Mike Tyson has been warned that he could tear veins in his brain if he steps back into the ring under Jake Paul’s reported conditions ahead of their July boxing bout
Mike Tyson may want to think twice before agreeing to no headguards after being warned about the health risks he could face if he agrees to fight Jake Paul under the reported conditions.
Tyson will be 58 when he fights Paul, who is 31 years younger, in a one-off match that will be streamed live on Netflix. Despite rumors – fuelled by Dereck Chisora – that they will wear headgear, Paul and his team insist this won’t happen. They want the fight to be a professional one in Dallas, Texas.
If Tyson agrees, he’s been told that fighting at his age could lead to torn veins in his brain. Stephen Hughes, a doctor and senior lecturer in medicine at Anglia Ruskin University, wrote in The Conversation that Tyson also risks heart muscle scarring, which can cause heart failure and, in the most extreme cases, sudden death.
Tyson looks to be in great shape judging by videos he’s shared of his training. But the health warnings show he should think about wearing headgear and might be wrong to agree to Paul’s demands.
“In older people, the brain tends to lose volume,” said Doctor Stephen Hughes. “This lengthens the bridging veins and makes them more vulnerable to rupture. Alcoholism is known to accelerate brain shrinkage, and it appears that Tyson has this as a past risk factor.”
Paul’s manager and MMA Show host Ariel Helwani also said no to the idea of headgear being used in the fight. And Paul himself went online to set things straight about the fight rules.
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He posted: “Just a quick message to the people who are complaining about the rules of me versus Mike Tyson. Some TikToker user made a video making up all these fake rules like me and Logan tag teaming him, us wearing headgear, all of this bull****. If you believe that you’re a f*****g idiot and you shouldn’t be allowed to vote, you shouldn’t be allowed to drive on the streets and endanger other people.
“I feel for any dumb*** who believes that and I would never let my fans down in a fight like this and wearing headgear? Come on now people.”
“I feel for any dumb*** who believes that and I would never let my fans down in a fight like this and wearing headgear? Come on now people.”
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