Looks like the circus is back in town on July 20th in Texas. The main event features the baddest man to ever walk the Earth, 57 year old Mike Tyson, versus former MMA fighter now boxer, You-Tuber Jake Paul who is 27 years old. Tyson will be 58 years old when this fight takes place this summer at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Paul was part of the under card fight when Tyson fought last in November of 2020 when Iron Mike squared off against Roy Jones Jr, a guy in the same ballpark as Tyson’s age. Paul that night fought former NBA basketball star turned boxer Nate Robinson who he knocked out in round two in his second professional bout. It has not been ruled an exhibition or professional bout. Can Tyson give this kid a beat down like he deserves while approaching the age of 60? This fight will score more You Tube followers for Paul who has already has 20 million followers. We know it comes down to money being streamed on Netflix.

Who is Jake Paul? Paul is a social media genius making money off his videos. Besides You tube subscribers, Paul has 5.7 followers on Face book. On Twitter/X 4.6 followers, Instagram 25.9 million subscribers, Tik Tok 17.3 million followers. It started with his MMA career & now he’s taking full advantage of the money from the bout and the videos. Paul so far is 9-1 for his boxing career. His only loss came from Tommy Fury. He is the brother of heavy weight champion Tyson Fury.

Jake Paul was paid 3.2 million for that bout versus Fury. All together he might have made 30 million in that fight with all the social media followers. The fight he beat up on Nate Robinson in, earned him 1.2 million and who knows what he earned from that on You Tube. He’s coming off back to back wins over two club level boxers, not killers, that resulted in 2 first round knock outs. He dispatched Andre August and Ryan Bourland. Paul is nicknamed the problem child. His face tattoo is a dragon. He once chomped down on raw cow testicle for kicks. May have resulted in banking a brinks truck taking a bite out of cow. His sketchy past includes criminal trespassing which charges were dropped. Oh my.

Iron Mike Tyson was a symbol of the sport of boxing back in the 1980’s and 90’s. Tyson was bat shit crazy in the ring as we remember him chomping part of Evander Holyfield’s ear off in a championship bout. Tyson was the vilian back then. He was the heavy weight champion of the world and had 58 total fights as he won 50 and suffered 6 losses. Tyson had 44 knockouts in those 50 wins. In 2020, he looked sharp in the Fight with Roy Jones Jr. which was an exhibition match. His last official match for Tyson came in a loss to Kevin McBride on June 11th 2005. His last win came in 2003 when he beat up on Clifford Etienne, a fight that lasted 49 seconds. Tyson was an animal that went to prison for rape and served 6 years for that crime. His face tattoo is a warrior. His story goes back growing up on the tough streets of New York. How he got screwed by boxing promoter Don King. After retiring, you see Mike in a whole new light as he played himself in one of the greatest comedies in the movie The Hangover. It seems like the Hollywood scene has given us a calmer version of the guy that was out for blood and punishment. A guy that may have the all-time most powerful punch in the boxing ring.

I feel if Mike Tyson was 27 years old, he would turn Jake Paul into Glass Joe of Mike’s old Nintendo game. Tyson will be 58 years when this fight takes place. Paul is 30 years younger than Mike. I think this match-up will be better than the celebrity boxing match between Screech Powers of Saved by the Bell and Arnold Horshack from Welcome Back Kotter. Look up that bout on YouTube.

Mike Tyson is always must-see television. I’m sure Netflix will have an additional charge to watch this all unfold. I remember the friend we all hung around with always purchased pay-per-view when it came to Tyson back in the day. Even if you open up the can of beer and the fight is suddenly over, something interesting will occur. Obviously Jake Paul is using Mike Tyson to pad his banking account, and a win could set him up his family for a few life times. I’m sure Tyson will get a big payday. Maybe he is in need of money. Maybe he is bored with life and still needs something to prove. Back then I would have rooted against Iron Mike. Now I hope he makes mince meat out of Jake Paul and teaches him something about the sport of boxing. If one of Paul’s ears are bitten, who would profit more on that situation? Maybe after the bout, Tyson can show Paul how to really chomp down on a cow testicle. Some would call that a burrito.