Posted on: November 9, 2024, 05:23h.
Last updated on: November 9, 2024, 05:26h.
Fans who can’t wait until November 15 to see Mike Tyson box Jake Paul can see a smaller-scale version of the ballyhooed bout tonight.
(Image: Instagram/@micromaniatour)
The Nerd Bar in downtown Las Vegas will transform itself into “Micro Square Garden,” where mini Jake Paul will take on mini Mike Tyson. The action starts at 9 p.m.
It’s part of the MicroMania Tour, a comedy troupe that stages spoof fights featuring little people who impersonate wrestlers and boxers. They’re called “micro-athletes.” A typical match features two MicroMania singles bouts and a Main Event Battle Royale.
According to the troupe’s Facebook page, mini Tyson and mini Paul “may be short in stature but are giants in the world of entertainment.”
Average-size Jake Paul v. Mike Tyson is one of the most talked-about bouts in boxing this year. Though a non-title card, there is significant fan interest in seeing Tyson — arguably the hardest-hitting boxer in the sport’s history during his ’90s peak — fight again at 58 years old.
Tyson hasn’t fought professionally since 2005, though he did box in a 2020 exhibition match against Roy Jones Jr., which ended in a split draw.
The interest isn’t not enough to sell out all 80,000 seats at Arlington, Tex.’s AT&T Stadium, as tens of thousands of seats remain unsold with less than a week until the event. However, that may just be because the event is streaming live for free on Netflix with a standard streaming subscription.
Vegas oddsmakers have the real Jake Paul, 27, as a -270 favorite with Tyson as a +210 underdog. They’re not taking bets on the miniature versions.
Tickets for the MicroMania bout, $40 and up, are available at Eventbrite.com.
