The Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight has been circled on many calendars, and as expected, the stars turned out Friday night for the big event at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, as Paul, the social media star-boxer, stepped into the ring with Tyson, 58, the former undisputed heavyweight champion.
The fight was originally scheduled to take place in July, but was rescheduled for November due to a medical issue for Tyson. However, pushing back the fight seems to have raised the anticipation level of fans around the world.
There will also be CBS Sports Live coverage Fights with round-by-round scoring and blow-by-blow updates to keep you up to date throughout the night.
Three-time world heavyweight champion Lennox traveled to Texas to see Lewis Tyson return to the ring.
Another boxing legend, Sugar Ray Leonard, predicted a victory for Tyson.
Lewis, Leonard and another former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield confirmed the link up.
Here’s Lewis and Holyfield together on the Netflix broadcast.
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal and four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski sat side by side and even teased a potential NBA vs. NFL challenge.
Elsewhere, singer Joe Jonas was spotted in the crowd.
Logan Paul was there to support his younger brother. He was in the locker room and joined him.
Comedian Mike Epps was also in attendance and said he was rooting for Tyson.
Squid Game’s pink soldiers have pretty good seats. Netflix must be connected.
Rapper Daddy Yankee posed with unified featherweight world champion Amanda Serrano, who was part of the undercard.
And since it all took place at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, you knew the Cowboys cheerleaders would be in attendance. Additionally, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Cowboys legend Michael Irvin, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, were interviewed on the Netflix broadcast. Cowboys star Micah Parsons was also in the house.
Other notable celebrities in attendance included actress Charlize Theron, comedian Jeff Ross and actors Simu Liu, Josh Duhamel and Ralph Macchio (along with many of his Cobra Kai collaborators) while actress Rosie Perez and comedian Cedric the Entertainer were part of the Netflix broadcast.
Here’s Macchio with Cobra Kai co-star William Zabka.
You see, the opportunity for Tyson’s return to the ring against a star like Paul should have presented itself.
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