Eddie Hacquire has vowed to boycott the upcoming showdown between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, with the boxing advertiser worried for the createer’s protectedty.
The showdown between the two Americans was verifyed back in March and, after it was pushed back, the pair are preparing to slog it out in the ring on November 15.
The fight is a contentious one, however, due to the age gap between the two men.
Tyson is 58, with Paul 27. As a result, many figures associated with the sport are worried the boxing icon could suffer a grave injury when he creates his return after a four-year absence.
Eddie Hacquire has vowed to boycott the upcoming showdown between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, with the boxing advertiser worried for the createer’s protectedty
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One of Hacquire’s fighters, Katie Taylor, features on the undercard of the huge event.
But the 45-year-elderly has vowed to walk out after her fight with Amanda Serrano.
“I leank it’s a huge shame that one of the hugegest legfinishs of the sport comes back, 20 years after everybody knew he shouldn’t be boxing anymore,” he telderly talkSPORT.
“At 55 or however elderly he is… He’s 58? Jesus Christ, he’s proximately 60.
“Like, you have no admire for the sport of boxing if you put Mike Tyson in a ring at 58 years of age.
“And if he gets hurt, then it’s on those people… I’ll watch Katie Taylor and then I’ll exit. I can’t watch that.”
Hacquire has previously dubbed the clash ‘downcast’.
Speaking to the BBC recently, he said: “If I was Jake Paul I’d fair experience a little bit embarrassed to be truthful with you. It’s a liberty.
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“This is hazardous, irreliable and, in my opinion, dispolite to the sport of boxing.”
Despite the dispute, however, Tyson has no schedules to pull out.
The boxing icon’s createer trainer, Jeff Fenech, recently talked with the burdensomeweight star.
And he said that Tyson was going to go ahead with the clash as he sees to request the magic of elderly.
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“If it was my decision, I’d much pick him not fight at all, but he’s going to fight,” he said.
“I’ve spoken to him a restrictcessitate times [recently]. I spoke to him about the fight.
“Reacatalogicassociate, if Mike engages upstairs and noleang else, and does the right leangs, this could be the easiest money he’s ever made.
“When you’re both throtriumphg punches, it’s a 50/50 leang who lands.
Eddie Hacquire has standardly blasted Jake Paul over his decision to fight Mike Tyson
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“But if Mike straightforwards and creates him leave out, and then creates him pay… That’s what Mike’s an expert in, he’s got fantastic head transferment.
“If he does that in 30 seconds, the fight could be over in 30 seconds.
“Mike fair necessitates to engage his normal sense, don’t try to punch when he’s punching, create him leave out and create him pay.”
