Mike Tyson ‘fine’ to be underdog to Jake Paul; oddsmaker says why

IRVING, Texas – In a fight between one of the greatest boxers of all time and someone who gained his fame through YouTube, social media and the Disney Channel, the latter is the betting favorite.

The odds currently have 27-year-old Jake Paul as the favorite over Mike Tyson, 58, for their highly-anticipated Friday night fight in Dallas.

Of course, Paul is healthy and this is his third game of the year. He is also 29 years younger than Tyson. Tyson, meanwhile, hasn’t had a professional fight since 2005; his fight with Roy Jones four years ago was an exhibition.

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Jake Paul, right, and Mike Tyson pose after the final press conference for their upcoming heavyweight bout at the Toyota Music Factory on Nov. 13, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (Ed Mulholland/Getty Images)

Tyson was mostly soft-spoken and short-haired in the final Paul-Tyson press conference on Wednesday – the opposite of his opponent, who even took bets with those on the card, including co-main eventer Katie Taylor. The most amplified Tyson got at the final Paul-Tyson press conference on Wednesday was when he emphatically said, “I don’t want to lose.” Other than that he was very short but not that cute.

His confidence is understandable – every training video Tyson puts out, he seems awfully dangerous, especially for someone approaching 60. The odds seem to be disrespecting him though.

Tyson doesn’t seem to mind too much though.

When Fox News Digital was asked how disrespected he felt by the unfavorable odds and why he thought he was the underdog, his response was as usual curt.

Mike Tyson speaks at the final press conference for his upcoming heavyweight fight against Jake Paul at the Toyota Music Factory on November 13, 2024 in Irving, Texas. (Ed Mulholland/Getty Images)

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“I’m fine with everything — I’m fine with everything,” Tyson said in typical Tyson fashion.

Admittedly, DraftKing’s Director of Sports Operations Johnny Avello said the lines are more disrespectful to Tyson, who is around +160 with Paul at -200.

“He didn’t even look that good at the end of his career – he was fighting no-name guys. Here he is now 58 years old – he looks good, I think he’s in pretty good shape, but it’s it’s one thing to be in good shape, it’s another thing to be in fighting shape,” Avello said in an interview with Fox News Digital.

“Paul is not known to be a great fighter, whereas Tyson is. So I would say it’s more disrespectful.”

Avello also said it was difficult to come up with necessarily reasonable odds when one half of the main event doesn’t have much of a recent trial to base anything on.

“We were all over the map on this, thinking what (the odds) should have been,” Avello said.

However, despite several six-figure bets on Paul, Avello noted that nearly 70% of the money is on Tyson for several reasons — Tyson fandom plus Paul hatred being one of them.

It is shaping up to be the most bet game of the year. A popular bet people take is Tyson, with his power, to win in the first round at 22-1.

“It’s taken a large amount of money,” Avello said. “The responsibility can build up pretty quickly.”

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, left, pose after the final press conference for their upcoming heavyweight bout at the Toyota Music Factory on Nov. 13, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (Ed Mulholland/Getty Images)

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We’ll take Tyson at his word when he says he’s “fine” with being the underdog — but there’s no doubt he’ll definitely pull through if that bet comes to fruition.

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