Jake Paul takes another fight while waiting for Mike Tyson bout in late 2024

Although Paul has made a habit of facing opponents with little or no boxing experience — or former or retired UFC fighters, which Perry is — the 32-year-old striker presents a much better matchup stylistically than some of Paul’s past opponents.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer has fought 10 times over the last three-plus years, but only three of his bouts — Tommy Fury, Andre August and Ryan Bourland — were against fighters with actual boxing experience. August and Bourland lost by knockout, while Fury is the only loss on Paul’s record.

Perry is on a five-fight win streak since joining BKFC, a bare-knuckle boxing promotion that launched in 2018. He’s won his last three fights by knockout or TKO with victories over notable combat sports stars like Eddie Alvarez, Thiago Alves and Luke Rockhold — all three are also former UFC fighters.

The Paul-Tyson fight was rescheduled for Nov. 15 after Tyson had an ulcer flare-up during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on May 26. Because of the incident, the 57-year-old Tyson had to scale back his training and fight preparation at his doctor’s request.