UFC boss Dana White thinks the current postponement to the scheduled boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul should be made permanent.
White, who has long been a vocal critic of Jake Paul’s foray into the boxing ring, has been one of the most critical voices as to the fight between the influencer and the veteran former heavyweight champion, which was originally scheduled for late July in the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The planned scrap was postponed last week, just days after it emerged that the 57-year-old Tyson had required medical treatment during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles that representatives later blamed on an ulcer flare-up.
And speaking to the Flagrant podcast, via talkSPORT, White made clear his feelings on the fight, and Paul himself.
“If I brought up f*ckingg Jake Paul, pretty much everybody in the room and the other room wants to see Jake Paul get knocked out,” he said. “When this fight happens, Tyson will be 58 f*cking years old.”
He added: “Under any circumstances, a f*ckingg almost 60 year old man shouldn’t be fighting a 27 year old f*cking guy. Under any circumstances. Even if it’s Mike Tyson, so it’s f*cking ridiculous.”
White also couldn’t resist firing a shot at Paul, who has been a frequent critic of White’s business practices and the UFC’s payment model.
“When he actually fought someone who was a boxer, who had the same type of record he has, who was his age, and who was his size, he f*cking lost,” White explained of Paul’s split decision loss to Tommy Fury last year.
“So they’re never going to go that f*cking route again. I love Mike Tyson, but he’s almost f*cking 60 years old.”