Boxing legend Mike Tyson faced influencer Jake Paul on the night of November 15 to 16 at AT&T Stadium, Texas. Beaten on points by unanimous decision of the judges, the entourage of the heavyweight legend confided to the English media Daily Mail the poor form of the 58-year-old boxer, psychologically affected by this defeat.
“Grateful Jake didn’t kill him”
This fight left fans of the world champion perplexed. Heavy on his legs, not very exciting, « Iron Mike » seemed more than in difficulty during a fight which he nevertheless managed to hold out until the end. But if he says he is proud on his social networks (X, ex-Twitter) to have held the fight in its entirety, those around him describe him as upset by this defeat. “Mike is so grateful Jake didn’t kill him like he said he was going toexplains a member of his entourage, before adding, Mike saw this as the end of his boxing career, because it was. He’s in bad shape and he was a little embarrassed.”.
A difficult defeat to swallow, but a financial victory for Mike Tyson, who would have received more than 20 million dollars with this fight. “He throws in the towel, continues the source close to the boxer. He really hoped he could end his career with a win, but in the end it was a win because he got paid millions. This money goes directly into his retirement fund. »
READ ALSO. Boxing. The Netflix platform crashes during the broadcast of the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul
Affected by a peptic ulcer last summer, the fight had to be postponed between the two Americans, although it was scheduled for July 20.
Swiss
