Jake Paul responded to Conor McGregor’s criticism of his upcoming fight with Mike Tyson, emphasizing the substantial interest and media coverage surrounding the event
Jake Paul, the YouTuber-turned-boxer, has addressed the criticisms from Conor McGregor regarding his upcoming fight with Mike Tyson. The highly anticipated clash is set to take place on July 20th in Texas, pitting Paul against the heavyweight boxing icon Tyson.
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With Tyson being 58 years old at the time of the fight, there exists a notable 31-year age gap between him and the 27-year-old Paul. Despite the excitement surrounding the event, figures like McGregor have voiced disapproval of the bout.
In response to McGregor’s remarks, Paul addressed the criticism on his podcast, asserting that interest in the fight is substantial. He highlighted the extensive media coverage surrounding the event, comparing it to the attention garnered by McGregor’s own previous fights.
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Paul stated, “So Conor, you’re saying the interest is low for the fight, but the last fight you announced, there was a thousand articles written in a multi-day span, people talking about your last fight.”
“In that same multiple-day span, there were ten thousand articles written about this. No fight ever has done these numbers in terms of face-off views and Instagram reels. Just on our main pages alone, it’s like 50 or 60 million Instagram views on both of our posts.”
“Not to mention every single other sports page posting it. This is, in my mind, the biggest fight the world will ever see. There’s no reason for them to be jealous; I get people are jealous, but when the old heads like Conor are trying to hate, it’s like, why are you trying to pull people down?”
