Jake Paul stakes full $40 million purse on the line against Mike Tyson

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is certainly not a conventional bout, and even more so since Paul wagered his entire $40 million purse on a victory.

At the time YouTuber turned professional boxer Paul (27) was born, critics were questioning if Tyson’s career was over, two months after he was comprehensively beaten inside 11 rounds by Evander Holyfield.

That was January 1997, ‘Iron Mike’ was supposed to be in his prime at 31 but here we are three decades later and the now 58-year-old is stepping into the ring for his first time since an exhibition bout in 2020. His last professional fight was a loss to Kevin McBride in 2005.

Is Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson a safe event? Tyson is almost 60, going up against a man less than half his age, while Paul is set to expose himself to one of the hardest punchers ever to grace the ring.

Some have even questioned if the contest is genuine, with so much doubt and disbelief about the above factors.

Earlier this year, Paul’s Betr wagering platform was awarded an online sports betting license in Maryland.

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