Boxing promoter calls for ban after Jake Paul’s dizzying offer to Mike Tyson – ‘Has to be prohibited’
A boxing promoter has called for a ban after Jake Paul offered Mike Tyson a huge $5million if he’s able to make it past the fourth round of their bout next month.
The two men are currently preparing for the clash, which will take place in Texas.
Recently, Paul said he was prepared to give Tyson a massive $5m if he’s able to make it past the fourth round of their clash.
If the 58-year-old is unable to, however, he’ll then need to get a tattoo saying ‘I love Jake Paul’ somewhere on his body.
Yet veteran boxing promoter Lou DiBella, writing on X, has now demanded the authorities step in to stop this bet.
He said: “C’mon now! Is there no state regulation?
“If this is a professional bout, with legal sportsbooks taking action on it, this kind of ‘side bet’ has to be prohibited. PERIOD.”
Paul recently told Sports Illustrated that Tyson was yet to respond to his offer, with the boxing icon instead working hard in the gym.
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“I think I TKO or KO him in rounds four or five,” said the fighter, who has won 10 of his 11 professional bouts so far.
“But yeah, he hasn’t responded to the bet and I don’t think he probably will.
“I think he’s locked in, in war mode.
“He just wants to train and be a savage.”
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Tyson is no stranger to getting tattoos. Back in 2002, he stunned fans around the world when he got a special pattern done on his face just three days before a fight.
Yet he’d likely loathe the idea of getting a tribute to Paul done, even though the duo are on good terms.
Meanwhile, Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis have opened up as the showdown between Tyson and Paul creeps closer.
Lewis told Fox 29: “Mike Tyson’s gonna win. He’s not that old. Don’t take him too softly.
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“We’re one year apart… You can fight somebody like that and do well, because the person you’re fighting is not a true fighter and there’s a hundred things that you’ve forgotten that he’s learning.
“[The age] will be a little bit of a determining factor if the fight goes on too long, but if they get close and Mike comes with his ten-second combination, if one of those punches catches [Paul] he’s definitely gonna go down.”
And Holyfield, speaking to Fight Hub TV, added: “I don’t know how much confidence that Jake Paul has and all of that, but he’s gonna be a lot quicker.
“If he stays close to Mike then his chance of winning is going to be great, but if he tries to stay back from Mike he’s going to get caught.
“Mike is like a snake. He’ll pop out on you. He gets there too quick. But if you charge him, you’re going to smother him.
“He pushes off his legs so he’s too close, but if you give him room everybody gets knocked out going backwards. Give him room and you’re gonna be messed up.”