Jake Paul ready to 'finish' Mike Tyson in their sanctioned July 20 summer fight: 'One of us has to die'

Jake Paul is ready to put his life on the line when he takes on the toughest man on the planet, “Iron” Mike Tyson.

Two generations of talent will return to the ring on Saturday, July 20, for a professional boxing match that will stream live on Netflix and take place at the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.

During a speech at Formula 1 Grand Prix in Miami on Monday.“Problem Child” went in a downright dark direction after the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation officially sanctioned their withdrawal as a professional fight.

“I’m honored to be in the ring with him, but I have to finish him,” Paul said. ''This is war. All means are fair in love and war. I love this guy, but once this escalates into a professional fight, one of us has to die. He's a legend. I love this guy. But at the end of the day, it's war and you just have to go to war and put it all on the line. “I still have a lot of respect for him and I think he’ll say the same about me and what I’ve done for the sport.”

Paul will enter the ring for the 11th time in his career. He currently has a solid 9-1 record, although most of his wins have come against a number of former MMA stars and untitled boxers who have been out of the game for quite some time when they agreed to fight YouTube. star.

His only loss came by split decision against Tommy Fury in February 2023.

As for Mike Tyson, the former world heavyweight champion hasn't fought professionally since losing to Kevin McBride in 2005. Overall, Iron is 50-6 with 44 of his wins coming by knockout.

In 2020, he returned to the ring for an exhibition match with legend Roy Jones Jr., drawing over eight rounds.

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson joins one of the most anticipated rematches in boxing history

In the co-main event of the evening, undisputed super lightweight champion Katie Taylor takes on Amanda Serrano in her classic bout.

Meeting for the first time in the most famous arena in the world, Madison Square Garden, Taylor outlasted Seranno in their critically acclaimed bout on April 22, earning a split decision victory and walking away with her WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and Ring lightweight world titles.

Taylor will put her world super lightweight title on the line this time, eight months after winning gold against Chantelle Cameron at the 3Arena in Dublin.