• Football
  • Boxing
  • UFC
  • Home
  • Football
    • England
    • Transfer News
    • Premier League
    • Champions League
    • Lionel Messi
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
    • EA FC 25
    • Wrexham
  • Boxing
    • Tyson Fury
    • Anthony Joshua
    • Oleksandr Usyk
    • Mike Tyson
    • Jake Paul
    • Logan Paul
  • UFC
    • Dana White
    • Conor McGregor
    • Khabib Nurmagomedov
    • Jon Jones
    • Paddy Pimblett
    • Joe Rogan
  • Other Sport
    • Athletics
    • Formula 1
    • MMA
    • Motorsport
    • NBA
    • Darts
    • NFL
    • Snooker
    • Wrestling
    • Tennis
    • Cricket
    • Golf
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Jake Paul branded Eddie Hearn a 'snake' over failed $1m bet long before Mike Tyson fight

Home> Boxing

Published 14:34 12 Mar 2024 GMT

Jake Paul branded Eddie Hearn a 'snake' over failed $1m bet long before Mike Tyson fight

Jake Paul is set to enter the ring with Mike Tyson in July.

Marcus Chan

Marcus Chan

Jake Paul once branded promoter Eddie Hearn a snake during a scathing attack.

Last week, it was confirmed that American YouTuber turned boxer Paul will fight Mike Tyson at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20.

Announcing the fight, which is set to be streamed on Netflix, the platform wrote: “It’s JAKE PAUL vs. MIKE TYSON — yes, really! — in a LIVE BOXING event at AT&T Stadium you won’t want to miss. Airing live on Netflix Saturday, July 20 #PaulTyson.”

Speaking after the announcement, Hearn said: “I'm the wrong person to ask because I love boxing, so for me it's incredibly sad.

Advert

“Mike Tyson's nearly 60. I get it, a lot of people are gonna tune in. But my opinion as a hardcore fight fan - it's very sad.”

He added: “Netflix are a huge platform. I think they can do a lot in the sport.

“But that particular fight for real lovers of the sport, it's sad to see.”

It appears that Hearn and Paul don’t particularly see eye to eye, back in May 2022, the American branded the promoter a snake.

Advert

Speaking to MMA Fighting, via talkSPORT, Paul said: “All of these boxing people are snakes, Eddie Hearn's a snake, he's a typical promotor. Grown up in the business, he's a liar as far as I'm concerned.

“It took me a while to catch on to how Eddie Hearn is, but he's very two-faced… He's very jealous of me.”

Image
Getty

He added: “For example, when we made the bet on stage for Amanda Serrano versus Katie Taylor... All of a sudden I hear as I got off stage that Eddie doesn't want to actually do the bet... It's not the time right now.

Advert

“I'm this new, young promoter that's doing it way bigger and better than him. I have 20x his platform and he's been doing this his entire life.”

Tyson said of facing Paul: “I’m very much looking forward to stepping into the ring with Jake Paul at the AT&T STADIUM IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS. He's grown significantly as a boxer over the years, so it will be a lot of fun to see what the will and ambition of a “kid” can do with the experience and aptitude of a GOAT.

“It's a full circle moment that will be beyond thrilling to watch; as I started him on his boxing journey on the undercard of my fight with Roy Jones and now I plan to finish him.”

Featured Image Credit: Matchroom

Topics: Jake Paul, Eddie Hearn, Boxing

Marcus Chan
Marcus Chan

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • Jake Paul sends video message after controversial Mike Tyson 'fight rules' emerge
  • Eddie Hearn finds it ‘incredibly sad’ that Mike Tyson is fighting Jake Paul
  • Jake Paul sends video message after controversial Mike Tyson 'fight rules' emerge
  • Mike Tyson had 'one strict condition' before agreeing to Jake Paul mega-fight

Choose your content:

3 days ago
4 days ago
5 days ago
  • 3 days ago

    Jake Paul picks Cristiano Ronaldo and Conor McGregor as he names the world's most overrated athletes in controversial list

    The YouTube star has named some massive sports stars in a shocking list of the world's most overrated athletes.

    Boxing
  • 4 days ago

    Turki Alalshikh brings in new strict boxing rule and says he 'can no longer support' one thing in the sport

    Turki Alalshikh insists he can no longer support it.

    Boxing
  • 5 days ago

    Netflix subscribers face huge fine for watching Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford boxing match

    Ahead of the huge boxing fight in Las Vegas, there is a key reminder for Netflix users.

    Boxing
  • 5 days ago

    Mike Tyson admits he used his baby to pass drugs tests during heavyweight boxing career

    Mike Tyson was able to trick officials by using his baby.

    Boxing