Jake Paul's coach has revealed his weight ahead of his fight against Mike Tyson.
Their exhibition bout is set for July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and will be aired on Netflix.It will be the 57-year-old's first appearance since his showdown against fellow icon Roy Jones Jr back in November 2020.Of course, 'Iron' Mike spent his whole career at heavyweight and weighed in at 220lbs for his last bout.According to Shane Mosley, the 27-year-old currently weighs 230lbs.Paul, who tipped the scales at 199.
"We had originally worked together for my first professional fight but he was super busy after that," Paul explained. "When I lost, I went back to the drawing board and re-evaluated everyone in my team. "I wanted to bring back some of the people I had originally worked with, it's been an amazing camp, he's been in this camp the whole entire time and has been very helpful."Mosley added: "We're trying to transform him into someone that can challenge for a world title or win a title at cruiserweight one day. But he needs to learn the proper stuff, because he started late, like Deontay Wilder."He is athletic but we need to mould him into a top fighter.
Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.
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