Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn says Mike Tyson has no enterprise combating once more.
Tyson (50-6-2), 58, returns towards Jake Paul (10-1) on Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. The pair have been initially scheduled to field in July, however the bout was postponed after Tyson had an ulcer flareup.
Tyson hasn’t competed since an exhibition match with Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020. Hearn questioned the choice of getting Tyson lace up the gloves once more formally for the primary time in nearly 20 years.
“What, what, what on earth are we doing?” Hearn requested the Every day Mail. “I’m fortunate sufficient to have a enterprise the place we don’t want to try this, and I’ll by no means do this.”
Though Hearn helped promote Logan Paul vs. KSI in 2019, he doesn’t condone a boxing legend approaching 60 to compete towards a younger and lively fighter.
“Anybody who thinks (Tyson) ought to be within the ring proper now both doesn’t have his finest pursuits at coronary heart or is an fool,” Hearn stated. “Mike Tyson left the game of boxing – which was, what, 20 years in the past. I don’t know, one thing like that. He was shot to items.
“You truthfully assume a fighter who was shot to items 20 years in the past ought to now be coming again? I imply, I do know he’s solely combating Jake Paul, but it surely doesn’t matter. Jake Paul’s a strong child. He trains on a regular basis. He can punch. I get it. I get the enterprise. I’m not criticizing them, however for me, no thanks, not in 1,000,000 years.”
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