UA fight which was not unanimous, quite the contrary. On Friday, Mike Tyson was beaten by YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a professional exhibition-style fight in Arlington (Texas, United States). Tyson, who had not fought professionally since 2005, and after a good start to the fight, was largely dominated by Paul, unanimously awarded the winner by the judges after 8 rounds of 2 minutes.
After 16 minutes of fighting, the statistics are not great. The Youtuber has “hit” 78 times, compared to 18 for Iron Mike. Blows which at no time gave the impression of approaching a potential knockdown.
At the end of the fight, criticism began to rain down. Jake Paul assures that he did not hold back his blows “I was trying to hurt him a little. I did my best. » A statement that the Mirror US questions: “Paul almost took pity on him (Tyson) as the pace dropped. »
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The New York Times collected the opinion of its readers. “I’m not even going to call it a fight. It looked like two guys who really didn’t want to get hit because they already had their check in their pocket,” reacted a spectator. Others evoke a certain “shame for having watched this event. » The US Sun also asked its readers’ opinions: “The saddest spectacle in the history of boxing,” one spectator wrote to them.
For his part, KSI, a famous influencer, denounced the difference in age and level: “What a sad match. The whole fight was sad. Mike Tyson is twice Jake Paul’s age. There was never a close game. I can’t believe this abuse of the elderly has not been punished. It’s just disgusting,” he said in an Instagram story.
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