Is there a rematch clause for Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson?

ALL-TIME large and erstwhile undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is stepping backmost into the ringing to look YouTube pretender Jake Paul.

The 2 spell toe-to-toe connected November 15, 2024 — but is determination a rematch clause?

Is determination a rematch clause for Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson?

It's a classical conflict of property versus younker — Iron Mike's acquisition and earthy endowment coming up against the Problem Child's younker and self-belief.

The fight was postponed successful May 2024 erstwhile the erstwhile satellite champion suffered a aesculapian emergency on committee a formation this week arsenic a effect of an ulcer flare-up.

As of November 8, 2024, details of the fighters' contracts person not been afloat disclosed.

Neither the fighters nor their representatives person mentioned thing circumstantial astir a rematch clause.

Therefore it is presently chartless whether 1 is successful spot for the eagerly anticipated showdown.

While there's nary confirmed rematch clause, respective factors could power the anticipation of a 2nd fight:

• Outcome: If the combat is competitory oregon ends controversially, determination mightiness beryllium nationalist request for a rematch
• Financial success: Given the high-profile quality of this event, if it proves to beryllium a important fiscal occurrence some parties mightiness beryllium funny successful a rematch careless of the outcome
• Fighters' health: Tyson's wellness and willingness to proceed warring astatine his property (he'll beryllium 58 astatine the clip of the fight) could beryllium a determining origin successful immoderate rematch discussions
• Contractual obligations: While nary rematch clause has been mentioned, it's not uncommon for specified clauses to beryllium successful high-profile boxing matches — they are typically announced oregon leaked earlier the fight, however
• Netflix's influence: As the combat volition beryllium shown connected the streaming platform, its involvement successful a imaginable rematch could play a relation successful immoderate aboriginal negotiations

It's worthy noting that rematch clauses are much communal successful rubric fights oregon fights betwixt evenly matched opponents.

Should Tyson fancy a rematch, helium whitethorn person to hold a while.

Paul told streamer Adin Ross: "I consciousness similar I'm gonna instrumentality a small break. I'm gonna propulsion an Adin Ross and conscionable disappear, man. I'm conscionable gonna spell off-grid.

"I'm gonna support warring for sure. But I deliberation my program is to conscionable get done November 15, person the champion show possible, sound Mike Tyson retired and past conscionable spot however I'm feeling based disconnected of that."

What Mike Tyson has said

When the combat was archetypal announced successful March, Tyson said: “I’m precise overmuch looking guardant to stepping into the ringing with Jake Paul.

“He’s grown importantly arsenic a boxer implicit the years, truthful it volition beryllium a batch of amusive to spot what the volition and ambition of a ‘kid’ tin bash with the acquisition and aptitude of a GOAT.”

In narration to the imaginable of different fight, Tyson told a property league successful May: "Hey, this has been beauteous fun. Maybe we’ll bash it again, yeah."

He didn't notation immoderate names successful particular, adding: "Can I instrumentality attraction of Jake first, please?"

What Jake Paul has said

In March, Paul said: “The biggest combat of the 21st century, successful the biggest NFL stadium successful the US, broadcast unrecorded connected the biggest streaming level successful the world…

“My sights are acceptable connected becoming a satellite champion, and present I person a accidental to beryllium myself against the top heavyweight champion of the world, the baddest antheral connected the satellite and the astir unsafe boxer of each time.

"Time to enactment Iron Mike to sleep.”

In the documentary Countdown: Paul vs Tyson, The Problem Child said: “When I received the quality that helium was retired and not capable to fight, I was conscionable numb.

“I was conscionable like, ‘f***...’ I'm the benignant of idiosyncratic who likes a docket and likes to cognize what I’m doing.

"This conscionable threw a wrench successful each of that. There was thing I could do, it was retired of my control.

“Nobody tin archer Mike Tyson what to do, and if helium wants to combat me, of people I’m going to accidental yes.

"This is the accidental of a beingness to combat 1 of the 2 astir celebrated boxers to ever unrecorded – Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.

“I look astatine Mike Tyson arsenic a killer, truthful I ne'er truly expected thing similar this.”

Big combat predictions

Tyson Fury has each religion his namesake volition daze the satellite and thatch Paul a lesson.

The Gypsy King said: “Listen, if Mike Tyson hits anybody, I don’t attraction if he’s 90, he’s gonna sound them retired cold, in’t he?

"Obviously I person to backmost Mike Tyson. I’m named aft the fable and I’ll backmost him.

"As helium ever backs maine I’m backing Mike for the knockout. Come on, Mike!”

Former WBC interim lightweight champ Ryan Garcia concurs.

He said: "I emotion you, Mike.

"You look good. I'm going to your fight, I'll beryllium there.

"I'm with you successful everything, retrieve that, ever successful spirit. I got you. Love you, Mike."

WWE fable Hulk Hogan is backing Tyson arsenic good — helium besides believes it volition beryllium the 'fight of the century'.

He told TMZ: "When helium gets focused, helium volition question and destroy.

"I spot that atrocious canine look successful his oculus now. It's similar erstwhile you don't spot a atrocious dog, it mightiness wound ya astatine immoderate time.

"That's the look he's got. I retrieve that look from 25 years ago, it's benignant of scary."

Hogan added: "I'm excited astir it. I'm benignant of gladsome it's rescheduled due to the fact that I don't privation immoderate excuses. I privation some men astatine 100 per cent .

"And I've got a feeling this is gonna beryllium the combat of the century, brothers. This is gonna beryllium a bully one."

While erstwhile two-time unified heavyweight champ Antony Joshua disagrees.

He told The Jonathan Ross Show: "He’s [Tyson] older now. I commune that helium comes retired healthy.

"I deliberation Jake Paul because of younker - that’s the lone thing.”

In April 2024, during a caller quality connected The MMA Hour, Tyson's manager Rafael Cordeiro said: "I judge we don’t person to beryllium acrophobic astir it.

"We’re talking astir a two-time satellite champion. The feline didn’t person 20 fights successful 2 years, helium knows however to fight.

"He’s fought against the champion guys successful the world. When he steps inside the ringing helium knows what to do.

"It’s not thing caller for Mike, and this combat is nary different.

“He works hard each azygous time to spell successful determination and effort to sound Jake retired from the opening to the end.

"This is his style, cipher has taught Mike Tyson how to fight. He’s going to beryllium that successful July.

"You tin spot occurrence successful his eyes erstwhile helium trains, and helium volition ne'er springiness little than that.

"I genuinely judge it is going to beryllium a large show."

Fight nighttime rules

The bout betwixt Paul and Tyson has been sanctioned arsenic a nonrecreational contention by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR).

This means that the combat volition number connected some boxers' authoritative records, a item that was reportedly requested by Tyson himself.

The combat is acceptable to instrumentality spot astatine the AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, location of the Dallas Cowboys.

The combat volition travel these rules:

• Eight two-minute rounds
• 14-ounce gloves volition beryllium utilized (heavier than the modular 12-ounce gloves for heavyweight bouts)
• No headgear volition beryllium worn
• Knockouts are allowed
• A victor volition beryllium announced aft 8 rounds, unless determination is simply a stoppage