Jake Paul is set for a controversial showdown with Mike Tyson on Friday night, but while all questions seem to surround the age gap between the American duo, the fact that this is Paul’s heavyweight debut appears to be going under the radar. Now, the social media star has revealed his weight, two days before the Paul-Tyson weigh-in.
‘The Problem Child’ made his professional debut back in 2020 and has since fought on eleven occasions, defeating former UFC champions Tyson Woodley, Anderson Silva and Nate Diaz during that time.
However, when tasked with a recognised professional boxer in Tommy Fury, Paul fell short and was handed a first career defeat, losing the 185lb catchweight bout via split-decision.
After getting back to winning ways against Diaz, Paul returned to facing opponents with superior boxing experience and scored impressive consecutive first-round knockout wins against Andre August and Ryan Bourland to tee-up the eyebrow-raising clash with ‘Iron Mike’.
JAKE PAUL KO’S ANDRE AUGUST IN THE FIRST ROUND 😱
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 16, 2023
Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on your opinion on the fight, Mike Tyson as forced to withdraw from the July fight date due to stomach ulcers and he was replaced by Mike Perry for what turned out to be a cruiserweight contest – where he was knocked out in six rounds.
Despite some beliefs that Paul-Tyson could be cancelled completely due to health concerns, the once ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ is finally set to take on his much younger foe in a slightly adapted professional heavyweight affair on Friday night.
Speaking with ‘The Timbo SugaShow’, Jake Paul revealed that he is currently weighing around 224lbs, almost 40lbs heavier than he was for the Tommy Fury fight, and that he intends to remain around that weight.
“I’m like 224lbs right now.
I’ve just been trying to eat as much as possible. I have noticed that, as soon as I stop stuffing myself in each meal, I will quickly drop to 221lbs, 220lbs, 219lbs, so I have been eating a lot more to try and stay up there.
“[An average day for me] is probably around 3800 – 4000 calories but [I’ve just been eating] the usual; eggs, toast, potatoes, steak, chicken, rice, I don’t really like vegetables. Then I’ll have a peanut and jelly [sandwich] at night – that s**t bangs.”
As for the two-time heavyweight champion, Tyson tended to weigh between 215-220lbs during his prime but weighed-in at 220.4lbs for his exhibition against Roy Jones Jr. four years ago.
Training footage suggests that the former undisputed champion is taking the fight seriously and will hit the scales at a similar size on Thursday, but it is anyone’s guess as to how the 58-year-old will look come fight night – for which a full card preview is available here.
Meanwhile, Paul will enter the ring as the betting favourite despite the accolades of his opponent, and plans to make a shocking call-out if he gets through Tyson unscathed.
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