Mike Tyson Hit By $1.5 Million Lawsuit For Jake Paul Fight

Chatter about possible lawsuits was swirling even before the 8th round final bell of Mike Tyson’s hyped-up fight against Jake Paul.

The optics of the fight seemed to suggest that Paul may have “carried” Tyson, when he could have landed a knockout blow.

Jesse Watters brought up that issue shortly after the fight on a Fox News segment.

Fans who bet on Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson want a lawsuit #PaulTyson pic.twitter.com/o9uQhXd3Lk

— MMAWeekly (@MMAWeeklycom) November 21, 2024

According to one sports attorney interviewed by the New York Post, Jake Paul’s comments regarding that issue definitely opened up the possibility for later lawsuits.

“It wouldn’t shock me one bit to see a lawsuit filed on this fight,” Dan Lust, a Sports Attorney at Moritt Hock & Hamroff and Law Professor at New York Law School, told The Post.

Paul fought Tyson to a snoozer of an eight-round decision win, where the former heavyweight champ appeared to be struggling to stand as many criticized Paul for carrying him to the finish.

It appeared Paul could’ve won by knockout at his convenience, as Tyson looked wobbly in the later rounds.

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Paul seemingly admitted as much after the fight, telling reporters he “didn’t want to hurt someone that didn’t need to be hurt.”

To date, no such lawsuit has been brought surrounding that issue.

There was, as many expected, a lawsuit brought against Netflix for the horrible quality of their streaming during the live event.

That class action lawsuit could reportedly involve as many as 50,000 plaintiffs.

Netflix LAWSUIT for Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson due to poor streaming quality.

A class action was filed in Florida. pic.twitter.com/0uZbw3uVsp

— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) November 19, 2024

But now, Mike Tyson is facing a lawsuit for simply agreeing to the fight to begin with.

According to UK based Medier, Tyson allegedly broke a previous contract with their firm — which also involved a planned fight with Jake Paul — in order to accept the Netflix deal which went forward.

Mike Tyson and his legal team are firing back after being sued for $1.6 million by UK company Medier. Tyson insists the breach of contract was on their part, not his, and defends his team's actions in protecting his reputation. #MikeTyson #JakePaul #LegalBattle #BoxingNews… pic.twitter.com/5ZTrrv76hD

— FTTV Boxing (@FTTVBoxing) December 8, 2024

Medier is bringing a $1.59 million lawsuit against Tyson on behalf of the online casino and betting platform Rabona, which according to Newsmax alleges that Tyson breached their sponsorship agreement to fight Paul.

The company alleges that Tyson, 58, and his company, Tyrannic, breached a sponsorship agreement when the high-profile Netflix bout was announced in March. Subsequently, Medier filed a lawsuit in London’s High Court in October, alleging the former heavyweight champion of unlawfully abandoning a deal he signed in January 2024.

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“The true reason for Mr. Tyson and Tyrannic’s hasty and unlawful termination was because Mr. Tyson had agreed [to] a deal, sponsored by Netflix, to fight the influencer Jake Paul,” Medier’s lawyer wrote in documents released on Friday.

In response, Tyson’s counsel responded with the following statement, according to the New York Post: “It is the company’s position that Medier, Ltd. materially breached the terms of its license agreement on multiple occasions and in various ways. As such, Tyrannic, LLC was well within its legal and contractual rights to terminate the license agreement for material breach in an effort to mitigate additional reputational harm to the Tyson brand.”

Talk about a slap in the face…

Tyson’s lawyers have countered the claims of Medier, arguing that the contract was breached — but by Medier rather than Tyson.

Though he lost the fight against Jake Paul, Tyson won a reported $20 million for going through with the fight, according to Fox News.

Tyson’s lawyers said Medier breached the contract after failing to obtain Tyson’s approval of promotional materials.

Medier is seeking more than $800,000 returned in fees paid to Tyson “for which no services were provided” as well as $729,000 in “wasted production and promotion costs,” per the lawsuit.

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While Tyson lost the sanctioned fight, which goes on his professional boxing record, he received a reported $20 million for the bout against Paul.

More than 72,000 fans were at AT&T Stadium in Dallas to watch the bout, in addition to the millions watching on Netflix.

More than 108 million viewers watched the event, and though it wasn’t the best boxing match, it was the most streamed sporting event in history.

The much-anticipated fight with Jake Paul may be over, and much of the controversy surrounding the streaming quality and legitimacy of that match has subsided.

But this latest lawsuit is sure to keep Mike Tyson in the news a little while longer.

This is a developing story, and we will bring you details as they develop.