Eddie Hearn feels disillusioned in regards to the information of the upcoming exhibition battle between the retired 58-year-old former unified heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and the YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul on July twentieth on Netflix on the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Hearn thinks it’s unhealthy style for the 27-year-old Jake to be preventing Tyson with him outdated, retired, and never having fought since 2005.
Though Tyson took half in an eight-round exhibition match towards Roy Jones Jr. in 2020, that battle was extra of a ballet than a real exhibition match, so nobody received damage, and it was scored a draw as a result of no significant punches had been landed.
Intrigued But Disillusioned
“My opinions on Jake Paul and Mike Tyson won’t make me extremely popular, however I’m additionally not going to deceive you,” stated Eddie Hearn to iFL TV, giving his ideas on the exhibition battle between YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul and 58-year-old former unified heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on July twentieth.
“One of the simplest ways I can describe it to you is, it’s an enormous occasion, I get it. Persons are going to need to tune in. Casuals are going to be fascinating, and Jake Paul does an incredible job. However you’ll be able to’t count on me to evolve,” stated Hearn.
Tyson is coaching onerous, wanting quick and highly effective in his early preparation for this match. If it is a battle the place he’s not pulling his punches like he did towards Roy Jones, he might knock Jake out within the first or second spherical.
He’s a a lot larger puncher than the light-hitting Tommy Fury, who has no expertise or energy in any respect. That’s the most important identify on Jake’s resume as a boxer, and he misplaced to him.
“I heard, ‘Eddie Hearn is only a hater. Why is he speaking about different exhibits?’ As a result of I get requested about it. What would you like me to do? Say, ‘I’m not speaking about that.’ I’m simply going to provide you my opinion,” stated Hearn. “Wild, freaky, wacky, massive present, massive curiosity, you’ll be able to construct a extremely good storyline.
Not a Hater, Only a Critic
“I’m not a hater. I’m simply telling you, as a hardcore battle fan, that I discover it very unhappy that considered one of my all-time nice heroes, a legend of the game, has to battle at 58 towards a YouTuber, who will most likely beat him. It doesn’t imply I received’t tune in sooner or later, I received’t watch a press convention, I received’t as a result of I do. I get it.
“I’m one of many hardcore lot that we at all times discuss. There’s no means that any battle fan is a fan of that battle, however folks will watch it, and that’s the secret,” stated Hearn in regards to the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul exhibition.
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