Mike Tyson drops sparring partner ahead of Jake Paul fight

10/24/2024 01:29 AM

58-year old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will step back in the ring on Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas against 27-year old influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul.  

Originally, the bout was scheduled to take place on July 20, but was postponed due to Tyson suffering an ulcer flare up due to 'too much bad food and stuff.'  The match was rescheduled for Nov. 15.  

Three weeks before the the two meet inside the ring, Tyson posted sparring footage showing him knocking down a sparring partner to social media.  A clean left hook sent his sparring partner partially through the ropes.  "I'm just getting started," Tyson wrote accompanying the video. 

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Paul is coming off a TKO win over Bare Knuckle boxing standout Mike Perry in July. He's 10-1 in his professional boxing career. In November 2020, Tyson faced Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition bout. The fight went the distance and was ruled a draw.  He last fought in a sanctioned boxing match in 2005, losing to Kevin McBride via RTD, meaning Tyson quit on the stool.    

It's been 19 years since Tyson fought professionally.  He didn't look bad in his 2020 exhibition bout with Jones Jr.  Paul is 31 years younger than "Iron Mike," but as they say, 'punching power is the last thing to go.'