No matter what you think of Mike Tyson stepping into the ring with Jake Paul, it can’t be denied that it’s served it’s primary purpose already, which is of course, making money.
The former “baddest man on the planet” is lacing up the gloves again at the age of 58 to take on YouTuber Paul, who despite losing to Love Island star Tommy Fury in his last outing, is convinced he deserves a shot at Canelo Alvarez if he manages to beat Tyson in Friday night’s exhibition bout.
The recent trend of influencers taking on older fighters or even each other has attracted plenty of criticism. There are plenty within the sport who see it as disrespectful, dangerous and making a mockery of the sport, which has never exactly had the cleanest of reputations anyway. Tyson’s age alone has led many to question the safety of this one even going ahead.
But when there’s money to made, everything else seems to come secondary in boxing and former heavyweight world champ Tyson will show the world whether he still has some of the explosive power that made him such a force of nature in the late 80s and early 90s.
Admittedly, it’s against an opponent who isn’t actually a boxer and would have likely winced at the sight of Iron Mike in the prime. But the following YouTube stars like Paul command means mega pay-per-view bucks when it comes to staging fights. However, it’s not just those at home who will be filling the coffers.
While ticket sales for the Texas showdown have been described as sluggish, someone has now shelled out for the €2million VIP package in order to watch the fight in ultimate style and comfort.
But what do they get for their money? Record Sport has the rundown of the Tyson vs Paul experience for the super rich. The package includes:
- Two seats in unique ringside suite
- Four first row ringside floor seats
- Four second row ringside floor seats
- Exclusive stadium arrival experience
- Security and escort during fight night
- Private green room
- Top shelf open bar, all-inclusive menu
- Pre-fight dressing room photo with Paul
- Pre-fight dressing room photo with Tyson
- Gloves signed Paul and Tyson
- Post-fight in-ring photo opportunity
- Two-night luxury stay at fight hotel
- Front row seats to fight week events
- Private luxury mini-coach to events
- Place on stage during weigh-in
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