‘I’m Not Here For A Circus’

Demetrious Johnson just isn’t a fan of Jake Paul preventing Mike Tyson.

Tyson and Paul have been initially scheduled to face one another contained in the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, July 20. Nevertheless, their extremely anticipated conflict was postponed after Tyson skilled a medical emergency throughout a cross-country flight final month. Happily, the incident was attributed to nothing greater than an ulcer flare-up. Nonetheless, Tyson was pressured to take a break from coaching, prompting promoters to push the fight from this summer to November 15.

Johnson, then again, thinks they need to simply scrap the entire thing altogether, or on the very least, discover an opponent for ‘The Downside Baby’ who isn’t 30+ years his elder.

“He’s 58 years outdated,” Johnson stated of Tyson throughout an look on The MMA Hour. “I don’t know what his well being historical past is, and I feel the most important factor is you might have somebody who’s 58 years outdated attempting to push his physique to absolutely the restrict, transferring. I don’t know if he’s sparring or something like that. I like Jake Paul, I simply suppose there are such a lot of f*cking boxers on the market that he can combat and construct, pad his document with. I perceive Mike Tyson is an enormous title and Netflix needs to do it, however I don’t suppose they need to revisit it.

“There are many guys on the market that Jake Paul might combat. KSI is considered one of them. He might combat T-Wooden [Tyron Woodley] once more. He might combat Mike Perry, ‘Platinum.’ He might combat Jorge Masvidal. There are such a lot of guys! He might combat Anthony Pettis. There are such a lot of guys who’re youthful than Mike Tyson however slightly bit older than him that he can beat and have an enormous title.

“However I simply suppose him preventing Mike Tyson, the man is 58. I don’t need to see Mike Tyson get damage. For what? … That is the stupidest f*cking factor that’s occurring proper now. You’re telling me there may be actually no person on the market that may combat Jake Paul that’s his age, that’s 8-0 as a boxer?” (h/t MMA Fighting).

Tyson is likely one of the greatest names within the historical past of boxing, amassing a 50-6 document with 44 of his wins coming by means of knockout over the course of his two-decade-long profession. Alongside the way in which, he captured the undisputed heavyweight world championship, carrying the crown from 1987 to 1990.

‘Child Dynamite’ returned to the boxing ring in 2020 for an exhibition bout with fellow legend Roy Jones Jr., however the conflict with Paul will probably be his first skilled boxing match since a 2005 loss to Kevin McBride.

“If they need one thing that’s large, get an excellent boxer that’s actually good and have [Paul] combat him,” Johnson argued. “His abilities ought to promote sufficient. I’m not right here for a f*cking circus. I’m right here for, are you legit or not? Struggle a legit boxer who’s 8-0.

“Let’s have a legit boxing promoter like Eddie Hearn give us any individual. ‘Hey, who do you suppose could be a superb combat for Jake Paul? Who?’ Ask Eddie Hearn that and see if he can get the man to signal on the dotted line and have a combat.”

Demetrious Johnson has the right opponent in thoughts for jake paul

So if Demetrious Johnson doesn’t need to see ‘The Downside Baby’ throw arms with Tyson, who could be an acceptable opponent? Effectively, ‘Mighty Mouse’ has the right candidate in thoughts: present BKFC star and the King of Violence, ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry.

“One of many issues Mike Perry does very nicely is he places numerous harm on his opponents with naked knuckles,” Johnson stated. “With these gloves, I don’t know if he can do the identical sort of harm, as a result of reducing somebody within the face and all that stuff, I don’t suppose he might do this. However I’d watch.

Paul and Perry have teased a possible conflict for a while with ‘Platinum’ even serving because the backup for Paul’s combat with former UFC star Nate Diaz final summer season. Latest rumors counsel {that a} date has been mentioned for what looks like an inevitable showdown between the 2, although no bulletins have been made.