Mike Tyson explains how Jake Paul has changed boxing for the better Instagram: miketyson, jakepaulFrom one boxer to another, Mike Tyson has shared why he thinks Jake Paul has changed boxing for the better and will only continue to do so. Self-proclaimed \u2018problem child\u2019 turned professional boxer, Jake Paul, has surpassed expectations when it comes to fighting, as he\u2019s faced eight opponents, only losing to one. Though Paul is in the beginning stage of his professional boxing career, as he began in 2018 when he defeated British YouTuber Deji Olatunji, he\u2019s gained the likes of many. Not only has Paul had staggering pay-per-views for his fights against Tommy Fury and Nate Diaz, as his fan base continues to grow, but he also has one very important figure in his corner \u2014 Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson says Jake Paul has done \u201cmore for boxing than some champions\u201d Paul is one of boxing\u2019s most talked about athletes at the moment, as his August 5 win against Nate Diaz has opened doors to more fans and even more money for the 26-year-old boxer. He has four knockouts and three wins by decision. When in training mode, there\u2019s no stopping him. Put him in the ring, and there\u2019s nothing but stamina and sweat carrying the YouTuber turned boxer. Not only has Paul made himself a household boxing name for viewers with his determination and skill, but he has also fetched the likeness of one of boxing\u2019s greatest athletes, Mike Tyson. Tyson, who has a boxing record of 50 wins, 6 losses, and 2 no-contests, opened up in Paul\u2019s Netflix documentary, Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child, about his affinity and support for the new boxer, saying, \u201cListen, he did more for boxing than some of the champions did.\u201d Tyson continued to explain how Paul has changed boxing for the better, saying, \u201cI\u2019m a fan of people that know how to put a*ses in seats. Those are the guys I look up to.\u201d He then explained how Paul is going to \u201csave\u201d the sport, saying, \u201cSo we gotta keep this guy bright \u2019cause he\u2019s gonna save boxing as long as he continues to fight. He got the light, you know what I mean? He\u2019s touched. He got the light.\u201d Though Paul recently defeated Diaz, the two have proposed an MMA rematch with $10 million on the line. The fight isn\u2019t set in stone, but if there\u2019s one thing we know about Paul, it\u2019s that he doesn\u2019t back down from a battle worth winning. As for Tyson, he\u2019s currently the host of the podcast \u2018Hotboxin with Mike Tyson as well as the owner of Iron Mike Productions, a boxing promotions company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mike Tyson explains how Jake Paul has changed boxing for the better Instagram: miketyson, jakepaulFrom one boxer to another, Mike Tyson has shared why he thinks Jake Paul has changed boxing for the better and will only continue to do so. Self-proclaimed \u2018problem child\u2019 turned professional boxer, Jake Paul, has surpassed expectations when it comes […]<\/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-55184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55184","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=55184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55184\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}