Deontay Wilder Blasts Commission For Allowing Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul

Deontay Wilder is stunned that the Texas commission has cleared Mike Tyson to box Jake Paul on July 20.

Tyson is 57 and set to have a pro boxing bout against Paul, in a fight that many fans are torn on. One person who is not happy with the fight is the former heavyweight champion in Wilder as he says it’s a clown show that Tyson is cleared to fight.

“I think it’s bad the commission has licensed Mike Tyson because he hasn’t been active in 20 years, so they should not just license him because of who he is, that’s how people get hurt, God forbid he gets hurt,” Wilder said to Sportsbook Review. “People can get hit in the wrong place and at the wrong time, there’s lots of examples where guys have been hit into a coma. It’s easy to do.

“His power may not have left completely but you still need to set it up, your stamina needs to be a certain way, or it’s going to look like a clown show. I don’t want to see it to be honest. I don’t want to see one of my legends fight a YouTuber. If (Jake) goes in there and he knocks Mike out, that’s going to tarnish the reputation of Mike. I don’t want the last thing I remember of him is him getting knocked out by a Youtuber,” Wilder continued.

Deontay Wilder also believes that the people who are promoting this fight don’t care about Mike Tyson’s health, rather they are just concerned about making money.

“He’s too old for this,” Wilder said. “At the end of the day, no one gives a f–k about Mike. We can talk about the pros and cons, but at the end of the day, they don’t give a f–k. I don’t think anyone cares about Mike because if they did they wouldn’t sanction the fight. They may say they’ve done tests and all that, OK, but as long as you’re willing to suffer the consequences if something bad goes wrong.”