Mike Tyson makes stance clear as Evander Holyfield calls for trilogy after Jake Paul fight

Mike Tyson faced Jake Paul successful an eight-round boxing lucifer connected Saturday, with Evander Holyfield calling for a 3rd combat with his aged rival pursuing the contest

Mike Tyson has refused Evander Holyfield's telephone for a 3rd fight, saying their enduring relationship is the existent trilogy. Tyson, present 58, stepped backmost into the ringing to look 27-year-old net sensation Jake Paul successful an eight-round lucifer astatine the AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas connected Saturday.

Despite going the distance, Tyson mislaid by determination to Paul in what has been labelled arsenic a disappointing display. The lawsuit was broadcasted connected Netflix, a newcomer to the boxing scene, and featured Holyfield arsenic a commentator.

Following the fight, Holyfield took to societal media with a mock-up poster hinting astatine his tendency for different bout with Tyson. However, Tyson isn't taking the bait.

"I emotion you member but the trilogy is our friendship," Tyson responded to Holyfield's tease successful a remark connected his post.

The brace archetypal clashed gloves backmost successful 1996, battling it retired for the WBA heavyweight world title astatine the MGM Grand Garden Arena successful Las Vegas, erstwhile they were 2 of the astir renowned athletes worldwide.

Despite Tyson being the favourite with likelihood of 5 to 1 to bushed Holyfield, it was the underdog who triumphed with a stunning 11th circular finish. The brace had a rematch the pursuing twelvemonth astatine the aforesaid venue, which aboriginal became infamous arsenic 'The Bite Fight' aft Tyson was disqualified for biting disconnected a portion of Holyfield's ear.

Tyson ended his vocation aft consecutive losses to Danny Williams and Kevin McBride successful 2004 and 2005, lone to instrumentality to the ringing for an accumulation lucifer with Roy Jones Jr successful 2020 that didn't number towards either fighter's record. Jake Paul featured connected the undercard against Nate Robinson, delivering a spectacular knockout.

Four years later, Tyson and Paul faced each different successful beforehand of a monolithic planetary audience. According to lawsuit organiser Most Valuable Promotions, the Tyson vs Paul main lawsuit peaked with 65 cardinal concurrent households watching connected Netflix.

Additionally, astir 70,000 radical attended the lawsuit astatine Cowboys Stadium, generating summons income of $18 cardinal - treble the erstwhile Texas gross grounds for a combat sports lawsuit acceptable by Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez erstwhile helium defeated Billy Joe Saunders. It remains uncertain whether Tyson volition instrumentality to the ring.

Paul, connected the different hand, has antecedently expressed his ambition to situation Canelo and adjacent vie successful MMA.