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JAKE PAUL and Mike Tyson have been backed to bring boxing viewing figures into the multimillions for the first time since Muhammad Ali’s days.<\/p>\n
The YouTuber-turned boxer and heavyweight icon are set to collide in a\u00a0mammoth showdown on July 20 in Texas.<\/p>\n
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And among the several talking points surrounding the controversial fight for the ages\u00a0is that it will be shown on Netflix.<\/p>\n
As of 2024, the streaming service has\u00a0260.28 million\u00a0subscribers and the bout will be available for every single one of those.<\/p>\n
It promises to bring viewing figures not seen since the days of Ali, who had anywhere from 80m-1BILLION fans tune in to watch him.<\/p>\n
Donn Davis,\u00a0founder of MMA promotion the Professional Fighters League, is a friend of Tyson’s and business partner of Paul’s.<\/p>\n
And he backed his pals to punch boxing into mainstream for the first time since the days of The Greatest.<\/p>\n
He told SunSport at PFL Paris: “Look, I’m happy for both of them because it’s a big fight and it’s the first ever combat sports on Netflix, 260millon people will have access to that fight.<\/p>\n
“It’s not since Ali will you have that broader reach. You used to see 50million people see a fight, now it’s a couple million.<\/p>\n
“So I think it’s fun for both of them and it’s going to be a global sensation and I want them to both end in a tie and both be OK.”<\/p>\n
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Paul, 27, is 9-1 as a boxer and suffered his only defeat to Tommy Fury, 24, in February 2023 but he has won three since.<\/p>\n
Whereas Tyson, 57, retired in 2005\u00a0but returned in 2020 for an exhibition bout\u00a0against Roy Jones Jr, which ended in an eight-round draw.<\/p>\n
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Iron Mike was in Saudi Arabia last month to host the PFL vs Bellator event while Paul is\u00a0signed to the MMA promotion ahead of his cage debut.<\/p>\n
So Davis refused to pick a winner and chose to stay safe on the fence.<\/p>\n
He chuckled: “I never want to talk about those guys’ business. I leave it to those guys.<\/p>\n
“I’ve texted but as I say, this will end with both of them OK, fans happy. That’s my prediction.”<\/p>\n
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