Paul vs Tyson LIVE: Weigh-in updates after Jake Paul makes outrageous bets and insults rival
Both Jake Paul and Mike Tyson share a stage before their boxing match on Netflix
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are just a day away from one of the biggest and most controversial fights in boxing in years, as they prepare to square off on Netflix.
And ahead of their officially-sanctioned, professional bout, the Americans shared a stage at Toyota Music Factory in Dallas on Wednesday (13 November), with Paul making $1m bets and retired boxing champion Tony Bellew crashing proceedings.
Bellew was in the crowd wearing a T-shirt showing the logo of betting site Paddy Power, and he was standing alongside an older man in a boxing robe and gloves. Bellew also had a microphone, with which he spoke over a journalist who was asking a question inside Toyota Music Factory.
Bellew’s words were difficult to hear, but he appeared to call Paul a “clown”, while host Ariel Helwani tried to drown out the 41-year-old, comparing Bellew’s microphone to a “Fisher Price” toy.
Later, Paul lost his cool at the undercard boxers who predicted he will lose to Tyson, making $1m bets with several of them. Next up, tonight, is the weigh-in. Re-live the press conference below.
Paul vs Tyson: What are the rules and are knockouts allowed?
How many rounds are there in Friday’s main event? How long is each round? Are knockouts allowed? Will the boxers be wearing head guards? How big are their gloves?
We answer all those questions here:
Paul vs Tyson rules: How many rounds and are KOs allowed?
Everything you need to know about the controversial fight, which will stream live on Netflix
Women’s boxing is in the doldrums but one simple solution can save it
On the topic of Taylor vs Serrano 2, here’s Steve Bunce’s recent column on the state of women’s boxing:
Women’s boxing is in the doldrums but one simple solution can save it
Ahead of Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 2 next week in Texas, a concerning trend threatens to erase the great momentum achieved in the women’s side of the sport in recent years
Taylor vs Serrano 2: All you need to know about Friday’s co-main event
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano meet again in a rematch on the undercard of Jake Paul v Mike Tyson in Arlington, Texas.
The bout, for the IBF, WBC and WBO super-lightweight titles, offers the Puerto Rican fighter a chance at revenge against the Bray boxer.
Before Americans Paul and Tyson square off at the home of the Dallas Cowboy, with Netflix streaming the event live, two of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport will begin their 11th shared round following Taylor’s split decision win two years ago after 10 engrossing rounds.
“To be on the same card as Mike Tyson is a pinch-me moment,” Taylor admits. “He’s a legend of the sport, an icon of the sport.”
Here’s all you need to know:
Taylor v Serrano 2 start time and how to watch rematch on Paul v Tyson undercard
Everything you need to know about the highly-anticipated rematch on the undercard of Jake Paul v Mike Tyson on Netflix
Paul vs Tyson: How much prize money will each fighter make and what is the purse split?
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will meet in the boxing ring this week, with up to 80,000 fans in attendance in Texas.
Paul, 27, and Tyson, 58, will clash in a divisive fight at the AT&T Stadium – home to NFL’s Dallas Cowboys – as the action streams live on Netflix.
Tyson has not fought professionally in 19 years and had to postpone the original July date, after the heavyweight icon suffered an ulcer flare-up on a flight.
Four months on, he is finally set to fight Paul, who made his name as a YouTuber but has compiled a 10-1 record as a pro boxer, knocking out numerous MMA stars along the way.
While many boxing fans have dismissed this match-up, it may yet draw many eyes to the sport, and it’s set to be a major payday for the pair...
Paul vs Tyson prize money and purse split for Netflix fight
Everything you need to know about the controversial fight, which will stream live on Netflix
Exclusive interview: The hidden side of Jake Paul
“Are we doing video?” Jake Paul asks, half-aiming the question at me and half-directing it towards his representative on the Zoom call. “Err, yeah?” I reply. “I don’t usually upload the video from these sorts of chats, but...”
But it would seem strange to interview one of the biggest screen presences of the last decade and not have him appear, well, on screen.
‘Biggest’ replaces ‘most popular’ here, given the word ‘popular’ tends to imply widespread affection, and it’s fair to say that Paul is more well-known than well-liked. Controversies have arisen at intervals since the American emerged on Vine in 2013, three years before his two-season stint on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark. Paul, 27, has nevertheless only seen his profile grow in the decade since, with 20 million YouTube subscribers and 27m Instagram followers at the time of writing.
Still, he does not identify as a YouTuber or influencer anymore; he’s a professional boxer.
Exclusive interview:
The hidden side of Jake Paul
Jake Paul spends a lot of his time being insincere, to devastating effect. Alex Pattle tries to find the man behind the mocking
Why is Paul vs Tyson on Netflix? What fight means for future of live sport
“Live on Netflix.” You’ll hear those words a lot this week, as Mike Tyson and Jake Paul meet in one of the most controversial fights in recent memory. But as novel as those words are, they may represent the norm in the coming months and years.
Let’s start with the exposition. Netflix has been a game-changer in the consumption of film and television over the last decade, and the American streaming giant is now seeking to have the same impact in the world of sport. Launched in 1998, Netflix’s first major boom took place between 2007 and 2011, as its subscriber numbers soared from 6m to 23m. But it felt like Netflix really became a staple in living rooms and on laptops worldwide in the mid-2010s, with the release of its first original output: the award-winning, US remake of House Of Cards.
Since then, numerous series like Squid Game, Stranger Things, Money Heist and Bridgerton have further shown Netflix’s ability to produce craved art and content (although the platform’s original films have not impressed in the same way), seeing a growth to 282.7m subscribers as of late 2024.
And Netflix’s next move? Committing to live sport.
Analysis:
Paul vs Tyson and Netflix reveal the future of sports broadcasting
Jake Paul’s controversial boxing match with Mike Tyson marks a rare foray into live sport for Netflix – but there are many more to come, as Alex Pattle explains
Mike Tyson interview: ‘I’m not a nice person, there’s nothing nice about me'
“There’s nothing nice about me,” Mike Tyson said, speaking to The Independent and other publications over Zoom, two weeks before his fight with Jake Paul.
“I’m not a nice person. I’m a decent person, I try to do the right thing. But a nice person, I am not. Anybody with the [idea] that I’m a nice person is gonna be disappointed. I’m just not. I don’t make people happy for no reason, I’m just who I am. I’m not trying to gain friends, that’s basically what I’m saying.
“I don’t want to make friends with you, I don’t care if you put me on your yacht, I don’t give a f***. I’m not gonna ever be nice to nobody; I’ll be kind, but never nice.”
Full interview:
Mike Tyson: ‘I’m not a nice person, there’s nothing nice about me’
The former heavyweight champion, once known as the ‘baddest man on the planet’, speaks to Alex Pattle and other reporters ahead of his controversial fight with Jake Paul
The awkward truth behind Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson
There is no hate, no love, the gloves are big and the rounds will be short when Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight on Friday night.
It makes no difference if the men share fifty million dollars for their carnival night in a Texas ring. It is one of the purest fights for money in the dirty, old boxing game; it’s not personal, it’s just cash. And, lots of it.
Tyson is 58 now, reformed, grey at the edges, his eyes have softened with his belly and each attempt at spitting venom sounds fake. Well, it probably is, so what? He was once Iron Mike, the youngest heavyweight champion in history, so please show some respect.
Paul, in his own unique way, has single-handedly ruined the boxing careers of many UFC stars and exposed them inside the boxing ring as flat-footed swingers; now the former child performer is hunting down faded kings of the ring. It is the unmade Rocky movie with a twist: can the old king beat the young kid? It’s the age-old boxing tale.
It has, obviously, been called a freak show, a meaningless event, a danger to Tyson’s health and a threat to the dignity of boxing, having been rearranged after Tyson suffered a health scare.
But here’s what you don’t understand about the fight...
Read Steve Bunce’s preview in full:
The awkward truth behind Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson
A carnival of boxing awaits on Friday in Texas and, as Steve Bunce outlines, the bout between the former heavyweight world champion and the crossover star could leave everybody as a winner
Paul vs Tyson press conference LIVE
Tyson is asked about being the underdog. “I’m fine with everything.”
Lots of short answers from the legend tonight.
Paul vs Tyson press conference LIVE: Tony Bellew crashes event
Former world champion Tony Bellew just crashed the press conference, speaking over a question – with his own microphone – to criticise the event, it seemed.
He was wearing a Paddy Power T-shirt and was accompanied by an older man with boxing gloves and a Paddy Power gown....
Now the pair have been escorted out.
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