UFC Corridor of Famer Daniel Cormier thinks Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson could possibly be a history-making second for boxing, relying on how the combat transpires.
Paul and the Boxing Corridor of Famer Tyson will sq. off in a heavyweight matchup on November fifteenth in Dallas, TX. The matchup was scheduled to happen earlier this summer time earlier than Tyson was pressured off the occasion resulting from a medical scare.
At 58 years previous, Tyson is at a major age drawback towards 28-year-old Paul. However, Tyson remains to be broadly considered some of the ferocious punchers in boxing historical past.
Vocal critics have reprimanded Paul and his workforce for signing off on the Tyson combat. However, Joe Rogan feels Tyson can nonetheless ship Paul’s “head into one other dimension” if he lands clear within the ring.
Daniel Cormier ponders the opportunity of Mike Tyson KOing Jake Paul
Throughout a current episode of the Funky and the Champ podcast, Cormier reacted to Rogan’s feedback about Tyson’s possibilities towards Paul.
“I perceive that, and I get what he’s saying. And I do agree when he’s hitting pads…it seems to be like there’s nonetheless one thing left in there,” Cormier mentioned. “However then I watch Jake Paul combat Mike Perry. I watch Jake Paul get pressed to the place he begins to really feel uncomfortable, and it seemed like Mike Perry had an opportunity. However then Jake has a reserve tank to go to and get, and draw from as a result of he’s 28 years previous…
“That’s my concern. As a result of what if this seems to be like 58 yr previous man, preventing a 28-year-old man, the place Mike can’t draw?” Cormier continued. “I feel it’s a lose-lose for Jake Paul, as a result of in case you beat up Mike Tyson, everyone loves Mike Tyson…Mike Tyson really doesn’t want the cash, so it’s shocking to me that he’s preventing…what if Mike knocks him out although? Then it’s over. Every little thing’s executed. It could be an all-time backfire. Nothing’s ever been executed like that within the historical past of the game if he will get knocked out.”
Paul has gained 4 straight fights since a loss to Tommy Fury in 2023. Tyson, in the meantime, hasn’t competed professionally since his retirement in 2005.
