Jake Paul record: YouTuber-turned-boxer beats icon Mike Tyson in controversial fight
Jake Paul is arguably the biggest name on the influencer boxing scene, and he’s just beaten one of the sport’s icons. ‘The Problem Child’ looked set to face the biggest challenge of his career when he shared the ring with ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson in Texas. Paul beat a 58-year-old Tyson with easeGEtty But it was anything but, as the YouTuber-turned-boxer won on every judge’s scorecard to win by unanimous decision. He has now become only the sixth person ever to beat Tyson, adding a seventh loss to the icon’s record which is now 50-7. Paul improved his own record in the process and talkSPORT.com has taken a look at his win tally… Jake Paul: Wins, losses and record Paul has now competed in 12 professional fights in his boxing career. Out of those fights, he’s won 11 with one defeat which came against Tommy Fury in February 2023. He has claimed seven victories via knockout or TKO. The win over Tyson saw him win 80-72, 79-73,79-73 on the scorecards. Jake Paul: Weight, height and reach Paul weighed in for the fight against Tyson at 228.4lbs (103.6kg). The 27-year-old stands at 6ft 1 [185cm] and has a reach of 76in [193cm]. Paul’s physique has completely changed since he started boxing and he’s going to be in great shape for his biggest bout yet. Paul’s physique has dramatically changed over the years Jake Paul: All fights so far Paul started his professional career by knocking out a fellow YouTuber in Miami back in January 2020. The American floored his UK social media foe Gib three times in the opener, causing the referee to stop the obvious mismatch. Few predicted just how one-sided the bout would turn out to be, with Gib having previously won his two white-collar contests. Paul next knocked out former NBA star Robinson in the second round of a rather bizarre fight in November 2020. The ex-Vine star settled his feud with the NBA great on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s comeback exhibition against Roy Jones Jr. Paul scored his first knockdown in the first round before he sent Robinson to the canvas twice more following several devastating right hands. Paul knocked out NBA star Nate on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s fight with Roy Jones Jr.Joe Scarnici Paul made light work of another UFC star by knocking Ben Askren out in the first round of their fight. The former Disney Channel actor flattened ex-welterweight Askren with a right hand inside the opening two minutes to claim an emphatic victory. A nice jab set up Paul’s overhand right and despite Askren getting up, the referee called it day with ‘Funky’ looking unsteady on his feet. Paul’s toughest fight to that point was his first showdown against Woodley in Cleveland as he went the distance for the first time in his career. He secured the win by split decision and couldn’t hide his delight after winning 77-75, 75-77, 78-74 on the scorecards. Paul’s second bout with Woodley proved more straightforward as he knocked out the 40-year-old with one punch in their rematch. The pair put on an entertaining show in their meetingsGETTY Paul then beat Anderson Silva by unanimous decision in their exhibition fight in the USA. The then 25-year-old maintained his flawless professional record against the UFC legend, moving to 6-0, with the judges giving scores of 77-74, 78-73 and 78-73. This was Paul’s toughest fight to date and after a hard-fought six rounds, he made his statement in the seventh. He knocked down Silva with a strong right hand, winning the final round, which ended up proving to be all-important. Paul beat UFC legend Silva to set up the Tommy Fury matchGetty Next came his first and only career defeat to Tommy Fury in early 2023. After months of digs and barbs, the Brit and the American finally met in Saudi Arabia. Paul knocked Fury down in the eighth round, but Tyson Fury‘s half-brother won via a split decision, with the judges scoring the contest 76-73, 76-73 and 74-75 in favour of the Brit. This put Paul on 6-1, and was a serious setback. However, he’s bounced back and has won his last four fights comprehensively. Paul was handed his first and only loss by FurySkill Challenge Entertainment Next up was UFC legend Nate Diaz. The American elected not to extend his UFC contract in 2022, and he moved into boxing. Paul stepped into the ring just three months after his defeat to Fury and won via unanimous decision. In truth, it wasn’t close as the judges scored it 97-92, 98-91 and 98-91. But The Problem Child wasn’t done there for 2023 as he faced a third different opponent of the year in Andre August. August was an unknown professional boxer, but he was viciously knocked out by Paul in the first round. The end came when Paul followed a left-handed jab with a brutal uppercut that floored his opponent. Paul destroyed August immediatelyMost Valuable Promotions/Esther L
Jake Paul is arguably the biggest name on the influencer boxing scene, and he’s just beaten one of the sport’s icons.
‘The Problem Child’ looked set to face the biggest challenge of his career when he shared the ring with ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson in Texas.
But it was anything but, as the YouTuber-turned-boxer won on every judge’s scorecard to win by unanimous decision.
He has now become only the sixth person ever to beat Tyson, adding a seventh loss to the icon’s record which is now 50-7.
Paul improved his own record in the process and talkSPORT.com has taken a look at his win tally…
Jake Paul: Wins, losses and record
Paul has now competed in 12 professional fights in his boxing career.
Out of those fights, he’s won 11 with one defeat which came against Tommy Fury in February 2023.
He has claimed seven victories via knockout or TKO.
The win over Tyson saw him win 80-72, 79-73,79-73 on the scorecards.
Jake Paul: Weight, height and reach
Paul weighed in for the fight against Tyson at 228.4lbs (103.6kg).
The 27-year-old stands at 6ft 1 [185cm] and has a reach of 76in [193cm].
Paul’s physique has completely changed since he started boxing and he’s going to be in great shape for his biggest bout yet.
Jake Paul: All fights so far
Paul started his professional career by knocking out a fellow YouTuber in Miami back in January 2020.
The American floored his UK social media foe Gib three times in the opener, causing the referee to stop the obvious mismatch.
Few predicted just how one-sided the bout would turn out to be, with Gib having previously won his two white-collar contests.
Paul next knocked out former NBA star Robinson in the second round of a rather bizarre fight in November 2020.
The ex-Vine star settled his feud with the NBA great on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s comeback exhibition against Roy Jones Jr.
Paul scored his first knockdown in the first round before he sent Robinson to the canvas twice more following several devastating right hands.
Paul made light work of another UFC star by knocking Ben Askren out in the first round of their fight.
The former Disney Channel actor flattened ex-welterweight Askren with a right hand inside the opening two minutes to claim an emphatic victory.
A nice jab set up Paul’s overhand right and despite Askren getting up, the referee called it day with ‘Funky’ looking unsteady on his feet.
Paul’s toughest fight to that point was his first showdown against Woodley in Cleveland as he went the distance for the first time in his career.
He secured the win by split decision and couldn’t hide his delight after winning 77-75, 75-77, 78-74 on the scorecards.
Paul’s second bout with Woodley proved more straightforward as he knocked out the 40-year-old with one punch in their rematch.
Paul then beat Anderson Silva by unanimous decision in their exhibition fight in the USA.
The then 25-year-old maintained his flawless professional record against the UFC legend, moving to 6-0, with the judges giving scores of 77-74, 78-73 and 78-73.
This was Paul’s toughest fight to date and after a hard-fought six rounds, he made his statement in the seventh.
He knocked down Silva with a strong right hand, winning the final round, which ended up proving to be all-important.
Next came his first and only career defeat to Tommy Fury in early 2023.
After months of digs and barbs, the Brit and the American finally met in Saudi Arabia.
Paul knocked Fury down in the eighth round, but Tyson Fury‘s half-brother won via a split decision, with the judges scoring the contest 76-73, 76-73 and 74-75 in favour of the Brit.
This put Paul on 6-1, and was a serious setback.
However, he’s bounced back and has won his last four fights comprehensively.
Next up was UFC legend Nate Diaz.
The American elected not to extend his UFC contract in 2022, and he moved into boxing.
Paul stepped into the ring just three months after his defeat to Fury and won via unanimous decision.
In truth, it wasn’t close as the judges scored it 97-92, 98-91 and 98-91.
But The Problem Child wasn’t done there for 2023 as he faced a third different opponent of the year in Andre August.
August was an unknown professional boxer, but he was viciously knocked out by Paul in the first round.
The end came when Paul followed a left-handed jab with a brutal uppercut that floored his opponent.
Paul then took on Ryan Bourland in his first fight of 2024.
Again, his opponent proved to be no match as he recorded a first-round TKO.
Bourland offered little resistance as Paul laid into him for a full minute before the referee waved it off.
That set him up for the original meeting date with Tyson, however, the icon had to pull out due to medical concerns.
It meant Mike Perry stepped in for what was just his second professional boxing match.
And Perry proved no problem for Paul who knocked down his opponent three times on his way to a brutal KO win.
Paul then finally came up against Tyson at the 80,000-capacity AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and live on Netflix.
It was a sad and hard watch for boxing fans with the legend a shadow of himself as the social media sensation won with ease.
The pair embraced with Tyson surviving the final bell, but Paul was crowned winner with scorecards at 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 in his favour.
Fans booed in the arena and the reaction was overwhelming online.
But as much as it was sad for Tyson, Paul will label it as a superb achievement and his record is now 11-1.
From starting as an influencer boxer to beating one of the sport’s greatest – it has been a superb journey for him.
And now he’ll be eyeing his next opponent…
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