Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul press conference during Fanatics Fest in New York City on August 19, 2024. IMAGO / Cover-Images

Mike Tyson, Jake Paul Make $1 Million 'Date' Bet Over Upcoming Fight

Originally posted on KO on SI | By Grant Young | Last updated Jul 7, 2025 12:23 PM ET

The November 15, 2024 fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson that took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (which Paul won via unanimous decision) was broadcast on Netflix and broke streaming records, amassing over 65 million concurrent viewers worldwide at one point in the eight-round bout.

However, not only was this fight heavily criticized in the lead-up because Tyson was 58 years old fighting a 27-year-old Jake Paul, but the fight itself received a lot of backlash because many believed that Paul was essentially carrying the visibly tired Tyson through the full eight rounds, and didn't go for the finish.

But nobody had any criticism for the rematch between women's boxing legends Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, which took place right before the Paul vs Tyson bout and was for Taylor's WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring female light-welterweight titles.

This fight lived up to the hype the first match between them created, as the two went toe-to-toe and essentially sat in the phone booth and traded blows for all 10 rounds, which resulted in Taylor winning a (controversial) unanimous decision.

Taylor lands monster hit on Serrano in the 6th round. #TaylorSerrano #PaulTyson pic.twitter.com/CuRy65vWnf
— Netflix (@netflix) November 16, 2024

Now Serrano and Taylor are set to square off for a third time on July 11, headlining an all-women's boxing event at Madison Square Garden in New York City. And ahead of this clash, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson have agreed upon a sizable wager, which Paul conveyed in a July 7 X video.

The video shows Paul FaceTiming Tyson and saying, "Mike! Man, a lot of people are saying that Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor's fight was better than ours... They're fighting again this weekend."

"I got Katie," Tyson said.

"I got Amanda," Paul responded. He then added, "Do you wanna bet?"

After Tyson affirmed that he does, Paul said, "Alright, we'll make a bet. If Katie wins, then you get $1 million. If Amanda wins, then I get $1 million."

"I like that! Then you said you got to take me out to dinner, too," said Tyson.

"I'll take you out to dinner, I'll take you on a date. Amanda's gonna win, baby!" Paul added. The two then said they loved each other before hanging up.