Saudi official's $700M challenge: Tyson must KO Jake Paul in 3 mins
Media reports indicate that Saudi minister Turki Alalshikh offered Mike Tyson as much as $700 million for a rematch with Jake Paul, on the condition that Tyson wins within a specified time. This proposal came after the November fight between these two boxers.
The decision of Paul's unanimous triumph over Tyson in the November fight resonated widely and sparked a lot of emotions, just as the nature of the match did.
Alalshikh, the chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, known for significant investments in boxing, allegedly stated that Jake Paul "is a joke." The minister offered Tyson $700 million, but only on the condition that he "agrees to fight Jake Paul this time in a real fight and wins by KO in a maximum of three minutes."
Although there is no official confirmation of this offer from Alalshikh himself, this information appeared on a popular Instagram profile, FTTV, which was the first to report these claims.
This is how he named the Paul-Tyson fight
Not only was Alalshikh disappointed with the outcome of the first fight. The well-known football player Michael Irvin, who watched the match up close, called it a "lie."
He even suggested that the contract might have prevented Tyson from using his signature punches.
I didn’t see one patented uppercut by Mike Tyson. Uppercut, said Irvin.
It is not yet known if Mike Tyson will decide to agree to a rematch on such terms. However, the sum of $700 million and the pressure to win in three minutes put the fight in a whole new light. If the offer turns out to be true, we might witness one of the most spectacular and expensive fights in boxing history.
