- The YouTuber will face the former World Heavyweight Champion on 15th November at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
- The fight will be streamed live on Netflix
- Bout will consist of eight, two minute rounds
Jake Paul has revealed the eye watering amount he is set to make from his upcoming boxing match against Mike Tyson.
The Problem Child, who is 10-1 in his fledgling (and much maligned) boxing career, will step into the ring against the former heavyweight champion of the world on November 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas after their initial July bout was postponed after Tyson suffered an ulcer flare up during a plane journey.
Paul’s clash with Tyson has raised more than a few eyebrows, although it has been sanctioned as a professional fight, meaning it will count towards both men’s records, even though the 58-year-old Tyson hasn’t fought professionally since his 2005 loss to journeyman Kevin McBride.
There had been rumours that the fight would be classed as an exhibition, but it has since been confirmed to be a professional bout, consisting of eight two-minute rounds with both fighters wearing 14-ounce gloves.
In his prime, Tyson was, at the time, the biggest pay-per-view draw in combat sports, regularly selling well over a million PPV’s per fight. He earned over $300m during his career and, if Jake Paul is to be believed, there is serious money in the purse for November’s fight.
During a recent press conference, Paul said “I’m here to make $40m and knock out a legend,” to a series of boos from the crowd in attendance, before adding “I don’t give a f**k about anything else. He’s the one who wanted it to be a pro fight, so he’s gonna get his ass knocked out for real, on a real record.”
Paul’s boxing career thus far has featured victories over former basketball player Nate Robinson, former MMA stars Ben Askren, Tyrone Woodley, Anderson Silva and Nate Diaz, with his sole defeat coming to Tommy Fury in February of last year.
