[autotag]Daniel Cormier[/autotag] says [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] has nothing to gain in beating [autotag]Mike Tyson[/autotag].
YouTuber-turned-pro boxer Paul (9-1) meets boxing legend Tyson (50-6) on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. The event will stream live for Netflix subscribers.
Tyson is a Hall of Fame world champion boxer, and one of the most famed athletes in history. Cormier thinks Paul would turn fans against him if he was able to put a beating on the much older Tyson, who will be 58 when he steps into the ring against Paul.
“Mike Tyson’s going to be in there at almost 60! Bro, he’s 15 years older than me, almost,” Cormier said on his YouTube channel. “Can you just beat on Mike Tyson? It might ruin (Paul) if he just beats on Mike Tyson. He’s in a no-win situation.
“I don’t know that he thought this one through as much as he probably should have. If you just go out there and you just beat the sh*t out of Mike Tyson, everybody’s going to be really mad at you. If he knocks Mike out, if he just, starches Mike Tyson, it might be over, bro.”
Paul went from boxing UFC notables such as Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva, and Nate Diaz, to relatively unknown professional boxers in Andre August and Ryan Bourland. Now he takes on fan-favorite Tyson, and Cormier questions his decision to fight him.
“He’s very lovable, and that’s the danger in this fight,” Cormier said. “I don’t know. I think Jake Paul might have made a mistake on this one because if he beats up on Mike, dude is in trouble.”
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