According to Anthony Crolla, a former lightweight world champion, Mike Tyson defeating Jake Paul would “make a lot of people in boxing happy.”
In preparation for their matchup next month, Paul and Tyson are presently nearing the end of their individual training camps. The heavyweight bout between the two boxing legends is regarded as a professional match and is set to take place on November 15 at the AT&T Arena in Arlington, Texas.
Since the heavyweight bout was confirmed, Paul has been the target of a lot of criticism, especially when his opponent, 58, had to withdraw from the first bout earlier this year due to an ulcer flare-up. When Tyson lost to Kevin McBride in 2005, it was his final professional fight.
‘The Problem Child’, who is 27 years old, has been competing frequently since his debut in 2020. He has already triumphed over opponents like Nate Diaz, Anderson Silva, and Tyron Woodley. Last year, he lost against Tommy Fury on points, which was his sole loss in the sport. He enters the fight with “Iron Mike” fresh off a vicious knockout victory over Mike Perry, a former UFC welterweight contender, earlier this year.
Crolla has expressed his opinions about the impending heavyweight bout in an interview with Freebets.com. In addition to praising Paul, the 37-year-old has attacked the fight’s concept and brought attention to the significant age difference between the two. Nevertheless, if ‘Iron Mike’ can go in there and do the job, the former boxing world champion thinks he will make a lot of people in the sport.
“I think it’s a bit dangerous, we don’t know what kind of place Mike Tyson will be in.” He stated. “He and Roy Jones Jr. looked fantastic in the exhibition. However, Jake Paul was never able to put Mike’s gloves on when he was at his finest.
“He shouldn’t be close to Tyson at all. Jake Paul has one thing in common: he trains like a boxer. There is no doubting the improvements when he puts in the effort. However, I don’t know what Mike Tyson has left, so I think it’s really difficult to forecast. In about a round, he could go in there and blast him away. Mike Tyson is insanely old, and Jake Paul has gotten better. Mike is getting close to 60, and it’s difficult to even comprehend! Either Mike Tyson would walk through him and make a lot of boxing fans happy, or it would be terrible to watch.”
‘The Problem Child’ won’t mind being knocked out by the boxing legend, according to Crolla, who has shockingly acknowledged that Paul is taking the match extremely seriously. “Yeah, he probably wouldn’t mind becoming a GIF or reel,” he continued. The battle with Tommy Even though I think Tommy stole it that day, I was more impressed with Jake. However, Jake is making every effort and attending appropriate training camps.
Paul has spent hours watching tape to research Tyson’s past bouts and thinks the veteran would attempt “to trap me on the ropes and then get blows off to angles on each side” in their upcoming matchup, which is less than a month away. Paul said, “To just box on the outside and then use my footwork to be more agile and get him chasing me and then attack him when he’s out of position,” in response to a question about his strategy. That ought to irritate him.
