CNN’s Laura Coates and podcast host Bomani Jones discuss 58-year-old boxing legend Mike Tyson’s upcoming boxing match with 27-year-old Youtuber Jake Paul.

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Mike Tyson, the legendary 58-year-old boxer, is preparing for an upcoming match against 27-year-old Jake Paul, a Youtuber turned professional boxer. The fight has garnered significant attention due to the stark contrast between Tyson’s established boxing legacy and Paul’s modern internet fame. Tyson characterizes himself as a "natural-born killer," distinguishing his experience and innate fighting skill from what he perceives as Paul’s media-driven persona.

Jake Paul, boasting a record of ten wins and one loss, is known for his powerful overhand right and his knack for attention-grabbing stunts. He recently made headlines for his playful comeback to Tyson’s verbal jabs, and he continues to engage in promotional antics such as flaunting diamond-studded ear covers to avoid potential injury. Paul will face Tyson in a highly anticipated fight to be streamed live on Netflix from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Despite the excitement surrounding the fight, sports analysts express skepticism about predicting the outcome. While Paul has been active in recent boxing events, critics note that he primarily faces non-traditional boxers, such as mixed martial artists and athletes from different sports. Conversely, questions arise regarding Tyson's capability, given his age, to perform at the level required to defeat a much younger Paul. According to betting site Polymarket, Paul has a 64 percent chance of winning compared to Tyson's 31 percent; however, the unpredictability of this unusual matchup leaves the result uncertain.



Mike Tyson, YouTuber Jake Paul face off

There's a fundamental difference between me and Jake he's a manufactured killers Television and papers made him a killer. He's manufactured. I'm a natural-born killer That's a that's the difference That's 58 year old Mike Tyson He's been training for tomorrow's fight against 27 year old youtuber turned boxer Jake Paul Tyson is ready to go. Just look at this from the weigh-in tonight Oh And this by the way is how Jake Paul responded I Don't even feel it. He's angry. He's an angry little elf Mike Tyson. I thought that was a cute slap, buddy But tomorrow you're getting knocked the fuck out I'm We'll see about that, but look Jake Paul is no amateur He's got a ten and one record and is known for a powerful overhand, right? Just watch this knockout against Tyrone Woodley You Aside from Paul's fighting skills. He happens to be a master troll I'm not getting my shit bit off on Friday night. So I got my Diamond spiked ear covers right there You Thank you, the trolling seems to be working because all eyes now are on this fight It's gonna be streamed live on Netflix tomorrow night at 8 p.m. From AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas Capacity for the venue by the way is 80,000 seats I want to get right to Bimani Jones host of the right time with Bimani Jones podcast Good to see you Bimani as always the betting site poly market shows Paul with the 64% chance of winning 31% for Tyson who you got winning tomorrow It ain't us like this is a farce I don't know how anybody can say they have any idea who is going to win this fight because on one hand Jake Paul has been in these fights, but he doesn't fight against boxers. That's the thing He'll fight MMA guys former basketball players. We haven't seen him go against the boxer on the other hand the duties fighting is 58 years old and Maybe this is generational. I struggle to believe that Jake Paul can beat Mike Tyson in the farewell That's the hardest thing in the world for me to possibly believe at the same time It's really difficult to believe a 58 year old man is gonna go out there and win a boxing match I can't I can't believe this is real life

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