Joe Rogan Warns Jake Paul About Tyson – ‘He Can Knock Your Head Into Another Dimension’
Joe Rogan has warned Jake Paul about fighting Mike Tyson, saying he could come unstuck.
The pair face off on November 15 for Netflix’s first-ever boxing fight. Paul is the massive favorite based on their activity. The Problem Child is much younger at 27, having boxed three times since last December. He has stoppage wins over Andre August, Ryan Bourland and Mike Perry in his last bout. Meanwhile, Tyson pulled out of their initial fight date for July 20 after an inflamed ulcer.
Despite suggestions that the fight should be called off, it is still going ahead. Tyson will be 58 at the time of the fight. He has not boxed professionally since losing to Kevin McBride in 2005. His last fight in any form was a 2020 exhibition against Roy Jones Jr.
Rogan Reacts
However, Rogan outlined that Paul still has risks. He is expected to win, putting the pressure on him to perform. Paul may look to open up and push Tyson back, who still possesses a strong punch. This is Paul’s first time fighting at heavyweight, as he has boxed at cruiserweight against fighters who have increased in weight. Rogan did not see this as a formality at all.
“58 is 58 — no matter what you’re taking, and what they’re doing for you, you’re still 58. But 58-year-old Mike Tyson is not 50-year-old Mike Jones that lives down the street. It’s a different kind of human being, he can still knock your head into another dimension if he can catch you. The thing is, can he catch a 28-year-old guy who’s at the top of his career who is winning legitimate boxing matches?
“I mean, he’s beating former UFC world champions like Tyron Woodley. ake had that very good fight with Tommy Fury who’s a legitimate boxer, that was a very good fight. And he just beat up Mike Perry who was a bare knuckle champion, he’s a real fighter, he can fight and if Mike Tyson and him are fighting and Mike can’t catch him? Then it’s hard to tell,” Rogan said
Who Wins?
The comments suggest that Tyson has a puncher’s chance. A key part of the fight will be Mike’s conditioning. Paul may seek to feel things out in the earlier rounds and avoid an onslaught before tiring his man out at the backend of the fight. It is an eight-round fight under two-minute rounds, which will aid both men.
Paul has boxed in ten rounders, meaning he is up to speed with what to expect. As for Mike, it is not three 12-minute rounds that he has done throughout his career. Tyson has talked up his mindset ahead of the fight, stating that he is a ‘killer.’ However, Tyson’s recent mood has become more mellow and philosophical over life, raising doubts about whether he can turn on that killer instinct come fight night.
“What bothers me with this whole thing is that he’s got to kind of slide back into that warrior and I’m just not sure that he needed to do it,” Russel Crowe stated
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