Eddie Hearn has seemingly performed a U-turn on his opinion of the upcoming fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
The pair will do battle in an exhibition bout in Arlington, Texas on July 20 - with the event to be live-streamed by Netflix.return to competitive boxing for the first time since he fought Roy Jones Jr to an exhibition draw in November 2020.Despite being 58 years of age, 'Iron Mike' has proven himself to be in great shape ahead of the fight, with his legendary power and hand speed very much still present.
Paul, though, is the odds-on favourite to win the bout, likely given his age and the fact that he has eight professional fights since Tyson last set foot in the ring.last month, Hearn mused: "I get the event. I know what people want to see. They want to see freak shows. And that's what it is. "The general consensus from the casual audience is, 'Oh, that's a bit of a freak show. I'll watch that'. Who knows what's going to be on the card? Maybe it's a great night of boxing."
He then indicated that he would make a final decision on whether to watch based on the quality of the undercard: "We'll see. We'll see what's on the undercard. I don't know."'The Problem Child' has announced that undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor will be boxing on July 20 in the co-main event, which will see her take on Amanda Serrano in a highly anticipated rematch.
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