Perhaps nothing could underscore the age difference between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul more than these two facts: When 20-year-old Tyson became the youngest heavyweight boxing champion in 1986, Paul wasn’t even a thought in his parents’ minds. And eleven years later, when Tyson infamously bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield’s ear during their rematch in 1997, Paul was still in diapers.
Now in the year 2024, Paul, 27, is somehow set to meet Tyson in a Netflix live-streamed boxing match scheduled for eight two-minute rounds July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. By the time the opening bell rings, Tyson will be 58, having last competed in a 2020 exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr. that ended in a draw.
There are natural questions about age and ability surrounding Tyson (50-6) vs. Paul (9-1), with skeptics wondering if Tyson is too old to still compete. His response?
