Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will go head-to-head on Netflix on Friday. Here's what to know about how the fight came to be planned.

Nostalgia is a powerful thing and it has a lot of people riding with former undisputed heavyweight champion "Iron" Mike from a betting perspective. The more skeptical fortune tellers side with Paul's 31-year youth edge and relative boxing success. Whatever side you fall on, there's a morbid curiosity about the whole thing.

Tyson, 58, barely landed a punch during the eight-round bout, with Paul winning by big margins on all three cards. Read more at straitstimes.com.