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MIKE TYSON’S fight with Jake Paul has been called off.The bout was scheduled for July 20 but Tyson’s health issues mean he has had to put his training on hold.Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul has been cancelledCredit: GettyIron Mike claims he is in the best shape he has been in since the 1990sCredit: APThe former world champion suffered a medical emergency on board a flight this week as a result of an ulcer flare up.Netflix, who were set to show the fight, released a statement announcing the cancellation.It reads: “Unfortunately Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will not face-off on July 20 as planned. Tyson’s recent ulcer flare up has limited his ability to train fully for the next few weeks.”The fight will be rescheduled for a date later this year after Mike’s able to resume training with no limitations and both fighters can have equal time to prepare for this once-in-a-lifetime matchup!”READ MORE IN BOXINGTyson required medical assistance from paramedics on board a flight from Miami to LA earlier this week.He felt nauseous and dizzy though his publicist said he was feeling “very good” after treatment.Iron Mike took to social media claiming he was feeling 100 per cent and ready to take on Paul.But a top doctor recommended the 57-year-old postpone the fight, suggesting ulcer flare ups require four to five weeks of rest to recover from.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSCredit: The SunAnd Tyson confirmed he has decided to postpone the fight after consulting his own doctor about his health issue.He said in a statement: “I want to thank my fans around the world for their support and understanding during this time.Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul lifestyles compared “Unfortunately , due to my ulcer flareup, I have been advised by my doctor to lighten my training for a few weeks to rest and recover.“My body is in better overall shape than it has been since the 1990s and I will be back to my full training schedule soon.“Jake Paul, this may have bought you some time but in the end you will still be knocked out and out of boxing for good.“I appreciate everyone’s patience and can’t wait to deliver an unforgettable performance later this year.”Paul also spoke on the postponement, promising an exciting clash when they do eventually meet in the ring.He said: “I fully support postponing the event so Mike Tyson has no excuses come fight night.READ MORE SUN STORIES“My fans know I don’t want to face Iron Mike at anything but his best, but let there be no mistake – when he steps into the ring with me, I will be ready to claim my W with a sensational finish.“Paul vs Tyson will be one for the ages and I promise to bring my best for this once-in-a-lifetime matchup.”Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson’s lifestyles comparedONE is a notorious YouTuber-turned-boxer who has taken the sport by storm.
The other terrorised all in the ring in the 1980s and 1990s, famously biting the ear off an opponent in one fight.
Iron Mike has rebuilt his life after squandering a £300m fortune with a cannabis empire, and is a huge advocate of the drug.
And as Paul has continued to rise up the ranks, he has splashed the cash on a fleet of amazing cars.
Whereas Tyson had more money than sense until a £15m debt saw him part with his cherished car collection.
Paul now lives in a plush mansion worth £13m in Puerto Rico, after escaping his hectic life in LA.
But these days, Tyson lounges in his Vegas property he paid £2.5m for with wife Lakiha, who he married in 2009.
Paul is not yet married but is smitten with his speed skater girlfriend  Jutta Leerdam.
She will be by his side when her man puts his 9-1 boxing record on the line against two-time heavyweight champ Tyson on July 20.
Read more: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson’s lifestyles compared, from The Problem Child’s £13m mansion to Iron Mike’s huge cannabis empire. More

A TOP doctor has urged Mike Tyson to postpone his fight with Jake Paul after he suffered an ulcer flare up.The former heavyweight champion is set to face Paul in Texas on July 20.Mike Tyson has been warned against fighting Jake Paul by a top doctorCredit: APBut he suffered a medical emergency this week on board a flight from Miami to LA.Tyson’s publicist revealed he became nauseous and dizzy as a result of an ulcer flare up.Iron Mike, 57, was treated by paramedics but was understood to be in a good condition after receiving medical attention.However gastroenterologist Lawrence Kosinski, who worked as a doctor for 40 years, has warned Tyson against fighting Paul, who is 30 years his junior.READ MORE IN BOXINGHe warned Tyson, telling USA Today: “I don’t know how you continue to put your body through intense training for this if you have an ulcer.“If it’s an ulcer, you’ve got to respect it.’’Kosinski advised Tyson to take some time out from training, saying it can take four to six weeks to heal from an ulcer.Two other gastroenterologists said rigorous training without giving an ulcer time to heal can lead to bleeding or a perforation that requires emergency surgery.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSJake Paul vs Mike Tyson’s lifestyles comparedONE is a notorious YouTuber-turned-boxer who has taken the sport by storm.
The other terrorised all in the ring in the 1980s and 1990s, famously biting the ear off an opponent in one fight.
Iron Mike has rebuilt his life after squandering a £300m fortune with a cannabis empire, and is a huge advocate of the drug.
And as Paul has continued to rise up the ranks, he has splashed the cash on a fleet of amazing cars.
Whereas Tyson had more money than sense until a £15m debt saw him part with his cherished car collection.
Paul now lives in a plush mansion worth £13m in Puerto Rico, after escaping his hectic life in LA.
But these days, Tyson lounges in his Vegas property he paid £2.5m for with wife Lakiha, who he married in 2009.
Paul is not yet married but is smitten with his speed skater girlfriend  Jutta Leerdam.
She will be by his side when her man puts his 9-1 boxing record on the line against two-time heavyweight champ Tyson on July 20.
Read more: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson’s lifestyles compared, from The Problem Child’s £13m mansion to Iron Mike’s huge cannabis empire.

After his health scare Tyson provided an update on social media, saying: “Now feeling 100 per cent even though I don’t need to be to beat Jake Paul.’’Tyson’s publicist said of the incident: “He became nauseous and dizzy due to an ulcer flare up 30 minutes before landing.“He is appreciative to the medical staff that were there to help him.”Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul lifestyles compared More

MIKE TYSON struck fear into the hearts of heavyweights for the best part of two decades.’Iron Mike’ burst onto the scene in the 1980s, making his professional debut in 1985 against Hector Mercedes.Mike Tyson is widely regarded as one of the best heavyweights of all timeCredit: GettyJoe Egan was shocked by Tyson’s physique as a teenagerCredit: Getty’Kid Dynamite’, as he was known back then, racked up an incredible 12 first-round KO finishes in a mere eight months to put the division’s old heads on notice.That incredible run of stoppages made Tyson’s future opponents fear for their safety before the opening bell rang.But he was an intimidating force long before he made his professional debut under the watchful eye of former mentor Cus D’Amato.Irish hardman and now-retired boxer Joe Egan learned first-hand of Tyson’s ferociousness when he sparred the boxing icon as a fresh-faced teenager.READ MORE IN SPORTAnd their wars in the gym live long in the memory.He told talkSPORT: “I’d left school when I was 14 years of age and I’d been on the doors of nightclubs at 15 years of age.”When I met Mike I was 17 and I had been fighting men so when I got the opportunity to spar another 17-year-old I was over the moon.”Mike was several months younger than me, he was shorter than me and he spoke with a bit of a lisp and I thought ‘I’m going to batter this kid’.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSTyson was in ripped condition from such a young ageCredit: EPA”I really had the measure of him in my mind, he was so nice, he was fascinated with the history of Irish boxing so we got on great.”We walked and talked, we watched fight footage at the top of the house together and then we ran together the next morning.’Bully boy thug’ John Fury called out by fighter Mike Tyson once called ‘toughest white man on the planet’ Credit: The Sun”When we got to the gym, suddenly all these big powerhouses appeared, all of them very sombre because they knew what was coming.”They knew the beatings that were going to be dished out by this young heavyweight. I thought they’re all going to box together and then me and Mike are going to box together.”Egan knew he was in trouble when he got a glimpse of Tyson’s hulking frame, which most fully grown men would’ve envied.He continued: “We stripped off, shadow boxed, bandaged up and Cus said ‘glove up’. Then I saw Mike in the ring stripped to his waist.”The physique on the 17-year-old boy, the biceps, the triceps, the neck, the chest, the back.The physique on the 17-year-old boy, the biceps, the triceps, the neck, the chest, the back. I thought ‘there is no way a 17-year-old boy should look like that’.Joe Egan on Mike Tyson”I thought ‘there is no way a 17-year-old boy should look like that, that’s not the same boy I ran with this morning and met yesterday, that’s not the same boy I sat with on the mini bus, laughing and joking’.”Then Cus pointed to one of the big men to get in and spar, he was knocked spark out with one punch. I’m not ashamed to say it, but I ruined a good pair of underpants in that moment.”I s*** myself. Two more got in, two more got knocked out. I was number four, I got battered for three minutes, but I stayed on my feet.”I got out, a couple more got in, they lasted as long as they lasted, I got in again. I did six minutes with him that day and took six minutes of punishment.”Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson’s lifestyles comparedONE is a notorious YouTuber-turned-boxer who has taken the sport by storm.
The other terrorised all in the ring in the 1980s and 1990s, famously biting the ear off an opponent in one fight.
Iron Mike has rebuilt his life after squandering a £300m fortune with a cannabis empire, and is a huge advocate of the drug.
And as Paul has continued to rise up the ranks, he has splashed the cash on a fleet of amazing cars.
Whereas Tyson had more money than sense until a £15m debt saw him part with his cherished car collection.
Paul now lives in a plush mansion worth £13m in Puerto Rico, after escaping his hectic life in LA.
But these days, Tyson lounges in his Vegas property he paid £2.5m for with wife Lakiha, who he married in 2009.
Paul is not yet married but is smitten with his speed skater girlfriend  Jutta Leerdam.
She will be by his side when her man puts his 9-1 boxing record on the line against two-time heavyweight champ Tyson on July 20.
Read more: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson’s lifestyles compared, from The Problem Child’s £13m mansion to Iron Mike’s huge cannabis empire.

Despite never getting the better of Tyson in sparring, Egan has fond memories of their time together.”He said: “I never got the better of him, he battered me many times, made me cry so many times.”But it was an honour and privilege to share the ring with him because of what he went on and achieved.”READ MORE SUN STORIESTyson 57, will be back in action on July 20 when he throws down with Jake Paul in a controversial crossover clash.Egan, meanwhile, has been itching to get in the ring with John Fury – the father of former WBC heavyweight champ Tyson.Mike Tyson’s controversial comeback Mike Tyson is BACK!
Yes, boxing’s youngest heavyweight champ of all time – just 20 when he achieved the feat – is preparing to lace them up again.
He faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on July 20 in Texas.
The controversial clash – set for the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Dallas – has been scrutinised over the 30-year age gap.
Tyson will be 58 by the time the fight for the ages comes around and nearly 20 years removed from his last professional contest.
He was last seen in the ring in November 2020 for an exhibition with fellow legend Roy Jones Jr, which ended a draw after eight rounds.
Paul is meanwhile 9-1 in the ring, losing only to Tommy Fury in 2023, and has won three times since.
His fight with Tyson will also be a landmark first on Netflix, with over 250MILLION subscribers able to watch the bout. More

MAYBE AS I have ­daughters and grand-daughters, or perhaps it’s a generational aberration, but it’s no secret I’m not a lover of women boxing.Seeing girls in the ring being bruised, battered and bleeding isn’t something I enjoy watching.Jane Couch will become the first British woman in the Boxing Hall of FameCredit: AlamyShe is one of the most iconic fighters in British boxing historyCredit: GettyYet Jane Couch — who changed the face of British boxing for ever — has always had my admiration.The Lancashire lass, known as the Fleetwood Assassin, was a one-woman Suffragette movement — boxing’s equivalent of Emily Pankhurst, who at the beginning of the last century led the fight to get women the  vote.Ms Couch fought tigerishly in her long and bitter legal battle to get the British Boxing Board of Control to lift its ban on women being allowed to box in this country.She was so passionate and determined in her solo campaign for equal rights she would have gone to jail for her cause — like Pankhurst.READ MORE IN BOXINGIt was 26 years ago when Jane, now 55, eventually went before a tribunal, backed by the Equal Opportunities Commission, and won her case.She single-handedly altered the course of history and emancipated dozens of young women who yearned to take part professionally in the Noble Art.In November 1998 I was ringside at a sold-out Streatham nightclub to report on the BBBofC’s first and only licensed female boxer’s debut — she stopped German Simona ‘Demona’ Lukic in two rounds and a new career was born.They say pioneers are the ones who create a legacy that lasts beyond their lifetime. Today, the 90 women who hold licences owe Jane a deep debt of gratitude.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSTo say Couch was a rough diamond is a giant understatement. In her youth she was Calamity Jane, a tearaway expelled from school and arrested countless times for a variety of offences but mainly for brawling in the street.Like so many unruly kids Jane found boxing, which taught her discipline and how to be considerate to others.Inside Ricky Hatton’s career comeback after he beats addiction and finds fame on reality TVCouch made it possible for women to box in BritainCredit: AlamyShe admits she’s on cloud nine ahead of her inductionCredit: GettyNext week Jane flies to America where in Canastota, New York, she will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame — the sport’s ultimate tribute and the first British woman to receive that honour.When we spoke this week, Jane said: “It’s a bit surreal really, I mean Ali and Frazier are in there.“I had 39 pro fights, won five world titles and received the MBE  but I think the Hall of Fame tops it all.“I was always a rebel — a bit of a warrior and stubborn. I just wanted to make a difference. I think I did that.”Being inducted alongside her will be two-time world champion Ricky ‘Hitman’ Hatton — arguably Manchester’s favourite son and one of our most exciting fighters ever.No British fighter had a bigger following than Ricky. Thousands of his fans were at the five fights he had in Las Vegas — and nobody deserves to be in the HOF more.An elated Ricky said: “It’s jaw-dropping. When it had sunk in, I was a bit teary-eyed — it’s something really special.”READ MORE SUN STORIESTo have two of our boxers being inducted into the HOF at the same time is unique.But with Couch and Hatton, Britain couldn’t have finer ambassadors to represent the home of boxing.Ricky Hatton will also be joining the Hall of FameCredit: GettyThe Hitman had one of the most loyal followings everCredit: Getty More

A FORMER world boxing champion has offered to step in to replace Mike Tyson and fight Jake Paul.It comes after Tyson experienced a medical emergency this week on his plane from Miami to LA.Tyson vs Paul could be under threat after Tyson’s recent health scareCredit: GettySakio Bika has offered to step inCredit: AFP – DDPThe incident saw paramedics rush to the plane once it landed.But Tyson emerged from the plane walking unaided and not looking too worse for wear.He had become dizzy and nauseous on the flight stemming from a stomach ulcer flare-up.The medical emergency caused immediate concerns that Paul vs Tyson would be off, particularly given the thirty year age gap between Paul, 27, and Tyson, 57.READ MORE ON SPORTBut a defiant Iron Mike posted on X on Tuesday he was: “Now feeling 100% even though I don’t need to be to beat Jake Paul.”Paul himself reacted angrily to rumours the fights would be cancelled on social media.He took to X to address rumours that the July 20 fight would be called off and said: “You love to make s*** up before knowing the facts for clicks/likes. Nothing changed #PaulTyson”But now a surprise contender has thrown his hat into the ring should Tyson prove to be too ill to fight.Most read in BoxingParamedics were called to Tyson’s plane but he walked away unaidedCredit: instagram @miketysonCredit: The SunCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSSakio Bika is a previous IBO super-middleweight champion and held the belt from 2008 until 2010.Bika, 45, has not fought since 2021 and that was after four years out.Everything we know about Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fightBut he said: “If Jake Paul is serious about fighting a former champion, look for someone a lot younger or active within the last decade. I can fight Jake Paul at any weight he wants.”Despite his former championship status, he hardly has the pull of Tyson.His most famous match saw him lose by unanimous decision to Joe Calzaghe in 2006.Born in Douala, Cameroon, Bika has fought as an Australian national since 2000.He has a 22-7-3 record. More