‘A sad disgrace’ – Jake Paul BEATS Mike Tyson but fans are miserable and furious with commission as legend struggles badly
Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson ended in a sad defeat for the legend, with the outcome leaving fans furious. Paul and Tyson collided in an astonishing heavyweight showdown, with over 70,000 fans roaring them on in Texas, for arguably boxing’s biggest yet most controversial event this year. Paul beat Tyson in a tough watch and a sad end to Tyson’s careerGEtty But it was a sad and hard watch for boxing fans with the legend a shadow of himself. The pair embraced with the legend surviving the final bell, but Paul was crowned winner with scorecards at 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 in Paul’s favour. It was a sad day with Tyson a shell of his ferocious punching self, with fans furious at how it unfolded. They booed in the arena and the reaction was overwhelming online. One fan wrote: “This is a sad, sad watch. A travesty for the sport of boxing.” Others blamed the Texas Athletic Commission for sanctioning the fight as a professional bout. One said: “This is why boxing is a dead sport to me. “60 year old Mike Tyson shouldn’t be fighting how did boxing commission allow this to happen shameful.” Another added: “How the f**k did any commission pass Mike Tyson via medical for a sanctioned boxing match, this is sad. Jake Paul gets no glory in this. It’s a disgrace.” It was an anticipated event for the wrong and right reasons, with heavyweight legend Tyson having fought just once professionally since 2005. Tyson was rocked in the third and failed to recoverGEtty Tyson tried his best but was a shadow of himselfGetty 14oz gloves and eight two-minute rounds were to unfold in Texas in front of a raucous crowd, the vast majority of whom backed boxing icon ‘Iron Mike’. Tyson put his foot down and marched towards his rival from the opening bell as was expected given the potential issues he could face down the stretch. Paul looked to back off and use his jab with the YouTuber-turned-boxer starting to find his feet at the end of the opening two minutes. As the second round, Tyson began using a familiar habit by biting his gloves, and certainly looked a shadow self of his normal ferocious self. It was at a slower pace with the rounds tough to score, with the veteran the aggressor in short bursts but Paul was content to box and be patient. The third period started in a crazy exchange with Tyson throwing some huge shots, but Paul avoided and withstood them, turning the tide with a triple left hook. The pair embraced at the final bell, with fans booing at the sad spectacleGetty Clearly, the shots wobbled Tyson, who was of course going to have less punch resistance, and it was a sad moment in the contest. He was struggling in the fourth period as he started to throw with less regularity, and it appeared the legend was already in survival mode. It was a sad watch with the legend simply unable to go through his paces, and he looked spent and fatigued with two rounds to go. Paul dictated the pace and Tyson was breathing extremely heavily with nothing left in the tank in no great shock as he trudged back to his corner for the final period. And it peetered out and ended without a KO, as Tyson survived in a dull, drab and devastating affair. It was a horrid demise for Tyson, who took a defeat to a YouTuber on his record, and Paul appeared to be holding back. The inquest will go on but one thing is for sure and that is Tyson should now be happily retired, with his incredible and generational legacy intact.
Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson ended in a sad defeat for the legend, with the outcome leaving fans furious.
Paul and Tyson collided in an astonishing heavyweight showdown, with over 70,000 fans roaring them on in Texas, for arguably boxing’s biggest yet most controversial event this year.
But it was a sad and hard watch for boxing fans with the legend a shadow of himself.
The pair embraced with the legend surviving the final bell, but Paul was crowned winner with scorecards at 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 in Paul’s favour.
It was a sad day with Tyson a shell of his ferocious punching self, with fans furious at how it unfolded.
They booed in the arena and the reaction was overwhelming online.
One fan wrote: “This is a sad, sad watch. A travesty for the sport of boxing.”
Others blamed the Texas Athletic Commission for sanctioning the fight as a professional bout.
One said: “This is why boxing is a dead sport to me.
“60 year old Mike Tyson shouldn’t be fighting how did boxing commission allow this to happen shameful.”
Another added: “How the f**k did any commission pass Mike Tyson via medical for a sanctioned boxing match, this is sad. Jake Paul gets no glory in this. It’s a disgrace.”
It was an anticipated event for the wrong and right reasons, with heavyweight legend Tyson having fought just once professionally since 2005.
14oz gloves and eight two-minute rounds were to unfold in Texas in front of a raucous crowd, the vast majority of whom backed boxing icon ‘Iron Mike’.
Tyson put his foot down and marched towards his rival from the opening bell as was expected given the potential issues he could face down the stretch.
Paul looked to back off and use his jab with the YouTuber-turned-boxer starting to find his feet at the end of the opening two minutes.
As the second round, Tyson began using a familiar habit by biting his gloves, and certainly looked a shadow self of his normal ferocious self.
It was at a slower pace with the rounds tough to score, with the veteran the aggressor in short bursts but Paul was content to box and be patient.
The third period started in a crazy exchange with Tyson throwing some huge shots, but Paul avoided and withstood them, turning the tide with a triple left hook.
Clearly, the shots wobbled Tyson, who was of course going to have less punch resistance, and it was a sad moment in the contest.
He was struggling in the fourth period as he started to throw with less regularity, and it appeared the legend was already in survival mode.
It was a sad watch with the legend simply unable to go through his paces, and he looked spent and fatigued with two rounds to go.
Paul dictated the pace and Tyson was breathing extremely heavily with nothing left in the tank in no great shock as he trudged back to his corner for the final period.
And it peetered out and ended without a KO, as Tyson survived in a dull, drab and devastating affair.
It was a horrid demise for Tyson, who took a defeat to a YouTuber on his record, and Paul appeared to be holding back.
The inquest will go on but one thing is for sure and that is Tyson should now be happily retired, with his incredible and generational legacy intact.
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