Jake Paul went from being seven weeks out from the largest combat of his life to just about six months away.
Paul was scheduled to face Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium July 20.
However after the previous heavyweight champ had an in-flight medical scare, the bout was postponed to Nov. 15.
Paul had been bulking as much as compete with Tyson, consuming between 5,000 and seven,000 energy a day and acquired as much as 234 kilos. Tyson even joked Paul was “fats.”
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Mike Tyson, left, Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul pose onstage throughout the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson press convention at Texas Stay! Might 16, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Pictures for Netflix)
“I used to be fairly hefty,” Paul, 27, joked in a latest interview with Fox Information Digital.
He stated he “felt good at that weight,” noting he had way more energy than earlier fights when he was sub-200. He fought at 199 March 2.
“However the runs have been brutal. I used to be dreading doing the long-distance runs. I’m already down 10, 12 kilos. It’s undoubtedly higher at this weight,” Paul stated.
Mike Tyson, Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul pose onstage throughout the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson press convention at Texas Stay! Might 16, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Pictures for Netflix)
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“Undoubtedly simply needed to reset, take a pair steps again, meditate, re-shift my focus and my objective and nonetheless prepare, nonetheless get higher each day, as a result of I’m dedicated to the purpose of changing into a world champion. So, there’s nonetheless a number of work to be accomplished. After I shifted my focus again to that, it made issues lots simpler.
“I undoubtedly was devastated and fairly unhappy as a result of I needed this combat to occur. Simply rolling with the punches and shifting my focus to launching [his new men’s personal care line] W and all the pieces we’re doing there.”
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul on the Paul vs. Tyson press convention on the Apollo Theater Might 13, 2024, in New York Metropolis. (Steve Eichner/Selection through Getty Pictures)
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Paul is 9-1 in his profession with six wins through knockout. The bout will mark Tyson’s first skilled combat since 2005. Tyson fought in an exhibition towards Roy Jones Jr. in 2020, when Paul was on the undercard.
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