In 1976, Muhammad Ali fought Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki in Japan. In 2017, Floyd Mayweather, at 40 years old, came out of retirement to fight MMA star Connor McGregor. Mayweather won by TKO after wearing down McGregor in a fight that drew 4.3 million pay-per-view buys with a total revenue of $600 million.

The general train of thought is that if Paul can outmanoeuvre Tyson in the early rounds then Iron Mike will tire and the younger man will either claim a stoppage or points win. However, that presumes a level of skill and ringcraft we’ve not yet seen from Paul and backing an early finish in Texas looks the best play.

Jake Paul brought in a new head coach and a new strength and conditioning coach after his first and only loss. They're part of a core team Paul hails.