Jake Paul Declares That There Won’t Be a Back Up Fighter For The Mike Tyson Fight

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Jake Paul has verbally dismissed the chances of having a backup fighter for his mega-boxing event with Mike Tyson. This fight is scheduled to take place on the 15th of November and has gained mixed reviews because of the unusualness of the match-up.

Not having a backup fighter can be a good and bad thing. If Mike Tyson pulls out again due to health concerns – the fight will be cancelled. And on a brighter note, it adds a layer of seriousness for both fighters.

Jake Paul on having a backup fighter

In a recent interview with TMZ, Jake Paul shed some light on having a backup fighter.

“He’s super healthy behind-the-scenes and feeling great, so that’s what we’re focused on, and there’s not a backup [opponent] currently,” Paul said, as quoted by mmafighting.com. “Mike is big and beefy, and thick and strong, and yeah, Francis [Ngannou] actually said that he thinks Mike is going to knock me out, which is funny,” Paul said.

“But I do have to be careful in the early rounds, because Mike has that crazy, crazy punching power”.

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