'That fight was a lie': NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin says Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight was fixed



NFL Hall of Fame member Michael Irvin called the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match a "lie" that had no intentions of being a real fight.

The former Dallas Cowboy sat in the second row of the Netflix-promoted event and said that in his opinion, Tyson was holding back and didn't deliver his signature uppercuts on purpose.

"That fight was a lie," Irvin claimed. "Everybody's lying. ... They had no intentions to really strap it on. If you look through that, I didn't see one patented uppercut by Mike Tyson. What did Mike Tyson win on? Uppercut."

Irvin told the hosts of the "It Is What It Is" podcast that he had heard that Tyson agreed to a contract stipulating he couldn't hit Paul in the body and then follow it with an uppercut.

"Then I heard some people talking about they couldn't put that in the contract. He couldn't body and then uppercut. Like, how can you put that in a fight contract?" Irvin said.

The confusing points perplexed host Mason Betha, also known as the rapper Mase, who often smiled or simply said, "Hmm ...," throughout Irvin's theory.

"Mike, how do you know that wasn't in the contract?" Betha said, bursting into laughter.

"No, it was in the contract!" Irvin replied.

"Who's your resource?" Betha continued, "Cite your source," he laughed.

"You got all these people out here, and [Tyson] couldn't body him and do that patented uppercut. Mike Tyson is not Mike Tyson anyway, and now you're taking away Mike Tyson's best gift, which is that uppercut. Man, that's a big lie to me."

'If they take that away, you ain't that dude anymore.'

Irvin then compared taking away Tyson's uppercut to his football days, saying that if he was forced to play a game without running a slant or deep out route, he wouldn't be able to play at his best.

"If they take that away, you ain't that dude anymore, and they took that away," Irvin added.

Co-host Cam'ron Giles, who simply goes by Cam'ron, said his interpretation of the fight was that Tyson was getting beaten so badly he didn't want to watch it anymore.

"I walked out around round four," Cam'ron said, saying he was trying to avoid seeing Tyson get knocked out. "I just went to my car and smoked."

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024

Irvin, however, had another theory up his sleeve.

"Somebody asked Mike why he kept biting his glove," the former wide receiver began. "I think he was trying not to kill the dude. That's what crazy people do," Irvin claimed.

"It's a tick ... he never threw the uppercut."

Irvin has seemingly already been disproven on this topic, though. Not only did Netflix announcer Mauro Ranallo cite during the broadcast that Tyson has a history of biting his glove, Tyson also claimed after the fight that he has a "biting fixation."

The latter is a hilarious reference to when he bit boxer Evander Holyfield's ear in 1997.

At the same time, there exists video evidence of Tyson doing the same glove bite as far back as at least 2020 against Roy Jones Jr. However, one could allege the same claim as Irvin about that fight, since that fight was an exhibition, as well.

"I'm happy he got every dime, or whatever it is. I want him to get his money. I just wanted him to free the beast," Irvin concluded.

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Jake Paul jumps into NIL deals with gymnast Livvy Dunne for partnership in new Walmart brand



Boxer and influencer Jake Paul has recruited multiple star athletes as partners in his new men's care brand.

Recently, Paul signed LSU gymnastics star Livvy Dunne to a name, image, and likeness deal for his health product brand called W.

Dunne is a social media juggernaut in her own right, with over 13 million followers across platforms. She announced the new partnership on her Instagram page, which represents about 40% of her audience.

The NIL deal, first reported by On3, represents the strong crossover value that college athletes offer brands in different markets, along with international reach online.

Dunne is reportedly the third influencer brought on as a co-owner of the Walmart-exclusive brand, along with recent UFC champion Sean O'Malley and rapper Rubi Rose. All of these influencers have a strong following among young men, whom Paul is targeting with his new brand by strictly selling products for less than $10.

Paul launched W in June and reportedly brought Dunne on after meeting her at a party.

"We immediately hit it off," Dunne told WWD. "Seeing how passionate he was in person really made me want to work with him. I know he grew up as an influencer and has always been in the spotlight, but he's truly proven himself in other areas and shown that you can be successful beyond just being an influencer."

Dunne added that she has garnered success by discovering her core values and aligning her brand deals and business opportunities with those ideals.

"I feel like there are so many things on people's feeds that are not authentic. It's very easy to detect," she continued. "It's a feeling you get when you talk to a brand and can tell your core values align. And that's something I felt with W."

'I think that's important, creating a substantial brand that will last post-college.'

The gymnast and NCAA champion has been trying to make honesty a big part of her brand, often providing remarks that are seldom heard in the sports world.

In September, she explained the importance for female college athletes to make money off their image while in college, due to lack of popularity of professional women's sports leagues.

"It's very important to capitalize on your NIL while you're in college if you're a female, because there's not a lot of professional leagues after college for most women's sports," Dunne confessed.

"I think that's important, creating a substantial brand that will last post-college."

Dunne carries with her a $4 million NIL valuation, which ranks her No. 2 in the country among college athletes.

At the same time, Paul made an estimated $40 million from his recent boxing match against Mike Tyson.

The 27-year-old said he wanted to create a health brand free from artificial dyes, hormone disruptors, and sulfates and sought to bring a product to market that he said would help young men who are deficient in vitamin D and magnesium.

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'I'm gonna die, and it's gonna be over': Mike Tyson gives child reporter dark answer about having an 'ego'



Mike Tyson gave an honest and shocking answer to a child reporter who asked him what he thinks his lasting legacy will be in his sport.

Ahead of a press conference for his Friday night fight on Netflix against boxer Jake Paul, Tyson was interviewed by child star Jazlyn Guerra who hosts "Jazzy's World."

While Guerra asked Tyson about his love for pigeons and what makes him happy, it was a question about his legacy that brought out a deep philosophical answer from the former heavyweight champion.

"You are setting a monumental opportunity for kids my age to see the legend Mike Tyson in the ring for the first time," Guerra began.

"After such a successful career, what type of legacy would you like to leave behind when it's all said and done?" she asked.

The young reporter may not have been ready for what Tyson was about to unleash.

"I don't believe in the word legacy, I just think that's another word for 'ego.' Legacy doesn't mean nothing, that's just some word everybody grabbed onto," Tyson explained.

The 58-year-old then added that he doesn't care about his legacy because he is going to die:

"It means absolutely nothing to me, I'm just passing through. I'm gonna die, and it's going to be over. Who cares about a legacy after that?" he asked rhetorically.

14-year-old reporter Jazlyn Guerra hosts 'Jazzy's World,' a YouTube channel with more than 700,000 subscribers.Photo by Dia Dipasupil/WireImage

Tyson continued, "What a big ego ... so I'm [going to] die, I want people to think that I'm this, I'm great? No. We're nothing, we're dead, we're dust. We're absolutely nothing, our legacy is nothing."

The 14-year-old, perhaps not expecting a lesson on the fragility of life, simply replied, "Well, thank you so much for sharing that."

"That is something I have not heard before," she noted.

The boxer wasn't done with his teachings on the ego, however, and his further remarks certainly helped a clip from the interview go viral.

"Can you really imagine somebody saying, 'I want my legacy to be this way'? You're dead! Why do you want somebody ... you think somebody really wants to think about you? I want people to think about me when I'm gone? Who the f*** cares about me when I'm gone?" Tyson prophesied.

The New York native did concede, however, that maybe his kids or grandchildren would care about him when he's deceased.

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul face off before their November 15 fight on Netflix.Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024

The young reporter handled Tyson's blunt responses in stride and spoke to the boxer about suffering through adversity in rough areas of New York.

"Adversity is beautiful, I'm so happy I endured it," Tyson told the teen. "Adversity makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker. Without adversity, we're nobody. You have to be tested in life."

As for his November 15 opponent, Tyson said it remains to be seen how seriously he takes the sport.

"I don't think much of him, I think he's very funny," Tyson added.

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'This is not gonna come true, young man': Mike Tyson eerily tells Jake Paul he will crush his dreams



Mike Tyson was confidently quiet during a strange sit down interview with upcoming opponent Jake Paul, telling the 27-year-old that he is going to crush his dreams of a having the biggest night of his life.

Both opponents took an unorthodox position of sitting on backwards chairs as they fielded questions in a face-to-face interview just days ahead of their November 15 showdown on Netflix.

Tyson, appearing the most calm and confident he has been ahead of the fight, made several frighteningly calm statements reminiscent of his championship days.

When Paul was asked what it would do for his career and legacy to knock out Tyson, the former YouTuber replied, "Obviously, it would be the biggest moment in all of boxing history on Friday night when I put this man to sleep."

With a creepy smile, Tyson turned to the host, "He dreams a lot."

"This is not going to come true, young man," Tyson added.

Paul explained that he is "indeed" scared that Tyson could knock him out and has felt the fear while watching videos of Tyson train.

"My mom is messaging ... she can't even watch Tyson punch. She won't watch it 'cause it scares her," Paul said.

Inversely, Tyson was asked what it would say about him if he loses to the less-experienced fighter.

"Well, I'm not going to lose. I can't even fathom losing. I can't imagine it. He's not going to win," the 58-year-old resonded. "I think he thinks this is going to be an easy night, this is not going to be an easy night."

'I'll feed him to my falcon.'

The strange interview continued, and after Paul told a producer to "shut the f*** up," he presented an obscure gift to Tyson.

"This is a pigeon from Southeast Asia, very expensive, but I wanted you to have this," Paul said as he put the caged bird between them.

"Thank you, Jake," Tyson replied before analyzing the pigeon.

Tyson, who is known to care for coops of pigeons, then referred to the bird as a "low-budget pedigree" before adding that it was obvious that "no one loved him."

"I'll feed him to my falcon," Tyson decided.

"We paid thousands of dollars for that," Paul reiterated.

When the interview ended, Tyson admitted there was no way he could take the pigeon with him and that he would never actually feed the bird to his falcon.

Tyson's training has become increasingly impressive as cameras have followed him leading up to the fight. In one video that went viral online, the fighter seemingly knocked out a sparring partner, sending him falling through the ropes.

Tyson has recently stated that he takes a lot of hallucinogens and even admitted he may be high on mushrooms during the fight.

"If I'm not on mushrooms maybe I'll be on ... residue of mushrooms. I won't be on mushrooms but on the residue of mushrooms!"

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Jake Paul confirmed to be entering MMA following Mike Tyson boxing match: 'It's just about finding the name'



YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul will compete in mixed martial arts following his super fight against boxing legend Mike Tyson.

Paul and Tyson are set to box in November at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Netflix.

Likely in 2025, Paul will get into a cage for the Professional Fighters League in his first pro MMA fight.

PFL CEO Peter Murray insists that Paul is ready to make the jump and will take on a legitimate opponent:

"We have a partnership with Jake and we're looking forward to supporting him in MMA. We're going to stage that mega event next year and more to come on that too, that will happen. There's a number of opponents who continue to line up."

"Conceptually this event continues to getting bigger and bigger. Jake has committed to take on a for real, legitimate fighter. So it'll be a spectacle," Murray said, per Bloody Elbow.

A weight class and opponent are still yet to be determined, however when Paul signed with PFL in January 2023, it was reported that he would fight in a newly-created Super Fight division.

"This is about changing MMA, disrupting, innovating, and creating the next big league," Paul said, according to MMA Junkie. "I've already disrupted boxing, and now it's time to disrupt MMA."

'It would be very, very serious. I would probably start working with either Sean O’Malley's team.'

During a press scrum in August, Paul told the media that while he doesn't want an easy fight, he is still managing his expectations.

"It has to be a fight where it's, like, this is my first MMA fight. So I think I can beat Nate Diaz in my first MMA fight, it would be tough of course. It's a 50/50 fight but I don't want to go into something where I'm going to be outclassed like fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov in my first fight."

Nurmagomedov is widely considered one of the greatest MMA fighters ever, having retired undefeated at 29-0.

Diaz, on the other hand, is more than 10 years older than Paul but still active in MMA with a record of 23-13. Diaz last fought in 2022 when he beat UFC legend Tony Ferguson.

Paul defeated Diaz in boxing in early August in what was a clear defeat but not a dominating performance. Both fighters immediately discussed the possibility of an MMA match following the fight.

"It’s just about finding the name," Paul told media. With the money available, Paul said his team is "ready to make offers" but his opponent needs to have shown that they can draw sales.

As for his MMA training, Paul said, "It would be very, very serious. I would probably start working with either Sean O’Malley's team or maybe Javier Mendez over in California. I would take it very, very seriously, I wouldn't want to lose and I take everything I do seriously, so I would definitely go hard as f***."

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'I have to take them when I train': Mike Tyson says he might be high on marijuana or mushrooms for his fight with Jake Paul



Mike Tyson may be soaring with a bit more than confidence during his fight with YouTube star turned boxer Jake Paul.

The former heavyweight champion is set to fight known agitator Paul in Texas on July 20 and has been asked multiple times if his recreational psychedelic use will come into play for the fight.

Recently, Tyson appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" where host Jimmy Kimmel seemingly lost confidence in the 58-year-old the more he spoke.

"I really want you to beat this guy," Kimmel said in a clip posted to X. "I'm thinking about betting a lot of money on you," he added.

'I have to take them when I train, I always train with my mushrooms.'

"I'm training extremely hard," Tyson explained, revealing he typically starts his training at 11 a.m.

"Oh no," Kimmel responded, quickly losing faith in Tyson.

"I might leave the gym at 5," Tyson continued. The boxer explained that during his six-hour session, he also gets an hour-long massage within that same time period as well. "Then I go right into strength and conditioning," he added.

"Will you be high on marijuana as well?" Kimmel later asked.

"That's a possibility too," Tyson said, without laughing.

"My bet's getting lower as we talk," Kimmel said, sinking his head into his hands.

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During an August interview with Logan Paul — a WWE wrestler and the brother of Tyson's opponent — Tyson was asked if he will be on any other drugs during the fight.

"Will you be on mushrooms for your fight?" the host asked Tyson.

"If I'm not on mushrooms maybe I'll be on ... residue of mushrooms. I won't be on mushrooms but on the residue of mushrooms!"

In the clip from the "Impaulsive" podcast, Tyson vaguely confirmed that the hallucinogen would be some sort of "psilocybin."

Per Outkick, Tyson also revealed that he feels he has to take mushrooms during his training sessions.

"I have to take them when I train, I always train with my mushrooms," he said. "I train with mushrooms. I feel so beautiful, it takes me to heaven, baby," he added.

One host joked that Tyson could box on PCP, to which Tyson replied, "That's a good one."

Tyson's marijuana use isn't exactly random; since 2016, he has been heavily invested in marijuana farming and cultivation.

According to a 2022 report by the Sun, the business pulls in about $670,000 per month.

Tyson has said the plants make him much calmer and believes they can help others fight opioid addictions.

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'An all-time backfire': UFC's Daniel Cormier says Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is a 'lose-lose' that might go horribly wrong



UFC commentator Daniel Cormier says there is no outcome from Jake Paul's fight against Mike Tyson where Paul will be seen as the winner.

The former two-division UFC champion spoke to fellow UFC alumnus Ben Askren on the "Funky and the Champ" podcast about the upcoming Paul vs. Tyson fight, where the two athletes — who are nearly 30 years apart in age — will box on a Netflix sports special.

Cormier commented on remarks made by fellow UFC commentator Joe Rogan, who said that Tyson could still knock Paul's "head into another dimension" even at his age.

'I think it’s a lose-lose for Jake Paul, because if you beat up Mike Tyson, everybody loves Mike Tyson.'

"58-year-old Mike Tyson is not 50-year-old Mike Jones that lives down the street. It's a different kind of human being, he can still knock your head into another dimension if he can catch you," Rogan said.

Cormier agreed that when he watches Tyson hitting pads, "It looks like there's still something left in there."

"But then I watch Jake Paul fight Mike Perry. I watch Jake Paul get pressed to where he starts to feel uncomfortable, and it looked like Mike Perry had a chance. But then Jake has a reserve tank to go to and get and draw from because he's 28 years old."

Cormier mentioned he was concerned that at 58 years old, Tyson might not have enough reserved energy to draw from to compete with Paul if the fight goes longer than a couple rounds.

"That is my concern. Because what if this looks like a 58-year-old man, fighting a 28-year-old man, where Mike can’t draw [reserve energy]?" Cormier asked.

The former fighter went on to say that no matter what happens, Paul will be seen as a loser after the fight due to Tyson's age and the reverence audiences have for him.

"I think it’s a lose-lose for Jake Paul, because if you beat up Mike Tyson, everybody loves Mike Tyson ... Mike Tyson actually doesn't need the money," Cormier continued. "It's surprising to me that he's fighting ... what if Mike knocks him out though? Then it's over. Everything's done. It would be an all-time backfire. Nothing's ever been done like that in the history of the sport if he gets knocked out."

The November 15, 2024, bout was already pushed back from a July date over health complications on the part of Tyson that caused a flight delay.

"He became nauseous and dizzy due to an ulcer flare-up 30 minutes before landing," one of Tyson's representatives said at the time. "He is appreciative to the medical staff that were there to help him."

Tyson has answered questions about his age numerous times leading up to the fight, stating that it isn't a hinderance on top of the fact that he is the only athlete of his age that could create such anticipation.

"I'm 58 and what? I'm getting billions of views from just talking to somebody about fighting," Tyson said on Fox News. "Everybody, even most of the athletes, they're jealous, that's wack. ... I say 'in your prime you couldn't draw a million people, man. What are you talking about, you couldn't sell out [an] arena.' Who at 58 could sell out an 80,000-seat arena?"

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