Ex-UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub has a hot take on the upcoming Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight, suggesting they duke it out with bare knuckles.
The much-anticipated bout between YouTube sensation Jake Paul and boxing legend Mike Tyson is set to light up AT&T Stadium in Texas on November 15. The pair will face off in an eight-round match, each round lasting two minutes, deviating from the usual three-minute rounds.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has given the green light for this professional fight, where both fighters will don 14-ounce gloves, which are bulkier than the norm.
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Originally slated for earlier this year, the fight was postponed due to Tyson’s health issues but he’s back in training and raring to go for next week’s spectacle. To pack the stadium, ticket prices have been slashed in half, aiming to draw a massive crowd for this heavyweight showdown.
Schaub didn’t mince words on his podcast about the event: “Yeah no —-. I like my boy Mike, but there’s just no appetite for this. Nobody wants to see it”. He also remarked: “It just doesn’t make sense. They did too big of an arena. I think they overshot. Yeah know, the other thing is Mike having to pull out because of ulcer.
“I don’t get how you’re going to twist this one. Mike Tyson, god bless him, pulled out because of ulcers. You know, it’s just tough. You want to get people intrigued with this fight, which they can’t, they keep trying but they can’t… make it bare knuckl.
“If Jake gets hit with a bare knuckle against Mike Tyson, this thing is over because now you’re like ‘are they in cahoots together, is there a fix going on? “.
Mike Tyson is gearing up for his return to the boxing ring (
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Schaub also explained why he thinks it’s a bad idea for Paul to go ahead with the fight. “I love Mike Tyson, love Jake, Jake’s my boy. I hope it ——- crushes. But for the life of me, I cannot figure out the upside to this. Let’s go through the scenarios if you’re Jake.”
“If you knock him out, people will say, ‘What a horrible guy, you just beat up an old man.’ If you get knocked out, people will say, ‘I told you this guy’s a joke, you got beat up by a 58 year old.’ The third scenario is it goes to a decision, which would be a disaster and nobody would care.”
However, the American gave a detailed explanation as to why he thinks Tyson will be the only victor no matter how the fight unfolds. “That’s a disaster business-wise for Netflix, it a disaster for Jake Paul, who went to a decision with a 58-year-old Mike Tyson.
“The only person who wins is not Netflix, not Jake Paul. Mike Tyson wins. He can do no wrong. He gets knocked out, he’s 58, and still getting paid. He beats Jake Paul, —- yeah… He goes to decision, Mike Tyson wins”.
