After delays, Mike Tyson and Jake Paul are ready to do battle in the ring
Netflix’s boxing event featuring legendary Iron Mike Tyson and YouTuber boxer Jake Paul airs on November 15 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
At least twice, Jake Paul has looked into a video camera and said that 90,000 people will be in AT&T Stadium to watch his fight with Mike Tyson on November 15.
Less than two weeks before the event, there seems to be no guarantee that he is right.
With prices for the cheapest seats dropping to $30 this week, it is unclear how many people will attend a heavyweight boxing match advertised as a mega-event.
Tyson vs. Paul: Most profitable port in Texas history
“Right now the attendance would fill Dodger Stadium and it would be the largest crowd to ever witness a Tyson fight,” Joann Mignano, the boxer’s publicist, told USA TODAY Sports by text message on Saturday.
The capacity of Dodger Stadium is 56,000.
The capacity of AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, is 80,000, Tad Carper said. He also said capacity could increase to 90,000 through the sale of standing-room-only seating, the Cowboys’ senior vice president for communications said.
Mignano said the Tyson-Paul fight is already the highest-grossing gate in the history of Texas combat sports, including UFC. She didn’t give a figure, but the “live gate” for the Alvarez-Saunders fight made $9 million, according to Boxing Scene.
Tyson vs. Paul: There are hundreds of tickets left
At the time this story was written, Seat Geek had hundreds of tickets listed for $50 or less.
Seat Geek, the official ticket seller for the Tyson-Paul fight, has declined to provide information about the tickets sold. MVP did not respond to questions about ticket sales.
But Cameron Papp, who works in communications for Seat Geek, said Friday that the company is unsure whether standing-room-only tickets will be released.
“Our partner (Cowboys/AT&T Stadium) will decide,” Papp said by email.
The Cowboys have referred questions about ticket sales to Most Valuable Promotions, co-founded by Paul.
Paul made the claims in videos recorded on September 15 as he and Tyson appeared at AT&T Stadium before the Cowboys’ home opener against the New Orleans Saints. One of the videos was specifically about ticket sales through Seat Geek.
Two ringside seats on Seat Geek are being offered for $25,000, but it appears the most expensive tickets remain unsold. This week, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), co-founded by Paul, announced it was partnering with a company to sell a VIP package for $2 million.
MVP announced the availability of the VIP package in May and Darrell Rovell on Friday posted views on his verified X account.
On May 8, 2021, when boxing star Canelo Alvarez defeated Billy Joe Saunders at AT&T Stadium, fight organizers reported an official attendance of 73,126 – a record for an indoor boxing event in the US.
According to the Guinness World Book of Records, 108,713 spectators attended the 2010 NBA All-Star Game at AT&T Stadium.