The big fight might be over before its begun, as an alleged 'script' for Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson has leaked ahead of their bout.
All the eyes in the world are on Netflix for this fight, as 'Iron' Mike Tyson (58) takes on former YouTuber Jake Paul (27) in his first professional contest in nearly two decades.
There have been a fair share of issues preceding the match, with an ulcer flare-up from Tyson delaying the fight from its original July 2024 date, and while the November 15 date does seem to be set in stone, some are beginning to question the legitimacy of the event.
There have already been concerns raised about bizarre rule changes that have increased the weight of the fighters' gloves and reduced the time-per-round, but new heights have been reached as a 'script' has allegedly leaked that details a full rundown of the fight's events.
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Shared on social media, the 'script' in question details a round-by-round breakdown that ends in Round 5 with a knockout victory for Jake Paul.
It features highlights such as Tyson appearing 'a fraction slower than in his prime' in Round 1 but 'coming alive' in Round 2. Fatigue sets in for the 58-year-old as time wears on though, with Paul's 'perfectly devastating' right hand knocks Tyson out for the count.
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You do have to question whether ending a scripted fight in a knockout - especially with the loser being as old as Tyson - is a wise idea, and it's hard to imagine that either fighter would agree to lose in this fashion, even for the shocking amount of money they're set to make.
Tyson himself has made it clear when speaking to LADBible Group that he's not fighting for the money: "This is what I want to do, this is me." He declared, "I'm seeking my glory."
The conspiracies haven't stopped at a leaked script either, as some on social media have discovered that Google (by the way of USAToday) have supposedly spoiled the result ahead of time too.
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In a search snipped answering the question of 'Who won, Mike Tyson or Jake Paul?', Google has pulled a quote from a USAToday article detailing that "Paul, the YouTuber-turned boxer, won the highly anticipated, 10-round fight by unanimous decision."
Not only is this immediately incorrect anyway, due to the fact that Tyson and Paul's fight is eight rounds, not ten, looking at the article itself this snippet refers to Paul's previous fight with Nate Diaz.
Reddit, like most, is also split on whether the fight will be scripted or not, with comments on an r/AskReddit post providing both perspectives:
"It's too big a deal to be left to chance or talent," one user argues, in favor of it being fixed, "there's a lot of money to be made off it."
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One the flip side, another user argues that Tyson would never allow "his reputation to be soiled" by agreeing to lose against "an insufferable YouTuber turned amateur boxer," whereas Paul similarly would never "agree to lose to a man who is 60 years old regardless of how good they used to be."
We'll simply just have to see whether or not the fight ends up lining up with any of these wild predictions, but there's no doubt that regardless of the result some will pertain that it was all fixed to begin with - especially if Paul wins.
You might just want to avoid any betting based on these predictions - especially if you're in one of 7 US States banned from doing so ahead of the fight.