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Comparison of Mike Tyson and Jake Paul sparring footage has boxing fans all saying same thing

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Updated 15:35 14 Mar 2024 GMTPublished 15:34 14 Mar 2024 GMT

Comparison of Mike Tyson and Jake Paul sparring footage has boxing fans all saying same thing

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul's sparring footage has been doing the rounds on social media and has been analysed by fans.

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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul's sparring footage has been compared online and fans are all in agreement.

Tyson is returning to the ring against the 9-1 boxer at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20.

The bout will be shown live on Netflix free for subscribers and according to Ariel Helwani, those involved are pushing to make it a professional contest at heavyweight.

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There will be an age gap of more than 30 years when the two square off in the ring.

But when it comes to training footage, fans think the level is very, very different even with Tyson approaching 58.

The Baddest Man on the Planet still possesses that ferocious power and head movement even with his last competitive fight coming back in 2005.

In clips shared online he was absolutely hammering blows into his coach while hitting the pads, before pummelling the bag too.

Image: Getty
Image: Getty

While Paul's technique and speed was fine and he has made huge improvements to his game, the consensus is that it is night and day between the two.

One wrote: "How is mike so f***ing fast?"

A second said: "At 16 Paul was lip syncing songs on YT. At 16 Tyson was destroying other boxers. If this were to be a real fight, Paul wouldn’t stand a chance."

A third commented: "Mike so faster."

A fourth weighed in: "I would never bet against Mike in this life."

Another added: "You can just visualize the future, Mike Tyson bends down, followed by a left hook and lights out for the big mouth from social media!"

A final user opined: "If Jake wins the fight was rigged."


Things have come full circle for Paul, whose first professional fight was a devastating knockout against Nate Robinson on the undercard of Tyson's tear-up against Roy Jones Jr in 2020.

"This tweet was 4 years ago," Paul said, resharing a video of Tyson talking about his debut.

"Crazy how things change… Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something."

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@fred.gomes.silva

Topics: Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, Boxing

Josh Lawless
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Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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