Jake Paul’s trusted ally responds to Eddie Hearn’s criticism of Mike Tyson mega-fight

Eddie Hearn has been critical of the upcoming fight between YouTube star Jake Paul and boxing legend Mike Tyson, prompting Paul’s business partner Nakisa Bidarian to fire back

Jake Paul’s business partner has branded Eddie Hearn a “hypocrite” after he called the YouTube star’s upcoming fight against Mike Tyson “sad”.

Paul, who has a 9-1 record as a professional boxer, is expected to face Tyson in an event that will air on Netflix in July. However, Hearn will be 58 years old at the time of his match with Paul, so he doesn’t want to see “Iron Mike” in the ring again. “I’m a huge boxing fan and Mike Tyson is one of my favorite fighters of all time, so I might be asking the wrong person, but this is a big deal,” Hearn said on Mirror Fighting. Told. “It’s very sad that a fighter as successful as Mike Tyson is fighting at his age and could lose to Jake Paul. “But money is money and money does strange things.” And asked if YouTube star KSI vs. Logan Paul had “stepped back from the fight” after already promoting a rematch in 2019 “It’s been a long time since I played KSI vs. Logan Paul. But I get it.

“It’s weird because Mike Tyson doesn’t necessarily appeal to the younger generation, but we all know who he is and most of the world does too. I don’t like the fact that he’s almost 60 years old. I don’t think he should be fighting at that age.

Nakisa Bidalian, who co-founded Most Valuable Promotions with Paul in 2021, has now hit back at Hearn. Vidalian took to social media to call Hearn’s comments “incredibly sad” and the fact that he wants to book a fight between Conor Benn, who last fought professionally, and Manny Pacquiao, 45, in 2021. emphasized.

“It’s incredibly ironic and hypocritical as always for Eddie Hearn to speak negatively about another event,” Bidalian said. “Eddie stood between Manny Pacquiao, a very small man of 45 years old, and his next opponent, a 27-year-old Matchroom fighter. He obtained a license in the UK to box again. I was having a hard time doing it.

“It’s incredibly sad. He spends more time talking about others than about himself. » Chris Eubank Jr. 2022.

The National Anti-Doping Commission revoked the athlete’s suspension last summer, but the BBBoC and the UK Anti-Doping Agency are currently appealing the decision. As a result, Benn’s recent fights with Rodolfo Orozco and Peter Dobson took place in America under an American license.