British boxing promoter Eddie Hearn didn’t pull any punches while talking about the upcoming clash between Jake Paul and legendary pugilist ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson.
From the moment the bout was first announced, Paul vs. Tyson has received a fair amount of criticism, pretty much all of it surrounding the 31-year age gap between the two combatants. The scrutiny was only heightened when their originally scheduled date of July 20 was pushed back to November 15 after Tyson suffered a medical emergency during a cross-country flight in May.
Though Tyson insists that he’s healthy and ready to go, Hearn thinks this whole thing is a bad idea and an unnecessary risk for the former unified heavyweight world champion.