Paul vs Tyson LIVE: Latest updates and start times as tensions rise for fight night after weigh-ins slap

With all the talk about the ‘script’ and the controversy over the age gap, let’s take a look at the odds of the fight.

On the board, Paul is priced as 13/8. Tyson is as high as 2/1 to win, with the draw priced as high as 11/1 with some bookies.

Tyson finally fought in 2020, in an exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr. that ended in a split decision.

It seems like a good time to remind readers of this piece…

It says something that some US states have banned betting on the fight there between boxing Mike Tyson and Jake Paul’s attention. You can’t place a bet in New York, for example, or a bet in Colorado, where the gaming commissioner considers the event an exhibition. This is despite the stamps being officially approved by the Texas Department of Licenses and Regulations, but then anything in Texas.

The fight was a professional boxing fight, but it’s easy to see why some in the sport were uncomfortable. Two results of a genuinely violent contest will be: a 27-year-old gym jock beats up a sick 58-year-old grandmother; or one of the most brutal boxers of all time beating out-of-depth YouTubers. Either way, the optics aren’t great.

That is why it is unlikely that one of them will happen. Both boxers will wear heavy 14oz gloves to reduce hand and cushion impact, instead of the standard 10oz gloves. The fight will take place in eight two-minute rounds, instead of the usual 12 three-minute rounds. It is officially approved but also designed to avoid genuine horror.

The conspiracy has been building before the fight, with the latest social media-led theory about a ‘fight script’ saying Jake Paul will win via KO in the fifth round.

Expect more theories as the battle draws closer!

Ahead of the rescheduled fight, which will be broadcast live on Netflix from the AT&T Stadium in Texas, the streaming platform has released a documentary, Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson.

Fights are scheduled for eight two-minute rounds, and knockouts are allowed.

Contrary to rumours, the boxer won’t be wearing a head guard, although the gloves weigh 14oz – bigger than the standard 10oz version.

Full fight card (changeable; ‘C’ stands for champion)

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson (heavyweight)

Katie Taylor (defending C) vs Amanda Serrano 2 (undisputed women’s super lightweight title)

Mario Barrios (interim C) vs Abel Ramos (WBC welterweight title)

Shadasia Green vs Melinda Watpool (vacant WBO women’s super middleweight title)

Lucas Bahdi vs Armando Casamonica (super lightweight)

Bruce Carrington vs. Dana Coolwell (featherweight)

Neeraj Goyat vs Whindersson Nunes (Middleweight)

No hate, no love, big gloves and rounds will be short when Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight on Saturday night.

Tyson is 58 now, reformed, gray at the edges, his eyes have weakened with his stomach and every time he tries to spit out the fake poison. Well, it probably is, so what? He was once Iron Mike, the youngest heavyweight champion in history, so he deserves respect.

Paul, in his own unique way, has single-handedly destroyed the boxing career of many UFC stars and was exposed in the boxing ring as flat-footed swingers; now the former child player is on the hunt for faded kings. This is the unmade Rocky movie with a twist: can the old king beat the young? It’s an age-old boxing story.

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This fight brings one of the most famous names in the history of boxing and relative newcomers to the sport, although the high profile of both fighters – as well as the nature of the fight – has thrust into the spotlight.

Jake Paul is best known as a YouTuber and performer, although he refers to himself as a boxer, but maybe the win over ‘Iron Mike’ is enough for skeptics to take him more seriously. Paul is now 10-1 in his career, with his only defeat coming to Tommy Fury in February 2023, and he has defeated famous fighters (though not boxers) such as Anderson Silva and Nate Diaz.

On the other hand, Tyson, who is now 58 years old, entered the fight 19 years after his last fight, with a record of 50 wins, six losses and two no contests. In his prime, he was a two-time heavyweight champion of the world.

His last professional fight was against Kevin McBride in 2005, when he also lost to Lennox Lewis and, most famously, Evander Holyfield and Buster Douglas.

All these fights and results are factors The Independent‘s own top 10, pound-for-pound ranking for male boxers, to be updated monthly.

While there is no exact science to putting together a list like this, a number of factors have been considered to create the rankings, including each fighter’s overall record, recent record, activity level and caliber of opposition.

Jake Paul is confident he will fight Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez after his fight with Mike Tyson on Friday.

Paul, who is now 10-1 with seven knockouts and his only loss was on points to Tommy Fury, believes that a cruiserweight fight against Alvarez for the world title version can be agreed for 2025.

“This moment will prove that I am a boxer,” Paul said. “The biggest attraction, and me fighting Canelo at 200lbs for the cruiserweight title is the biggest fight.”