The shock that Mike Tyson had health problems and needed “medical assistance” on the flight from Miami to Los Angeles earlier this week is making the prospect of the noisy fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson more obscure. ever. The Mail even revealed that Jake Paul has considered finding another opponent to replace “old man” Mike Tyson.
As planned, the noisy boxing event with the highlight of the Tyson vs Paul match will take place on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Texas, USA. But less than 2 months from this date, Mike Tyson’s health incident caused the plan to be disrupted.
In the latest development, yesterday Mike “steel” officially spoke up after the incident of “almost fainting on the plane”. On his social network account, the living legend of boxing declared: “Currently I feel 100% fine even though I don’t need to defeat Jake Paul to prove it.”
Previously, “Steel” Mike’s representative also confirmed that “the client is recovering well”. However, it is clear that after the latest health incident, Tyson’s ability to fight for the first time in… 19 years, with an opponent 31 years his junior on July 20, is extremely doubtful. big.
Don’t forget, Tyson will also have to undergo mandatory medical examinations according to regulations from the Competition Licensing Committee in the state of Texas, in which this boxer who is about to turn 58 years old must have a brain and cardiovascular scan… to See if you have enough health conditions to fight or not.
And with the latest developments that have just happened, Tyson could completely “fail the medical test”, which means he cannot compete with Jake Paul. This also explains why the alternative “nearly 60 year old Mike Tyson” is being considered.
Also according to the Mail, in case Tyson cannot fight on July 20, former UFC mixed martial arts star Chael Sonnen will likely be chosen instead to fight Jake Paul.
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Even though on June 15, Chael Sonnen will have a boxing match with former UFC enemy Anderson Silva, this 47-year-old boxer still affirms that “it will be a great warm-up for the match with Jake Paul if it takes place”.
