Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight result decided as Carl Froch and George Groves make same point

Mike Tyson returns to the boxing ring tonight in his first professional fight in two decades against Jake Paul.

The 58-year-old was originally scheduled to face Paul in July but the clash had to be postponed due to an injury sustained by Tyson. The pair will now meet in Texas overnight (UK time).

Paul is expected to be in much better shape than his opponent, but Tyson's experience and ability to produce a knockout blow can't be underestimated, still. It's a hard one to predict but former boxers Tony Bellew, Carl Froch and George Groves have given their views courtesy of Safest Casino Sites.

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Jake Paul has come in for plenty of criticism ahead of his fight with Mike Tyson and Tony Bellew stuck the boot in once again, calling the match a truly frightening prospect;

"Mike Tyson's a granddad. He's 58-years-old. He's closing in on 60 and he's fighting a man who isn't even half his age. The Disney Boy is just attacking granddads now. It's truly frightening.

"If somebody could show me a crystal ball and they said Mike Tyson's going to knock Jake Paul clean out, then I'm watching it 100 per cent. But you can't give me that kind of guarantee .and there will be nothing more sad than to see Mike Tyson get pummelled."

Carl Froch reckons the fight will be more of an exhibition than a true contest, claiming he's heard that a stipulation in the contract means knockouts will be off the cards;

"Depends what it says in the contract, doesn't it? Allegedly, there's a clause in there that says [Tyson] can't go for it (a knockout), so we'll see