EXCLUSIVE: Jake Paul Trained at Mike Tyson’s boxing gym and owner REVEALS his behavior towards kids
NEWS May 17, 2024 · 0 Comment
Jake Paul has acted a lot differently towards Mike Tyson than his previous opponents but, then again, you have to remember that it is Mike Tyson.
Paul is known as “The Problem Child” for good reason. He gets under the skin of his opponents ahead of a fight and it’s led to a 9-1 professional record. His biggest test awaits him on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas – a man with 44 career knockouts in 58 fights.
Tyson has been preparing well too. “The Baddest Man on the Planet” isn’t taking the fight lightly despite being 57 years old, and will be keen to preserve his legacy against Paul. As expected, Tyson has been shown a lot of respect by his much younger opponent, but his most humble gesture to date was when Paul visited and trained in Gleason’s Gym, Mike’s former stomping ground.
The historic gym in Brooklyn, New York, was first opened in 1937 and is the oldest active gym in the United States, previously training champions such as Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Jake LaMotta, and Roberto Duran. Paul is embarking on his own journey to become a world champion, and gym owner Bruce Silverglade revealed to Mirror US Sports that they hosted the 27-year-old recently.
Silverglade is a boxing legend, a member of the NY State Boxing Hall of Fame, former president of the Metropolitan Amateur Boxing Federation where he discovered Tyson, and current president and owner of Gleason’s Gym. He is the third owner of the historical gym, taking control in 1982.
Paul may typically appeal to the younger generation after rising to fame through the internet and becoming a creator, but, even at the age of 75, Silverglade is very aware of him. The owner was also “very happy” when Paul turned up at the gym for a spontaneous session and credited him for being brilliant to all of the young fans who approached him at Gleason’s.
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“Jake Paul has been here on one occasion,” Silverglade told Mirror US Sports. “Yeah, he trained and I don’t know the reason why he didn’t train at his normal gym here. There’s a gym up in Queens that he normally goes to where Amanda Serrano trains. I don’t know the reason he was in here but I was very happy.
“Young kids went over to him and he was very polite, signed autographs, and took pictures, as most boxers do. Most boxers are really great. So Jake Paul was very typical… Boxers are different. Totally down-to-earth, and good people. Jake Paul appeared to be that way when he was in here. And I know for a fact that Mike is. Mike has always been a total gentleman at Gleason’s Gym.”
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Paul continues to divide opinion amongst legacy boxing fans due to his unconventional route into the sport, but one of the most respected figures in Silverglade has no issue with “The Problem Child.”
“I don’t know a lot about him. I appreciate what he’s done,” Silverglade added. “A lot of people say ‘Well he’s not good for the sport’. Contrary, I say. I think he’s very good for the sport. He brings a lot of publicity. He found his way to make money so kudos to him. So good job.”
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