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Two of the greatest boxers of all time will clash in an exhibition bout this coming spring when Mike Tyson meets Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Tyson already has a big name rooting him on.

Speaking this week to TMZ Sports, Jake Paul threw his support behind Tyson, while also taking some shots at Mayweather:

“I think Mike’s gonna bring all the bravado and marketing and promotion. Floyd when he’s recently fought hasn’t been able to sell out whole stadiums, etc. I hope it does well for the both of them. I hope they both can make a bunch of money. I hope that Mike can go in there and put some hands on Floyd, I’m rooting for him.”

Paul, who is a social media star turned boxer, had the biggest fight of his career back in November when he and Tyson faced off at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The fight, which streamed live on Netflix, saw Paul win by unanimous decision against the much older and rustier Tyson.

While Tyson is one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, he was 58 years old at the time of the fight, and he hadn’t competed in an officially sanctioned boxing match since 2005.

Paul, who turned 28 in January, improved his career record to 11-1 with the victory over Tyson, and he has since moved to 12-1 after beating Julio César Chávez Jr. in June.

Although Paul has often been criticized for his quality of opponent based on their age or lack of boxing experience in some cases, he will face one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world when he takes on Gervonta Davis on Nov. 14 in Miami.

However, since Paul has a huge height and weight advantage, it will be an exhibition rather than an officially scored fight.

As for Tyson and Mayweather, their bout will also be an exhibition, which is all Mayweather has competed in since retiring after beating Conor McGregor in 2017 to bring his career record to 50-0.

The fight against Tyson will mark Mayweather’s ninth exhibition bout since 2018, and it will be his biggest one yet, supplanting the fight he had against Jake Paul’s brother, WWE Superstar Logan Paul, back in 2021.

As for Tyson, it will be his third fight since 2020, as he met Roy Jones Jr. in a 2020 exhibition before returning to professional action against Jake Paul.

As a heavyweight, Tyson will have a significant size advantage over Mayweather, who fought as a welterweight during the latter stages of his career.

However, the 48-year-old Mayweather is more than a decade younger and undoubtedly much quicker than Tyson at this juncture of their lives.

Tyson could potentially be a problem for Mayweather if he is able to land some flush punches, but it is fair to question if Tyson will be able to catch up to one of the greatest defensive fighters of all time.

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