Netflix is apparently trying to push through with the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight despite a recent health scare.
Over the weekend, Netflix revealed that they had postponed the upcoming Tyson-Paul after Tyson had a stomach ulcer flare-up during a recent flight.
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Unfortunately Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will not face-off on July 20 as planned.
Tyson’s recent ulcer flare up has limited his ability to train fully for the next few weeks.The fight will be rescheduled for a date later this year after Mike’s able to resume training with no limitations and both fighters can have equal time to prepare for this once-in-a-lifetime matchup!
Paul offered to fight fellow YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI, but it doesn’t seem Netflix is interested in making that fight happen.
According to MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani, Netflix is deadset on making Paul vs Tyson happen.
“From what I was told, Netflix was steadfast that their first live boxing event, they want it to be Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. So, they had a handful of names, they were not interested. They want to wait for that and hope to do it in the 4th quarter.”
Ariel Helwani: From what I was told, Netflix was steadfast that their first live boxing event, they want it to be Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. So, they had a handful of names, they were not interested. They want to wait for that and hope to do it in the 4th quarter.#TheMMAHour pic.twitter.com/Fz1hRfs0Fb
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman)
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