AT&T Stadium has been the site of many massively-hyped showdowns over the years. But this summer, the Cowboys’ home venue will host a different kind of battle, one that’s being billed as “the fight of a lifetime.”
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson will square off against internet-celebrity-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on July 20. The match will be streamed on Netflix and should serve as a monster draw for the platform’s growing schedule of live sporting events.
Tyson, who will turn 58 in June, was the youngest heavyweight champ in history at age 20 and last fought in a 2020 exhibition bout that ended in a draw. His 50-6 record (44 knockouts) has already landed him in the Boxing Hall of Fame, and some of the fights from his heyday remain some of the most-watched and best-remembered events in the sport’s history.
Paul, 27, rose to popularity on sites like Vine and YouTube before making a transition to boxing. He has a 9-1 record with six knockouts. He’s three inches taller than Tyson, has five extra inches of reach, and also happens to be three decades younger.
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“He’s grown significantly as a boxer over the years,” Tyson said of his opponent, “so it will be a lot of fun to see what the will and ambition of a ‘kid’ can do with the experience and aptitude of a GOAT. It’s a full circle moment that will be beyond thrilling to watch; as I started him on his boxing journey on the undercard of my fight with Roy Jones and now I plan to finish him.”
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The fight, which will take place at the Cowboys’ home venue just days before the team assembles in California for 2024 training camp, comes courtesy of Most Valuable Promotions and may well become the “most-watched boxing event in modern boxing history,” according to the company’s founder.
ESPN reports that the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has yet to determine whether the match will be officially classified as a pro fight or an exhibition.
“My sights are set on becoming a world champion,” said Paul, “and now I have a chance to prove myself against the greatest heavyweight champion ever, the baddest man on the planet, and the most dangerous boxer of all time. This will be the fight of a lifetime.”
And a blockbuster, clash-of-titans spectacle practically custom-made for JerryWorld.
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