Jake Paul v Mike Tyson: Weight, height, reach, trainers, records & more

We analyse the credentials and statistics of Jake Paul and 'Iron' Mike Tyson as the two get set to contest one of the most talked about heavyweight showdowns of all-time in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Boxing is the master of the unexpected and few things in the sport have been more surprising than what will take place this weekend!

The very thought of 58-year-old Mike Tyson - once the most destructive fighter in the world - coming back to face YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul over eight two-minute rounds at an 80,000 seater stadium is, simply put, mind boggling.

But this isn't the first time that the sport we all love so much has throw a curveball our way, and it certainly won't be the last.

So, will Tyson roll back the years or will Paul’s youth and fitness prevail?

It's time to look at the 'Tale of the Tape'.

Jake Paul v Mike Tyson - Tale of the Tape

	Jake Paul	Mike Tyson
Age:	27	58
Nickname:	'The Problem Child'	'Iron'
Height:	6ft 1ins	5ft 10ins
Reach:	76ins	71ins
Weight:	Cruiserweight	Heavyweight
Trainer:	BJ Flores	Rafael Cordeiro
Record:	10-1 (7 KOs)	50-6 (44 KOs)
Last Fight:	Won v Michael Perry (July 2024)	Lost v Kevin McBride (June 2005)

Jake Paul - In Profile

For many, Jake Paul is a businessman not a boxer.

Victories in a square ring against Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva, Nate Diaz and Michael Perry shouldn't constitute professional boxing victories, but if it makes dollars, it makes sense.

Paul has found a spot in an already diluted combat sports market where he can convince himself and others that he is a professional boxer, and in fairness to him, he's put the hard yards in - certainly behind the scenes.

Beating washed up MMA fighters - who were sold as people who could box - has added more zeros to his bank balance and help keep him relevant on the fighting scene.

That however, does not make him a boxer; just watch his fight against the underwhelming Tommy Fury as a prime example of that.

Win, lose or draw, Paul will be raking in millions of dollars for this bizarre fight.

Strengths:	Weaknesses:
Durability	Inexperience
Power	Ring IQ
Chin	Fighting style
Size	Reckless

Mike Tyson - In Profile

The need to fight never leaves a boxer, and when Mike Tyson steps through the ropes on Saturday night at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington he will be the living embodiment of that.

Tyson’s boxing legacy is fractured and can almost be split into three parts.

The early days, for example, where ‘Iron’ Mike would walk to the ring with no music, climb through the ropes knowing he’d won before a punch was thrown.

Then there is the incarcerated Tyson who served nearly three years in the Indiana Youth Centre for a crime he maintains he is innocent of.

And the final act is of the fallen champion who desperately tried to relight the fire of the past and direct his wrath on to Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis.

The sight of Tyson being humbled by Holyfield then biting his ear in the rematch and the shell of the man who lost to Lewis was a sad sight whether you loved him or hated him.

Nowadays Tyson is still a part of popular culture thanks to his successful podcast and various appearances on TV, YouTube channels and at boxing events.

So, why is he boxing Jake Paul 19 years on from his humiliating loss to Kevin McBride?

Pride, redemption and respect to name but three.

At 58, Mike Tyson is in better shape than most of us and video clips show the explosiveness of old is still there.

Boxing, at any level, however, is not a sport for someone of his age, and on Friday night we may be left with another embarrassing memory from a man once dubbed ‘the baddest on the planet.’

Strengths:	Weaknesses:
Experience	Inactivity
Explosiveness	Age
Power	Mentality
Reputation	Durability