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Boxing legend Mike Tyson and former YouTuber Jake Paul came against each other in a face-off ahead of their boxing fight. The two are set to go head to head in an eight-round fight in Texas in July. The fight will have the former undisputed heavyweight world champion Tyson coming out of retirement to take on his much younger rival. The last time Tyson engaged in a fight was against Roy Jones Jr four years ago. However, his last professional fight was against Kevin McBride in 2005, when he quit on his stool.
The fight will have eight two-minute rounds, which will go on their respective records. During the face-off event, Tyson and Paul addressed the media; they both were seemingly in a lively mood and were seen joking around.
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It’s something I want to do: Mike Tyson on why he had accepted the fight
The legendary boxer opened up on the reason behind choosing the fight against a younger and probably a stronger rival. Tyson said, "It was a no-brainer. He's a new up-and-coming guy on the scene and I like shaking the sports world to the core and I'm doing it now. It's just something I want to do." Speaking about the format of the fight, Tyson said, "I wanted the shorter rounds because we'll have more action. If we only have two minutes we can fight more, we'll have more action."
Paul added, "It's going to be a fire-fight and more punches. It's going to be a sprint in there so it will be more entertaining for the fans. A couple of weeks after the contract was signed we got a call from Mike's team to say he wanted it to be a pro fight. He wants to put it all on the line and I respect him for that.”
