The epic Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is just days away and it’s a fight that is piquing the interest of the vast majority of boxing fans.
The betting markets for the contest have been open for months, and although Tyson is a significant underdog, it hasn’t prevented people from putting their money on the former heavyweight champion.
The New York man, once one of boxing’s most feared competitors, enters the contest approaching 60 years of age, but he’s the fighter who people are betting on.
Whether that’s down to nostalgia or people not believing in Paul’s ability, Tyson certainly has his backers going into Friday’s fight.
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At the peak of his powers during the 1980s and well into the following decade, Tyson was crowned world champion on two occasions.
After sharing the ring with legendary names such as Michael Spinks, Evander Holyfield, and Lennox Lewis, Tyson now faces Paul as he competes as a professional for the first time in 19 years.
In his last fight, against Kevin McBride in 2005, Tyson looked a broken fighter as he hardly threw a shot against the unfancied Irishman.
Tyson has competed in numerous exhibition bouts since then, most notably against Roy Jones in 2020, but this bout is expected to be a step up against the much younger man.
With his odds currently being priced around the 2/1 mark at the start of fight week, 66.5% of those betting on the fight are siding with Tyson. 24.4% have their money on Paul with 9.1% fancying the draw according to Oddschecker .
The first bell is fast approaching ant those who’ve invested in the outcome of their fight will be waiting to see who comes out on top.
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