyson Versus Jake Paul: Everything You Need to Know About This Boxing Spectacle
(L-R) Mike Tyson, Nakisa Bidarian, and Jake Paul attend the press conference for LIVE on Netflix: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson at the Toyota Music Factory in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 13, 2024. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024
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Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul is an event that no one saw coming, but is also shaping up to be a spectacle that no one can miss. Tyson, who remains the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history, and is a two-time champion overall, will step back into the ring on Friday against Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer who made his pro debut just four years ago.

The bout will be streamed on Netflix, giving it the potential to be the most watched boxing fight of all time. The streaming service boasts more than 280 million subscribers, certainly giving it the potential to smash records and eclipse the current record of 4.6 million buys for the 2015 fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
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