Mike Tyson Confirms Rules for Jake Paul Super Fight

An exhibition fight with 'real fight' rules.

'Iron' Mike Tyson has officially announced that his boxing match with Jake Paul will be an exhibition match under "real fight" rules.

Tyson appeared in an interview with Fox News, where he discussed the rules of his July super fight:

Mike Tyson says the Jake Paul bout is an exhibition under “real fight” rules 👀 pic.twitter.com/N80quJ8D2g

— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) April 3, 2024

"This is called an exhibition," Tyson declared. "But if you look up exhibition, you will not see any of the rules that we are fighting under --- this is a fight. I don't think he's [Paul's] faster than me, I've seen him on YouTube of him at 16 doing weird dances, that's not the guy I'm going to be fighting. This guy's gonna come and gonna try to hurt me, which I'm accustomed to - and he's gonna be greatly mistaken.

"I will do just that for you [beat Paul]," Tyson replied to the newsreader egging him to win the fight. "Right now, I'm scared to death, but as the fight gets closer the less nervous I become, because this reality, and in reality I'm invincible. I will [teach Paul a lesson], but do I dislike him? No. I do not have no grudges against him he's beautiful, and no It's not from that perspective."

Former World-Champion Tyson has garnered the attention of millions of fans with his frenetic training videos in the buildup to the fight.

‘It’s day 1…the fun has just begun’ pic.twitter.com/RUbzX1Coba

— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) March 14, 2024

Former UFC title challenger-turned-pundit Chael Sonnen has his doubts surrounding the footage, however, denigrating the videos in a Tweet from March 14.

In the future, if you’re ever going to spend five seconds hitting mitts, as a way of making the audience believe you’re doing a training session, make sure you splash water on your face and T-shirt first. https://t.co/5MZ11RjshH

— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) March 14, 2024

"In the future," Sonnen remarked. "If you're ever going to spend five seconds hitting mitts, as a way of making the audience believe you're doing a training session, make sure you splash water on your face and T-shirt first."

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