Moises Arrieta
San Sebastian
Saturday, November 16, 2024, 10:59
One of the most high-profile fights of the year took place this Friday, in which Mike Tyson returned to the ring after almost 20 years without doing it professionally, to face Jake Paul, an ‘influencer’ who has become a boxer. professional. However, Tyson ended the event with a resounding defeat.
The dispute was at the Dallas Cowboys stadium (Texas), where Tyson, 58, managed at times to delight the more than 72,000 spectators with small glimpses of what that heavyweight champion was from 1987 to 1990. However, As the rounds progressed and Tyson’s physical condition began to decline, it was the figure of Jake Paul, 27, who stood out on the canvas.
However, at the beginning of the fight, it would be Tyson who would attack his opponent the hardest. Likewise, until the third round, the former world champion tried to put on a show, without success. His legs, especially his right knee, and age would leave the boxer without much to offer during the last five rounds. Even so, after the fight he declared that “I can’t use that as an excuse. “If I did, I wouldn’t be here.”
Still, this fight left a great moment of sportsmanship. As the eighth round counted down, Paul allowed himself to take a few bows of respect to the youngest heavyweight champion in the history of the sport, before the final bell rang.
In this way, at the end of the eighth and final round, and by unanimous decision, the well-known ‘youtuber’ was named the winner of the fight. Thus achieving a total of 11 victories in 12 matches played after his debut in 2020 as a professional boxer. Paul managed to land 78 punches out of 278 thrown, while Tyson only managed 18 out of 97. The latter stated that he was “happy with what I can do. “I didn’t prove anything to anyone, only myself.”
On the other hand, this match adds to ‘Iron Mike’s great record of 50 wins (44 knockouts) and 7 losses. “He is the greatest of all time, he is a legend,” Paul declared after winning the victory, and he also assured that “this man is an icon and it is an honor to be able to fight with him.” While for his part, Tyson acknowledged that Paul “is a very good boxer.”
The fight was broadcast on Netflix. Video platform that carried out a notable advertising effort for the first product of this type that managed to broadcast live.
