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‘Jakey Boo’: Ryan Garcia Tells Jake Paul He Will Fill In For Mike Tyson If He Can’t Fight

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Andrew Powell Sports and Entertainment Blogger
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I’d still watch, but this would be WAY less interesting.

Boxing legend Mike Tyson had a medical emergency over Memorial Day Weekend during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles, which sparked up concerns about his fight against cultural icon Jake Paul potentially being called off — the bout between the two is one of the most anticipated events of the summer, if not the most anticipated.

After the health scare, Paul stated on Twitter that the fight is still on, appearing to take a shot at the media for loving “to make shit up.” (RELATED: Corrupt And Dumb: 10 Sportsbooks Skip Out On Roundtable Regarding Winning Gamblers Being Limited)

Well, we now have another interesting development in this story. Loud-mouthed and embattled boxer Ryan Garcia has inserted himself into the hype, saying that he will fill in for Tyson if he can’t fight.

“If you down to fight, if Mike can’t do it, let me know, I will fill in,” said Garcia to Paul in a direct message, posting a screenshot Monday on Twitter.

There’s two Ryan Garcias to me: The InfoWars-style conspiracy theorist who I absolutely adore and the loud-mouthed boxer who I find to be incredibly annoying.

This Ryan Garcia would be No. 2, and even more annoying than usual because like I said in a recent blog, we need this fight for the culture.

I mean, yeah, don’t get me wrong … Jake Paul and Ryan Garcia would be interesting and blah, blah, blah, but it’s no Paul-Tyson.

Just shut up, Ryan. Just shut up. Stay out of this.