With Mike Tyson controversially set to return to the boxing ring on November 16 to take on Jake Paul, a simulation of the fight has been run and it didn’t last long.
Mike Tyson was scheduled to return to the boxing ring after four years earlier this year, but after suffering an ulcer flare-up, his fight against Jake Paul was postponed, with many fans hopeful that it would never come to fruition.
Despite that, ‘The Problem Child’ went on to fight BKFC star, Mike Perry, beating him in the sixth round of their fight, keeping his fight against Tyson intact.
Mike Tyson knocks Jake Paul out in 75-second simulation
Although there was originally a lot of concern for the 58-year-old ahead of his comeback against Paul, after bits of training footage have been released, the fans have become more confident that he will make the fight competitive.
Tyson recently broke a boxing pad in half after showing his supernatural power during a training session, which showcases that he is definitely still a danger in the ring.
With that, a simulation was run on the newly released boxing game ‘Undisputed’, to see how the video game saw the fight playing out.
It is widely agreed that Tyson’s only path to victory against Paul is scoring a huge knockout early on, and that’s exactly how the simulation had the fight ending.
In the simulation, the 58-year-old catches ‘The Problem Child’ with a patented Tyson left hook, buckling the legs of Paul who is then dropped by a big right hand.
Although the 27-year-old manages to get back to his feet, he is knocked back down shortly after by a big body shot, which this time, puts him out for good after just 75 seconds of the fight.
Paul’s approach in real life will surely differ from his approach in the video game as he attempts to meet Tyson in the middle of the ring and spark a brawl.
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Despite the fact that Tyson fought against Roy Jones Jr in 2020, the fight was an exhibition so it didn’t go down on either fighter’s record.
However, his upcoming fight against Paul is a professional bout with a few different rules added in to combat the 31-year age difference.
There will be eight two-minute rounds and the two fighters will wear 14oz gloves instead of 10oz gloves. Unlike an exhibition bout, knockouts are allowed.
The last fighter to step foot in the ring with Tyson for a professional bout was Kevin McBride who beat him back in 2005. Ahead of his upcoming fight, McBride has warned Paul of Tyson’s supernatural power.
“Jake Paul is a young kid. He has youth with him but Mike Tyson’s power is unbelievable. I still feel it to this day, more than 19 years later,” McBride told Bloody Elbow.
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