There’s officially less than a month left in the much-talked-about fight between social media sensation Jake Paul and former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. In the meantime, the full list of the undercard for the fight has been revealed on social media. This seems to have prompted some fans to rally behind scrapping the main event of the night entirely.
Paul and Tyson will lock horns in a cross-generational bout on November 15th at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The co-main event will see Amanda Serrano returning to the ring against Katie Taylor for their much-awaited rematch. While you must have heard about some names in the undercard, talkSport editor Michael Benson has revealed the whole lineup.
Who is on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson undercard?
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According to the tweet from Benson, besides Serrano and Taylor in the co-main event, Mario Barrios will look to defend his interim WBC welterweight strap against Gettysburg’s Abel Ramos. Neeraj Goyat will make his debut fight under MVP against Whindersson Nunes. WBC Featherweight No.1 contender Bruce ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington will square off against Queensland, Australia’s Dana Coolwell.
📋 ANNOUNCED: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson full undercard on Nov 15th in Texas:
🥊 Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano II
🥊 Mario Barrios vs Abel Ramos
🥊 Neeraj Goyat vs Whindersson Nunes
🥊 Bruce ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington vs Dana Coolwell
🥊 Lucas Bahdi vs Corey Marksman
🥊 Shadasia Green…— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) October 17, 2024
Also on the card, Lightweight contender Lucas Bahdi of Ontario, Canada will go toe-to-toe with Florida’s Corey Marksman. Not to forget the second women’s fight on the undercard between New Jersey’s Shadasia Green and undefeated Melinda Watpool for the vacant WBO super middleweight title. With such a stacked lineup, fans are buzzing, with some even calling for the main event to be canceled in favor of these exciting matchups.
Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor 2 branded the real main event
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Due to Tyson’s age, and a prior health scare during a cross-country fight, fans were iffy about the fight from the get-go. However, with a stacked undercard, most people don’t even see the need for the main event. One user felt Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor 2 should be the main event. The user wrote, “Taylor-Serrano 2 is the real main event.” However, most casual fans would be tuning in to watch Tyson knock Paul’s head off.
Another user explained that he would pay to watch the undercard alone and asked to scrap the Jake Paul–Mike Tyson fight. “Undercard better than the main event 😭 scrap the main event and il pay to watch the fight 🤣,” wrote the user. While the undercard does have some bangers, it’s hard to say whether they will sell on the same level without Paul and Tyson involved.
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Meanwhile, this user felt the undercard is even better than the undercard of the upcoming Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury fight. “Better undercard than the Usyk vs Fury rematch,” commented the user. To give you an idea, the Usyk vs. Fury undercard involves Serhii Bohachuk vs Israil Madrimov, Moses Itauma vs Demsey McKean, Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen, and more.
Unlike the previous comments, this user explained even though people are dissing the main event, it’s “Gonna attract those casuals and they might become paying supporters after they find new favorites in the undercard. You don’t have to like Jake Paul but you can’t deny the star power he has…” More importantly, when this is combined with Tyson’s star power, the fight has blockbuster written all over it.
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Someone else praised the undercard without tarnishing the importance of the main event. “Unironically this is a solid undercard 😭 Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul also brings a lot of eyes from the casuals,” the user wrote. Now, all fans can hope for is that Mike Tyson is ready for the action on fight night.
It appears despite all the hate Jake Paul gets online, November 15th is geared to be one of the greatest nights in boxing. Regardless, we would love to get your take on the full card. So, head on over to the comments and share your thoughts—good or otherwise.
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Is the undercard of Paul vs. Tyson overshadowing the main event? What's your take on this lineup?