Jake Paul received the extremely anticipated boxing match on Netflix by unanimous choice 80-72, 79-73, 79-73 as Paul landed 78 punches to Mike Tyson’s 18.
As soon as often called “The baddest man on the planet,” former heavyweight champion “Iron” Mike Tyson (50-7, 44 knockouts), returned to the boxing ring Friday to tackle YouTube star-turned-professional fighter Jake Paul (11-1, seven knockouts).
The 2 have traded verbal barbs for months forward of the delayed struggle, however issues escalated Thursday when video confirmed the 58-year-old Tyson slapping Paul, 27, within the face in the course of the weigh-in for the prime-time struggle.
The Tyson-Paul struggle was initially scheduled for July earlier than it was pushed again a number of months after Tyson had an ulcer subject.
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul pose after the ultimate press convention for his or her upcoming heavyweight struggle at Toyota Music Manufacturing facility on Nov. 13, 2024 in Irving, Texas.
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Tyson, 58, tried to push the tempo early on within the bout, however Paul was in a position to overcome the early onslaught and stored hitting the previous heavyweight champion with photographs from a distance as Tyson slowed down the additional the struggle went on.
“Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is a once-in-a-lifetime dream matchup and we hope will probably be the most-watched boxing occasion in fashionable boxing historical past,” Nakisa Bidarian, founding father of Most Precious Promotions, who’s partnering with Netflix to placed on the struggle, mentioned in a launch.
Earlier than the struggle, Tyson mentioned he deliberate to “end” the “child” regardless of the 31-year age hole.
“I am very a lot wanting ahead to entering into the ring with Jake Paul on the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas,” Tyson mentioned in a launch. “He is grown considerably as a boxer over time, so will probably be a number of enjoyable to see what the need and ambition of a ‘child’ can do with the expertise and aptitude of a GOAT. It is a full circle second that might be past thrilling to look at; as I began him off on his boxing journey on the undercard of my struggle with Roy Jones and now I plan to complete him.”
Paul mentioned Tyson might be his greatest problem but.
“It is loopy to assume that in my second professional struggle, I went viral for knocking out Nate Robinson on Mike Tyson’s undercard. Now, lower than 4 years later, I am stepping as much as face Tyson myself to see if I’ve what it takes to beat certainly one of boxing’s most infamous fighters and largest icons,” Paul mentioned in a press release.
Tyson was heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990 and started his profession by successful his first 37 matches. He received his first 19 skilled fights by knockout. Tyson’s first loss was an enormous upset towards Buster Douglas in 1990.
Paul, who started combating professionally in 2020, has beforehand defeated UFC star Nate Diaz and MMA fighter and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren. He began his boxing profession 6-0 earlier than dropping to Tommy Furry in 2023.
