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Drake has positioned a monstrous $355,000 guess to pay out $1,011,750 on Mike Tyson to beat Jake Paul of their much-anticipated boxing match on Friday night.
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On the floor, it is a troublesome match to decipher. After all, probably the most obtrusive issue is Tyson’s 58-year-old age. He hasn’t fought professionally in 19 years, and it has been mentioned repeatedly in the course of the lead-up to this struggle that boxing is a younger man’s recreation.
Paul is 27 years outdated. Whereas he solely has 11 skilled matches price of expertise, he clearly has age on his aspect. Paul additionally has fared nicely, going 10-1 with seven knockouts. He is impressed in a few of his matches, beating the likes of ex-MMA stars Tyron Woodley (twice), Nate Diaz and Anderson Silva.
On the flip aspect, Tyson was as soon as probably the most feared man in boxing, standing with a file of 37-0 with 33 knockouts at his peak because the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. That was 34 years in the past, but it surely’s not as if Tyson has forgotten how one can field both. He was as soon as a world-class athlete, and possibly he has one thing left within the tank for yet another struggle.
This match’s guidelines ought to assist Tyson. It is eight rounds as a substitute of the standard 10 or 12, and there are two-minute rounds as a substitute of three. That ought to, in concept, assist Tyson sustain with the youthful Paul.
And that must be a lift for Drake’s probabilities to make a seven-figure payout right here. He is no stranger to massive bets, and we’ll quickly discover out if he cashes in on one other one.
