Doctors weigh in on Jake Paul steroid accusations ahead of Mike Tyson fight Associated PressJake Paul has faced accusations of steroid use ever since he started his journey in professional boxing \u2013 and now doctors have weighed in as his fight with Mike Tyson approaches. On November 15, Jake Paul will be battling returning boxing legend Mike Tyson in Netflix\u2019s first-ever live combat sports event, but the bout hasn\u2019t been without controversy. The fight was originally set for July 20, but got delayed when the 58-year-old suffered an ulcer flare-up during a flight in May. Additionally, plenty of fight fans have criticized Jake for agreeing to fight Tyson to begin with, with many in the combat sports world concerned for \u2018Iron Mike\u2019 and his health at this stage of his life. However, one other factor at play, as suggested by former MMA fighter Dillon Danis, is that Paul is on steroids. On August 6, he tweeted a picture of an acne-ridden Jake with the caption, \u201cSteroids are bad kids.\u201d New York-based physician Dr Stuart Fischer said the photo is \u201cdefinitely suspicious.\u201d Fischer explained to The Daily Mail that steroids can weaken the skin of someone who uses them and cause hormonal fluctuations, which can lead to acne and hair loss. Sports performance nutritionist Tom Coughlin also chimed in, noting that \u2018The Problem Child\u2019 would certainly \u201chave a reason\u201d to use steroids and \u201cimprove his performance,\u201d using his TKO win against Mike Perry as an example. \u201cHe\u2019s certainly not, I suppose, put under the same sort of scrutiny as a professional athlete would when it comes to that,\u201d he added. However, neither expert believes the photo is a \u201csmoking gun\u201d and have no way of knowing for sure if Jake is on steroids without first testing him. Jake\u2019s alleged steroid use has been a hot topic over the years, with former UFC fighter Nate Diaz accusing him of being on the juice in 2023. His brother, Logan Paul, even grilled him over the claims in an awkward lie-detector test video back in June. While hooked up to the lie detector, Logan asked Jake if he was on performance-enhancing drugs, to which the boxer responded: \u201cIf taking Viagra counts, then yes. It\u2019s performance-enhancing, brother.\u201d Paul then replied with a simple \u201cno,\u201d and the test proctor determined he was being truthful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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