Ngannou Predicts Tyson Beats Jake Paul
Francis Ngannou predicted that Mike Tyson would beat Jake Paul in their scheduled November 15, 2024 boxing match. Ngannou shared the opinion in a face-to-face exchange with Paul; it was not a prediction of an MMA bout or a formal challenge.
Ngannou’s view
Paul brought up Ngannou’s earlier comments during an interview, and Ngannou repeated that he thought Tyson would “beat you up.” Ngannou had trained with Tyson before his own boxing debut, which informed his confidence in the former heavyweight champion. MMA Fighting reported the exchange.
A scheduled boxing match
Paul and Tyson were scheduled to meet under professional boxing rules at AT&T Stadium, with the event streaming on Netflix. Tyson was 58 and Paul was 27, making the age gap a major part of public debate. The rules and preparation—not Ngannou’s prediction—would determine the result.
Outcome
The fight went ahead, and Paul won by unanimous decision after eight two-minute rounds. Tyson did not stop Paul. Netflix’s recap records the event and outcome.
Ngannou’s confidence came from his own time training with Tyson, but the actual result belonged to Paul and Tyson. The fight used boxing rules and went eight two-minute rounds, and the judges favored Paul. That makes the prediction a useful pre-fight quote, not a substitute for the later official result.
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