Here’s what happened when Mike Tyson and Jake Paul came ‘Face 2 Face’ ahead of Nov. 15 boxing match

A couple of Silver Spoons.

Jesse Holland is among the longest-tenured media professionals in the combat sports news space, covering MMA, professional wrestling and boxing on a full-time basis since early 2004.

Boxing promoters like to have fighters sit down and hold a quiet discussion before fighting.

That’s why Mike Tyson and Jake Paul came “Face 2 Face” ahead of their heavyweight boxing match on Fri. night (Nov. 15, 2024), which streams LIVE on Netflix from inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Co-headliners Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano also sat down with host Cam’ron, who is moderating the above Q&A for reasons not explained.

“This has been a long time coming,” Paul said at the kickoff press conference. “We’ve been calling each other out for years and we finally got to make it happen on Netflix, the biggest platform in the world, and things just keep on getting bigger and better. With the co-main event between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano it’s quite literally history that we’re looking at right here.”

“Mike wanted this,” Paul continued. “Mike wanted it to be a pro fight. He wants the war, and so I respect that. I respect him for taking this fight, for stepping up to try to put an end to me because that’s what all these fighters have been trying to do — end the YouTuber and if Mike can do that, then he’s a hero.”

If not, then at least he’s in good company.