Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson could be canceled over Tyson\u2019s age NetflixThe hype around the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson superfight may have started bubbling away, but the clash is in danger of being canceled if Tyson fails one big medical check in the build-up. While plenty of boxers, both current and retired, have blasted Jake Paul\u2019s move into the world of combat sports, Mike Tyson has always been on board. The former heavyweight king has spoken glowingly about the Paul brothers\u2019 involvement with boxing time and time again. It got to a point where Tyson even stated he was open to fighting Jake at some point. That idea may have been laughed off by many in the past, but it will be a reality come July, as the pair are set to square off live on Netflix from AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Well, that is if all things go to plan. \u2018Iron\u2019 Mike still has a few hurdles to overcome, and that includes medical tests for fighters over the age of 36. According to USA Today\u2019s talks with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations, the 57-year-old will have to pass an electroencephalogram (EEG) and an electrocardiogram (EKG) before they will sanction the fight as a professional contest. If Tyson was to fail those tests then the fight could go ahead, but only as an exhibition. That would prompt other rule changes, including heavier gloves and shorter rounds. A switch to an exhibition would likely cause issues for the promoters too, given they\u2019re eager to bill it as a professional contest. That is where the cancellation fears come into play, especially as Tyson\u2019s side could be requested to undergo further testing. As it stands, a decision is pending from the TDLR, and they have time given that the fight isn\u2019t happening until mid-summer. Jake has already said that he doesn\u2019t fear being knocked out by Tyson, claiming he has an \u201ciron chin.\u201d The \u2018Problem Child\u2019 has also \u201cguaranteed\u201d that he\u2019ll outwork the heavyweight legend on his way to a win too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson could be canceled over Tyson\u2019s age NetflixThe hype around the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson superfight may have started bubbling away, but the clash is in danger of being canceled if Tyson fails one big medical check in the build-up. While plenty of boxers, both current and retired, have blasted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21615\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}