Mike Tyson’s Brave Comeback: 58-Year-Old Boxing Legend Fights Jake Paul After Near-Death Experience

Table of Contents

• 1 Tyson reveals his near-death experience in June
• 2 “Even if I lose, I still win.”
• 3 Wu regrets taking to the ring for the last time
• 4 Who is Tyson Jake Paul’s opponent?
• 5 Front row seats are hard to come by and the most expensive VIP package is US$2 million
• 6 ​ In what ways did the changes to match rules, such as shortened rounds and increased glove weight, alter the dynamics of the ​fight between Tyson and Paul?

Although the high-profile boxing match between Mike Tyson and internet celebrity Jake Paul ended in defeat, 58-year-old Tyson still won the hearts of the outside world with his courage to fight hand in hand with the young man who was He was 31 years younger in the ring until the last moment.
The day after the match, the reigning heavyweight boxing champion made another shocking statement on social media, explaining that the boxing match, originally scheduled for July, had to be postponed due to “almost died” in June of those… Even if you lose, it’s still a moment of victory.” Wu regrets taking to the ring for the last time.

Tyson reveals his near-death experience in June

Tyson has not been in the ring for a long time, and Paul is an Internet celebrity Before this “father-son battle” between a 58-year-old and a 27-year-old, most people were on the outside seeing it from the man’s point of view. “eating peanuts” and thought this fight was just another boxing match dominated at the time. Suddenly, both sides were competing and fighting hard. The older Tyson had a slight advantage in the first two rounds.

Even though it was obvious that his physical strength declined and his stamina was lost, this generation of boxing champion never gave up fighting in the 8 rounds with Paul and lost only points. One day after the match, Tyson revealed his “near death” experience in June.

“Even if I lose, I still win.”

The subject battle against Paul was scheduled to take place in July of this year However, since April, Tyson has been exposed to multiple health crises On June 7, the conference announced that postpone the game until November. After the match, Tyson and Paul said publicly for the first time why the match was rescheduled, “I almost died in June. I lost half my blood and 25 pounds in the hospital, and it was transfused with 8 packets of blood. I needed to fight to get my health back.” , so I already have an impact.”

Tyson said, “It’s one of those times where even if you lose, it’s still a win.” “I’m thankful for last night. I don’t regret going into the ring for the last time.” I can let my kids watch me in the ring. .”

Wu regrets taking to the ring for the last time

Tyson’s comments after the match received a large number of positive comments from netizens, with many praising him as a tough guy. The last time Tyson played in a professional boxing match was in 2005. Since then, he has attended several exhibition matches. classes in the end, both sides joined.

This boxing match was first announced in March this year It was originally scheduled for July this year. but they did not know why the problem was so bad. Tyson is 58 years old The Texas Athletic Commission said that his physical condition meets the requirements of the competition At the end of April this year, it was confirmed that this match would be a professional event, however, due to Tyson’s age, the rules of the contest were slightly changed, including shortening the contest to the usual 10 or 12 rounds. There are 8 rounds, each round is also reduced from 3 minutes to 2 minutes, and the gloves are changed from the standard 10 ounces to 14 ounces to reduce the power. of the pocket.

Who is Tyson Jake Paul’s opponent?

Tyson’s opponent today, Jake Paul, is 27 years old and in his prime. He is one of the highest paid YouTubers in the world. The latter caused great controversy when he went to Japan in 2017 to film the Aokigahara Forest “Suicide Forest”.

However, Tyson Fury’s points boxing champion Jake Paul is not exactly an internet celebrity.

After being “slapped” by Tyson during the pre-match weigh-in, he said he would take the match seriously: “I’m very happy he beat me. Now it’s a personal complaint. no one could say anything. “I’ll knock him out in 4 or 5 rounds.”

Front row seats are hard to come by and the most expensive VIP package is US$2 million

This game is held at AT&T Stadium in Texas (also known as Dallas Cowboy Stadium). the stands on the first floor were sold for about US$2,000 (about HK$15,570).

“Marca” pointed out that the most expensive “general ticket” is US$5,000 (about HK$39,000), while the “VVIP Ringside Package” with courtside seats costs US$20,000 (about HK$156,000) . US media reported that content officials can prepare corresponding tickets for fans. meet two The boxers visited the locker room and took pictures together, and had 8 front seat tickets.