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Logan Paul offered to replace Mike Tyson and fight his brother Jake in Texas next month.
The younger Paul brother was scheduled to face heavyweight legend Tyson on July 20 but the fight has been postponed until November 15. Tyson suffered an ulcer flare-up on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles last month and was forced to stop training and delay his return to the ring.
And Logan, who has fought four times in the ring against KSI, Floyd Mayweather and Dillon Danis, has revealed he spoke to Netflix about taking on his sibling. "I was willing to step in for Mike Tyson, when Tyson got sick and had to postpone his fight," he said during an episode of his podcast with Donald Trump. "We actually ran it up the chain at Netflix."
Trump responded by saying: "It’s hard for brothers to fight," before Paul added: "Not for Netflix. Not for a big ‘ole bag. Figure it out once and for all. Me and Jake decided that, obviously we both come from a place of love. And whatever the outcome would be, we would have to be okay with it. But obviously, I love my brother."
Although Jake's fight with Tyson has been pushed back, he will reportedly take on former UFC star and current bare-knuckle fighter Mike Perry next month. The pair have gone back and forth for several years and appear close to agreeing to settle their rivalry in the ring.
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Jake has previously faced a number of former UFC fighters in the boxing ring, including Nate Diaz, Anderson Silva and Ben Askren. He began to fight professional boxers last year when he suffered his first defeat by Tommy Fury.
Logan has struggled in his boxing career, drawing his first bout with KSI before losing the rematch in Los Angeles. He went on to fight Mayweather in an exhibition bout which wasn't scored before his bout with Danis last year was abandoned in the final room when security stormed the ring.