‘Is he the best underdog of the year?’: Pros react to Mike Perry getting boxing match with Jake Paul
Mike Perry has been calling for his chance to fight Jake Paul for quite some time, and now the BKFC star gets his chance.
On Tuesday, Most Valuable Promotions announced that Paul and Perry are set to headline a July 20 boxing event at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., which happens to be the same arena where Paul brutally knocked out former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in their second meeting in December 2021.
The announcement opened up eyes of the combat sports community due to the fact that Paul is already scheduled to face former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in an event that streams exclusively on Netflix for subscribers. The bout with Tyson is still scheduled despite the new booking with Perry.
Of course, MMA fighters had their thoughts on the matchmaking. See how pro fighters — both in and out of the UFC — reacted to the Paul vs. Perry news.
Mike Perry is the underdog against Jake Paul… is he the best underdog of the year!? #boxing
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) June 18, 2024
Mike Perry is a 0-1 boxer. Bare-knuckle fighting isn’t the same as boxing. He’s going to get pieced up. Jake Paul only fights people he knows he can beat. He sparred with Perry before, which is why he chose him, just like that bum Hasim Jr. We all saw how bad he was, but Jake…
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) June 18, 2024
Happy Perry gets his payday and this is 100% a way better fight than the Tyson fight…hmu if your coming to Tampa and don’t forget to check in https://t.co/IDZraNkcdW
— Billy Quarantillo (@BillyQMMA) June 18, 2024
Wowww I give @jakepaul mad props for fighting @PlatinumPerry. Perry is an absolute savage!!! Good for Jake, and should stop all talk of questioning his opponents. Looking forward to this one
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) June 18, 2024
We’re set to fight July 20th , I Promise to give the world the Fight they wanna see ! Gonna put the Platinum pressure on the problem child Live in Tampa, tickets on sale tomorrow at noon ! pic.twitter.com/V3WfZSRKK5
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) June 18, 2024
1 Mike, 2 Mikes, 3 Mikes, 4
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) June 18, 2024
The fact is every opponent has touched the floor
5 months until Tyson and I go to war
So in the meantime me & Perry are going to make Tampa roar
I fear no man, anytime, anywhere, anyplace
On July 20th it’s going to be another W, so let us say… pic.twitter.com/SIu6K0VbD5