57-year-old former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson is returning to the ring to fight Jake Paul on July 20. The bout will air on Netflix, and Tyson will battle against a former YouTuber-turned-boxer who is 30 years his junior.
Tyson has been training with a little extra help from Tool singer Maynard James Keenan. The singer posted pics with Tyson, who he said has been getting into shape at his Arizona martial arts school.
“Honored to have Mike Tyson grace our small town academy, Verde Valley BJJ,” said Keenan. “His Training Camp for Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson began under our roof. Gonna be bragging about that for a bit. Long after y’all are tired of hearing about it. Deal w it”
The Tyson-Paul matchup marks Iron Mike’s first official fight in 19 years. He is 50-6 in his career with 44 wins coming by way of knockout. Paul went from YouTube star to one of the world’s highest-paid athletes after he began boxing. He’s fought MMA fighters, former pro boxers and basketball players, and his record stands at 9-1. He also recently released a video where he appeared to have gotten his own version of Tyson’s infamous tribal face tattoo while biting on a fake plastic ear, referring to Tyson’s 1997 fight where he bit his opponent, Evander Holyfield.
Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar responded to Keenan’s post saying: “there he is the man himself the baddest man on the planet in my book still today. I love Mike Tyson. I’m impressed Mr. Keenan. This is sirius bragging rights.🥊🥊🥊🥊. Tell Mike Sammy says hey.”
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