Mike Tyson being sued for $1.6 million for allegedly breaking deal to fight Jake Paul
Mike Tyson is being sued for allegedly breaching a commercial deal to fight Jake Paul. Tyson fought Jake Paul last month at the AT&T Stadium in Texas in front of 70,000 fans, but lost by points in what was a disappointing affair. Over 60 million tuned in to watch Paul vs Tyson on NetflixGetty The heavyweight blockbuster was broadcast live on Netflix as many fans were left disappointed considering 58-year-old Tyson landed just 18 punches the entire bout. Medier is a Cyprus-registered company that promotes Rabona Sportsbook & Online Casino, and according to ESPN, they are suing the former heavyweight champion and his company Tyrannic for nearly $1.59 million (£1.25 million). They have accused Tyson of allegedly breaking a deal to promote a gambling company in order to fight the YouTuber-turned-professional boxer Paul. The lawsuit has been filed at London’s High Court and says Tyson terminated the deal in March, which was the same day Paul vs Tyson was announced, to avoid a schedule clash. Tyson and his company Tyrannic are yet to file a defence to the lawsuit, with Tyson also yet to comment. But Medier’s lawyers has commented on the matter in public documents that were made available on Friday. “The true reason for Mr. Tyson and Tyrannic’s hasty and unlawful termination was because Mr. Tyson had agreed a deal, sponsored by Netflix, to fight the influencer Jake Paul,” the company’s lawyer said. The lawsuit also claims that Tyson terminated the deal because Medier breached their agreement. However, lawyers for the brand manager have argued that its actions did not constitute a breach of the deal. They added that Tyson’s breach of contract cause them to loss just over £1.2 million. Tyson’s clash with Paul was heavily criticised by the boxing worldAl Bello/Getty Images for Netflix Some of boxing’s biggest names were quick to react to Paul vs Tyson, which headlined a card that also featured Katie Taylor‘s rematch with Amanda Serrano. Taylor retained her undisputed light-welterweight titles in what was another ten-round war as all three judges awarded her the 95-94 decision. Tyson threw a mere 97 blows in his fight with Paul, but landed just 18% of his attempted strikes. This prompted four-division world champion Terence Crawford to call the heavyweight boxing icon “trash.” “I love Mike Tyson, but they [the Netflix commentators] giving him too much credit, he said on X. “He looked like trash, To train that long and only throw 97 punches the whole fight is crazy.” Terence Crawford called Tyson’s performance “trash”Mark Robinson/Matchroom Canelo Alvarez was also among the tens of millions of interested observers who watched Paul beat Tyson. He branded the fight an ‘injustice’, and even said the controversial fight had him considering an offer from Paul, who has since called out the Mexican superstar in the aftermath of his fight. The entire fight was ultimately an uncomfortable watch, with other leading figures in the boxing word like Gervonta Davis and Tony Bellew also leading an outcry against the event. And things have now worsened for one of boxing’s greatest-ever fighters, with a fresh lawsuit on the card.
Mike Tyson is being sued for allegedly breaching a commercial deal to fight Jake Paul.
Tyson fought Jake Paul last month at the AT&T Stadium in Texas in front of 70,000 fans, but lost by points in what was a disappointing affair.
The heavyweight blockbuster was broadcast live on Netflix as many fans were left disappointed considering 58-year-old Tyson landed just 18 punches the entire bout.
Medier is a Cyprus-registered company that promotes Rabona Sportsbook & Online Casino, and according to ESPN, they are suing the former heavyweight champion and his company Tyrannic for nearly $1.59 million (£1.25 million).
They have accused Tyson of allegedly breaking a deal to promote a gambling company in order to fight the YouTuber-turned-professional boxer Paul.
The lawsuit has been filed at London’s High Court and says Tyson terminated the deal in March, which was the same day Paul vs Tyson was announced, to avoid a schedule clash.
Tyson and his company Tyrannic are yet to file a defence to the lawsuit, with Tyson also yet to comment.
But Medier’s lawyers has commented on the matter in public documents that were made available on Friday.
“The true reason for Mr. Tyson and Tyrannic’s hasty and unlawful termination was because Mr. Tyson had agreed a deal, sponsored by Netflix, to fight the influencer Jake Paul,” the company’s lawyer said.
The lawsuit also claims that Tyson terminated the deal because Medier breached their agreement.
However, lawyers for the brand manager have argued that its actions did not constitute a breach of the deal.
They added that Tyson’s breach of contract cause them to loss just over £1.2 million.
Some of boxing’s biggest names were quick to react to Paul vs Tyson, which headlined a card that also featured Katie Taylor‘s rematch with Amanda Serrano.
Taylor retained her undisputed light-welterweight titles in what was another ten-round war as all three judges awarded her the 95-94 decision.
Tyson threw a mere 97 blows in his fight with Paul, but landed just 18% of his attempted strikes.
This prompted four-division world champion Terence Crawford to call the heavyweight boxing icon “trash.”
“I love Mike Tyson, but they [the Netflix commentators] giving him too much credit, he said on X.
“He looked like trash, To train that long and only throw 97 punches the whole fight is crazy.”
Canelo Alvarez was also among the tens of millions of interested observers who watched Paul beat Tyson.
He branded the fight an ‘injustice’, and even said the controversial fight had him considering an offer from Paul, who has since called out the Mexican superstar in the aftermath of his fight.
The entire fight was ultimately an uncomfortable watch, with other leading figures in the boxing word like Gervonta Davis and Tony Bellew also leading an outcry against the event.
And things have now worsened for one of boxing’s greatest-ever fighters, with a fresh lawsuit on the card.
