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Jake Paul predicts he can knock out Mike Tyson when the two meet in a ring on Friday as the headliner of their Netflix boxing event at AT&T Stadium, and Paul already knows the opponent he wants to call out in the ring if he beats Tyson. For anyone who has been following it over the last year or so, the name should come as no surprise.

“It's Canelo,” Paul explained, referring to boxer Canelo Alvarez during an appearance on the TimboSugarShow podcast with MMA stars Sean O'Malley and Tim Welch, released this week ahead of the Tyson fight.

Alvarez currently holds the WBC, WBA and WBO super middleweight titles and has a career record of 62-2-2 with 39 knockouts. Paul, a YouTube star who has parlayed his fame into a lucrative and increasingly successful boxing career, said it was a battle to determine the “face of boxing”.

Alvarez's trilogy of fights against Gennady Golovkin was among the biggest money-spinners in boxing history. His victory over Billy Joe Saunders in May 2021 was announced as drawing 73,126 spectators at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, breaking the record for the largest indoor crowd at a boxing event in the United States. Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks drew 63,350 spectators for their rematch at the Superdome in New Orleans in 1978.

“This moment will prove that I am the face of boxing, the biggest attraction,” Paul said of his fight against Tyson, “and me against Canelo at 200 pounds for the cruiserweight world championship is the biggest fight, arguably even bigger. “than me against Tyson, and it makes so much sense.”

“Canelo is on the way out,” added Paul, who has a career record of 10-1. “He's going to want a payday and I want to show the world that everything I've been talking about is actually true, beat Canelo and I'll pull off the biggest upset in the history of boxing. We're really going to fight.” Look who the face is, because after this event I will claim it as my own.”

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Jake Paul and Canelo Alvarez have history

Paul has been trying to set up a fight with Alvarez for some time and none of his approaches have worked so far, although this highly anticipated clash with Tyson will give Paul perhaps the biggest platform yet to convince Alvarez to get in the ring with him .

Alvarez, 34, showed little interest in working with Paul until April last year after the Tyson-Paul duel was first announced. Alvarez had two fights last year, defeating Jaime Munguia by unanimous decision in May and Edgar Berlanga by unanimous decision in September.

“I think Netflix is ​​good for boxing, but with this particular fight, I think Netflix is ​​doing something wrong,” Alvarez said in an interview with TMZ when asked about his interest in the Tyson-Paul fight. “Netflix’s involvement (in boxing) is good, but not in this type of fight. I think it’s more of a show than a fight.”

Paul, 27, is boxing against Tyson at heavyweight for the first time and noted on the podcast this week that he eats up to 4,000 calories a day to maintain his weight at around 224 pounds. He hopes the move to the cruiserweight division (200 pounds) will be a compromise that can tempt Alvarez to change his mind.

“He’ll want his, I guess it’ll be his fifth championship in the weight class. He wants the cruiserweight belt,” Paul said. “If everyone remembers, he (Ilunga) wanted to challenge Makabu to become Cruiserweight Champion, so he wants to conquer that division so he can call himself Cruiserweight Champion and that's where the fight comes.” Makes sense because I can't earn 175 (pounds). This fight should be for the belt and it makes the most sense at cruiserweight.”

It won't make sense unless Paul actually beats Tyson, the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion. Here's more information about the fight Paul must win before he can attack Alvarez again:

Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight odds

As of Wednesday, November 13, BetMGM has set the following odds for the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight:

  • Paul win: -210
  • Tyson win: +170

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How to watch Tyson vs. Paul: time, date and streaming

  • Date: Friday, November 15th
  • Location: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. ET (tentative ticket); 8:00 p.m. ET (main card)
  • TV: Not available
  • Streaming: Netflix

Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul: Full card, latest updates

The fight between Tyson and Paul was originally announced last March and was scheduled for July 20th. Due to Tyson's health problems, the event had to be postponed until November 15th.

Most Valuable Promotions has gradually announced six additional matches for the fight card, starting last April with the announcement that Taylor and Serrano would serve as the co-main event. Her first fight in April 2022, which Taylor won by split decision, was the first women's boxing match to headline an event at Madison Square Garden.

This is what the full map looks like as of Tuesday, November 12th:

  • Heavyweight: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul
  • Super light: Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano for Taylor's IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO women's super lightweight titles
  • Welterweight: Mario Barrios vs. Abel Ramos for Barrios' WBC welterweight title
  • Super middleweight: Neeraj Goyat vs. Whindersson Nunes
  • Super middleweight: Shadasia Green vs. Melinda Watpool for the vacant WBO women's super middleweight title
  • Super light: Lucas Bahdi vs. Armando Casamonica
  • Featherweight: Bruce Carrington vs. Dana Coolwell

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