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Jake Paul reigned supreme over Mike Tyson tonight in what some fans have dubbed as ‘the most boring boxing fight in the history of boxing’.
Despite the match going the distance, there was not too much that went on – other than watching a 27-year-old land punch after punch on a 58-year-old.
‘The Problem Child’ won following a unanimous decision, and from the outside looking in it seemed like Tyson wouldn’t be in a hurry to climb back into the ring.
Logan Paul was on hand to support his brother, Jake (Al Bello/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024)
During the post-fight interview, Tyson was asked by a reporter: “Are you surprised it went the distance?”
To which he replied: “No I knew he was a good fighter, I knew he was prepared but I came to fight.”
Quizzed again about his age, the reporter said: “You know, 58, a lot of people thought you shouldn’t be here a lot of people thought you’d be done and dusted in the first round, do you feel like you proved the world wrong that you could at least go eight rounds with a younger man?”
Tyson stated: “I didn’t prove nothing to anybody only to myself I’m not one of those guys that looks to please the world, I’m just happy what I can do.”
The former two-time heavyweight champion of the world was then asked could that fight be the last time he enters the ring, but Tyson showed no sign of stopping.
Yes, instead of tasting defeat and bowing out, he’s gone all guns blazing and called out Jake’s older brother Logan Paul in what was a slightly awkward exchange after losing.
“You got more in you, who crosses the mind?” he was asked.
Tyson replied: “Oh, I don’t know. Maybe his brother.”
Before epically pointing at Logan.
After calling him out, the co-founder of energy drink Prime replied: “Well f***, I’ll kill you Mike.”
Paul proved victorious against the boxing champ (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
Tyson and Paul initially planned to box in the summer but just two months before their bout the once undisputed two-time heavyweight champion of the world was forced to pull out due to an ‘ulcer flare up’.
Fans forked out as much as $2 million for the spectacle – yes, there were really VIP tickets going for that much and all the tickets sold out.
There were 65,000 people in attendance while millions more tuned in around the globe through streaming giant Netflix.
While it hasn’t been revealed just how much money is on the line it’s understood that the winner will be getting tens of millions of dollars. Speaking at a press conference in August, Paul said: “I’m here to make $40 million and knock out a legend.”
Tyson is rumored to have a purse of $20 million.
The two boxers finally went head-to-head at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas today, four months after their fight had originally been scheduled to take place.
The pair were first meant to fight in July, but the bout got postponed after Tyson experienced a flare-up of an ulcer.
But the 58-year-old boxer has since recovered and got himself fighting fit, ready to take on the former YouTuber who’s 31 years his junior.
The eight round fight went the distance and was scored 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 in favour of the YouTuber-turned-boxer.
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fought in Texas (Ed Mulholland/Getty Images)
It might have been the first time the pair actually met in the ring, but tonight’s bout was far from the first time Tyson and Paul have attacked one another.
In fact, Tyson even went as far as to slap Paul in the final face-off prior to their boxing match on November 14.
The slap came after Tyson and Paul conducted their weigh in, with Paul coming in at 227.2lb while Tyson came in at 228.4lb.
The pair then came face-to-face, and Tyson slapped Paul before security were able to step in.
After seemingly getting a taste of what was in store, Paul claimed he ‘didn’t even feel’ the slap.
Jake Paul remained confident ahead of the fight (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
“He’s an angry little elf,” Paul said. “Mike Tyson, I thought that was a cute slap, buddy, but tomorrow you’re getting knocked the f*** out. I’m f***ing him up.
“He hits like a b***, it’s personal now, he must die!”
Big words, to say the least.
Tyson thankfully did not die during the bout, even with the high stakes of it being his first professional fight since 2005.
The renowned boxer spoke confidently ahead of the fight, claiming Paul was ‘in a lot of trouble’.
“He can say whatever he wants. In the ring is where the party begins and he’s finally going to party with the big boys,” he said.
Paul’s record prior to his fight with Tyson was 10-1, including seven knockouts. His loss came in early 2023, when he was defeated by Tyson Fury’s half-brother, Tommy Fury.
However, the former YouTuber remained determined to beat Tyson, saying: “I fear no man. I want him to be that old savage Mike.
“He says he’s going to kill me, is that what you’re going to do?… I want there to be no excuses when I knock him out.”
The fight has been a long time coming for boxing fans, who have spent months waiting for YouTuber Paul to finally enter the ring against boxing veteran Tyson.
The pair will fight at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with the bout streamed on Netflix for viewers across the globe.
Both have talked a big game in the run-up to the event, with Paul going as far as to claim Tyson ‘must die’, while Tyson has made clear that he’s ‘not intimidated or afraid’ of Paul.
But while the question of who will come out on top is yet to be answered, one thing’s for certain: both boxers will be suspended from the ring after they finally meet.
The forced break comes through an order from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which is overseeing the fight in Arlington.
No matter who wins, both Tyson and Paul will have to rest for at least seven days.
Additional rest days are tacked on according to the number of rounds fought, with three days handed for every round.
Jake Paul has claimed Tyson must ‘die’ when they meet (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
With Paul and Tyson set to go eight rounds tonight, this means they could be away from the ring for a maximum of 24 days.
Even more rules come into play if either fighter loses by technical knockout, at which point they will be suspended for a minimum of 30 days. If the fight ends in a knockout, the loser will have to step back for at least 60 days.
Either Tyson or Paul could appeal a suspension, as the department regulations explain: “Medical disqualification of a contestant is for their own safety and may be made at the recommendation of the examining physician or TDLR.
“A contestant who disagrees with a medical disqualification, medical suspension or rest period set at the discretion of a ringside physician or a disqualification or suspension set by the department may request a hearing to show proof of fitness.”
Mike Tyson has made clear he’s not scared of Paul (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
However, with so much work having gone into this particular fight, it is unlikely either Paul or Tyson would rush to return to the ring in the next two months anyway.
With only a few hours to go now until the big moment, we’ll have to wait and see whether either Tyson or Paul have to end up taking that extended time off.
How can I watch Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson?
Viewers can tune in live to watch the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson match on Netflix on November 15. Their bout is scheduled to begin at 8 pm ET, 7 pm CT, 5 pm PT, and 1 am GMT.
Paul and Tyson went head-to-head at the AT&T Stadium in Texas last night (November 15) in one of the biggest boxing matches of the year.
The YouTuber is 31 years Tyson junior, and the heavyweight champion hasn’t had a professional fight in almost 20 years.
As to why he came out of retirement, the 58-year-old simply said ‘because [he] can.
But Tyson may now regret doing so after inexperienced boxer Paul proved victorious.
The eight-round fight, which was streamed on Netflix, was scored 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 in favor of the YouTuber-turned-boxer.
He doesn’t think last night’s defeat will be his last time in the ring, however.
When asked if that would be the case, Tyson said after his historic loss: “I don’t know. It depends on the situation.”
“I don’t think so,” he doubled down.
He went on to praise Paul’s performance and hailed him as a ‘good fighter’.
“I didn’t prove nothing to anyone, just myself,” Tyson continued.
“I’m not one of these guys who goes out to please the world, I’m just happy with what I can do.”
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul went head-to-head at the AT&T Stadium in Texas (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Also speaking in a post-match press interview, Paul addressed people’s suggestions that he didn’t give the fight his everything and had ‘pulled’ some of his punches.
Because of this, some viewers branded the highly anticipated match as ‘the worst fight’ in history.
“I was trying to hurt him a little bit,” the 27-year-old explained, as per The Independant.
“I was scared he was going to hurt me, I was trying to hurt him…”
Answering someone’s question about if he took his foot off the gas in later rounds, Paul said: “Yeah, definitely, definitely a bit. I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn’t want [to hurt him].”
There’s a very good chance he did hurt Tyson though as he landed a whopping 78 punches, compared to the retired sportsman who only landed 18, BBC Sport reports.
Paul landed an impressive 78 punches (Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024)
While Paul and Tyson had several slanging matches in the run up to their fight (as well as Tyson slapping the up-and-coming boxer across the face), they had nothing but niceties to say about one another after going head-to-head in Texas.
Paul said it was an ‘honor’ to fight Tyson, and labelled him as an ‘icon’.
The celebrity pair also embraced one another afterwards, seemingly putting any bad blood behind them.
The highly-anticipated bout between Tyson and Paul is finally set to go ahead on Friday (November 15), after it was delayed earlier this year when Tyson suffered a medical emergency.
The pair will now go head-to-head at the AT&T Stadium in Texas, and the fight will be streamed on Netflix so fans across the globe can finally get an answer as to who will win
Both boxers already believe they have a good idea on that front, though, with Paul telling LADbible Group that he believes Tyson is ‘underestimating’ him.
“I believe I have a mental edge here and I think he is underestimating me, truly,” he said.
“I know he’s training hard but the way he was talking about me – ‘he doesn’t have power, he couldn’t knock out Tommy Fury and Nate Diaz’. Those are true things but I was a much different fighter then. With every year that goes by, I progress exponentially. Especially with the new team that I brought on after those fights.
“I think with the mind games, he isn’t prepared for the new version of who I am as a fighter. “
Tyson and Paul will fight in Texas (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, when asked if he was confident he could still hurt Paul, Tyson simply replied: “It is going to be great.”
Tyson hasn’t spoken about how much money he could stand to make from his bout in the ring against Paul, and there’s been no official announcement about a purse.
However, Paul did hint that there’s some serious money involved when he spoke at a news conference in August, saying: “I’m here to make $40 million and knock out a legend.”
It seems that money isn’t really a factor for Tyson, whose net worth currently stands at an estimated $10 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Tyson said money he makes won’t ‘change his life’ (Cooper Neill/Getty Images for Netflix)
When asked by LADbible Group how much he believed he could make from the fight, Tyson said: “This fight is not going to change my life financially. If I did it for free, it’s not going to change my life financially. My wife is constantly telling me, you do not need to do this fight.”
Since money isn’t his motivation, why exactly is Tyson doing the fight?
Well, he explained: “This is what I want to do, this is me. I’m seeking my glory.”
As for Paul, he believes the fight will be his ‘biggest payday’ of all the fights he’s done so far.
“It is definitely a healthy payday,” he said.
