VIDEO. Jake Paul wins highly hyped, but disappointing boxing camp against Mike Tyson: “He is the GOAT”

Jake Paul has won the much-hyped boxing camp in Texas against boxing legend Mike Tyson. The 58-year-old Tyson lasted eight rounds against Paul, who was more than 30 years his junior, but after a unanimous decision the victory went to the popular YouTube star.

Tyson’s professional boxing career ended in 2005. He last entered the ring for an exhibition bout four years ago. The boxing match was originally supposed to take place on July 20, but was postponed due to Tyson’s medical problem. At the end of May, Tyson became unwell during a flight between Miami and Los Angeles. He became nauseous and dizzy and required medical assistance. Afterwards it turned out that he had another stomach ulcer, so it was decided to postpone the camp.

Many spectators, including former American world boxing champion Deontay Wilder, expressed concern at the sight of a man in his 60s in a professional fight and said they feared a serious injury. The fight, which was held in front of more than 72,000 spectators, had been adjusted. There were 8 rounds of 2 minutes, instead of 12 rounds of 3 minutes, and slightly thicker gloves were used. The match could be followed live on Netflix, but there were disruptions during the long-awaited boxing match. Subscribers complained on social media about the poor image quality and other technical glitches.

Mike Tyson started the camp very fiercely and Jake Paul had to take a number of heavy blows. After the first rounds it became clear that Mike Tyson is no longer a young foal. Things were clearly getting tougher for the 58-year-old and YouTuber Jake Paul took advantage of his better physical condition and took control of the match. Tyson may have lasted eight rounds, but the statistics clearly show why the jury unanimously decided in favor of Jake Paul, 31 years younger. With 278 punches of which 78 hit compared to 97 punches of which 18 hit, the difference between the two was very clear.

Before the two stepped into the ring, respect was sometimes hard to find, but after the match there was a lot of mutual respect. Jake Paul called Tyson the GOAT in his first response and called it an honor to fight him: “I look up to him, I am inspired by him and we wouldn’t be here today without him. This man is an icon and it’s an honor to be able to fight him. He is clearly the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ (Tyson’s nickname, ed.).”

Tyson responded with satisfaction about what he had shown: “I am happy with what I have shown,” said Tyson, who frequently bit his boxing gloves. “Why?” With a nod to the past: “I have a biting fixation. I came to fight and I fought. I have nothing to prove to anyone but myself.”