Mike Tyson finally takes on Jake Paul, who has struck fear into the hearts of his opponents for decades, on Friday night.

58-year-old Tyson meets Youtuber paulThirty years his senior, in an epic battle AT&T Arena in Texas Great boxers are fighting professionally for the first time in twenty years.

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Preparation for the meeting took a long time after a postponement, and Tyson was still determined. be a sure winnerBacked by a stellar, if at times controversial, career, boasting 44 wins by knockout.

Iron Mike He remains one of the most feared performers in history, but away from the ring, Tyson is known for his love of professional wrestling and having thrived as a professional wrestler. WWE was a fan and featured in one of the most iconic stories of the Attitude Era.

WWE Paid £2.5 million He presides over the main event as the special enforcer for the world championship match between Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin in Boston.

The brawler himself later admitted I can barely see a penny of this money due to the crippling debts at the time.

austinOf course, he beat Michaels to capture the WWE championship, and for good measure, Tyson threw a dejected HBK into the middle of the ring with a right hand.

The fighter was a favorite of WWE and wrestling fans; Although one man whose boots were shaking during Tyson’s fight scene was Eric Bischoff.

As chief of WCW, Bischoff led the eventual rivalry against Vince McMahon’s WWE and ensnared his peers. Hulk HoganRandy Savage passes to Scott Hall and Kevin Nash empire McMahonit regularly beat them in the television ratings.

At this stage, the ratings war, a key measure of success or failure, emerged as WWE’s Monday Night Raw went head-to-head with WCW Monday Nitro; the latter held the top spot for 83 consecutive weeks at a single stage.

Bischoff was slipping away, easily admitting that nothing WWE did on their weekly telecasts bothered him, that is, until Tyson came onto the scene.

Having the Baddest Man on the Planet in his corner was a huge boost for McMahon, and Bischoff knew it: the writing was on the wall.

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When asked for his thoughts on the emergence of the WWE Attitude Era, which initially included the Tyson run, Bischoff said: in question: “The seminal moment, where I went: ‘Oh shit, we have something to worry about here,’ the whole Mike Tyson, Vince McMahon, Stone Cold Steve Austin angle.

“I just kind of let everything that led up to this wash away behind me, kind of giggled about it, didn’t worry too much about it.

“I wasn’t too concerned until it became very clear to me that Vince had made a clear decision to abandon the pre-teen market and put all his eggs in the male 18-49 market, because that’s what I did.” “I’ve dominated for the last (few years).”

The rest is history. WWE soon turned the tide in the ratings war, and shortly after the turn of the millennium, WCW went bankrupt and was purchased by McMahon.

Bischoff continued to work for his rival and joined WWE as an on-screen authority figure. returns for future cameos He appeared on Monday Night Raw and later in 2020 in new rival company AEW.