A fan believed he spotted an illegal move in Jake Paul’s training ahead of his fight with Mike Tyson.
Earlier this month Paul announced he was set to fight former unified heavyweight champion Tyson in a boxing match at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Youtuber-turned-boxer Paul, 27, has had ten professional fights, with just one defeat to heavyweight Tommy Fury.
Meanwhile, Tyson, 30 years Paul's senior, was once the youngest-ever heavyweight champion at 20, and the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles.
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Paul, who has mostly fought against former UFC fighters, appears confident ahead of his July 20 bout with the boxing legend.
On his social media channels. Paul shared a video of the third day of his training camp, with the accompanying message: “Day 3, Mikey Mikey, you’re hands can’t hit what your eyes can’t see.”
The ten-second video showed various snippets of the influencer being put through his paces.
However, one fan on social media called out Paul for wearing different coloured gloves.
One person said, “They’re gonna keep allowing him to wear those black and white gloves?” - a comment which left several others deliberating boxing regulations around glove colour.
In an amateur boxing match, the home fighter must wear red gloves, while the away fighter must wear blue gloves. This is to ensure that referees can distinguish between the two fighters and that the contest is fair.
In professional boxing, however, there are no enforced rules about glove colours.
Tyson was regarded among the hardest boxers in history. However, Paul has questioned whether the legend’s power is a “myth”.
“I want to see how hard he hits,” Paul said on his BS podcast. “Mike, I really want to see, bro. Let’s see all the legends, the myths because you’re Iron Mike Tyson, but I have an iron chin, people know that. I take shots.
“I think people are underestimating me being able to deal with his power, and that’s something that’s going to make it interesting.
“I am biting off a lot. This is definitely the toughest, most savage, lethal opponent regardless of age because power is the last thing to go.
“The reaction and reception of it is insane. I almost can’t even believe it, so very surreal and very, very grateful for all of that. We’re going to see. I’m excited. I literally can’t wait to look across the ring and see him and give him a f****** death stare.”
Topics: Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, Boxing
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