Although Jake Paul is officially the favorite to defeat Mike Tyson in Friday’s bout on Netflix, this does not necessarily mean that bettors prefer him.

Although Paul was a -205 favorite on Friday morning’s FanDuel, just 15% of users selected him to win, whilst 85% of the activity went to Tyson.

The majority of the money was on Paul to win, even though Tyson was predicted to win more frequently. Overall, Paul received 53 percent of Friday’s FanDuel handle, compared to 47 percent for Tyson.

Additionally, according to FanDuel, the most popular round betting prediction of the evening was a Tyson victory in the opening round, as reported by DailyMail.com.

The popularity of Tyson-Paul at the box office is equal to that of online sports books.

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul faceoff during Weigh-In at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving

As revealed by Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) prior to Friday’s heavyweight bout in Arlington, Texas, Tyson – Paul has generated more than $17.8 million at the gate to become boxing’s biggest box-office success in the United States outside of Las Vegas .

What’s more, Tyson-Paul has nearly doubled the previous record in Texas, when Mexico’s Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez defeated Britain’s Billy Joe Saunders at the same venue, AT&T Stadium, in 2021.

And outside of a 2016 UFC bout between Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez in New York, Friday’s fight card has registered the highest gate of any US combat sporting event outside of Las Vegas.

MVP, which is co-owned by Paul, expects more than 70,000 attendees at the home of the Dallas Cowboys . In total, the venue has a capacity of 80,000.

Despite an abundance of seats, tickets weren’t cheap. Prices on the secondary market ranged from about $60 to nearly $2,000, while MVP was also offering a $2 million VIP experience that include ringside seats.

According to reports, 70,000 of the 80,000 seats at AT&T Stadium have been sold for the fight.

MVP claims that all 375 of the VIP seats have been sold out.

Paul declared on Wednesday that “numbers don’t lie.” “This is a fantastic achievement that people want to see.”

In addition to Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano setting new records for women’s boxing with their eagerly awaited rematch on the undercard, Tyson, 58, and Paul, 27, are both expected to earn at least eight figures from this bout. In 2022, Taylor defeated Serrano by split decision at Madison Square Garden.

Due to the fact that Friday’s fight is sanctioned as a professional fight with some alterations, some states have prohibited wagering on Tyson-Paul’s outcome. Additionally, the two will