– It was an honor. He is the best of all time, an icon. It was as tough as I expected, Jake Paul, who started boxing as an adult and never faced top-ranked opposition, said in the victory interview.
The bout over eight rounds timed out without either boxer being able to land a knockout blow and all three judges awarded the victory on points to Jake Paul.
– He’s a really good boxer, Tyson said of Paul
Mike Tyson a boxing legend who was impossible to beat in his prime about 25 years ago. He stood up well against Paul but age cannot be hidden. Tyson had difficulty with the pace of the match and the more than 30 years younger Paul was able to dominate and land more than three times as many hits on the opponent, according to the match statistics.
Tyson didn’t want to say this was the last fight ever. He was asked if there could be more matches.
– Possibly, Tyson said.
Streaming giant Netflix live-streamed the match, which took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. But the interest in the match was so great that the site crashed. At its peak, nearly 100,000 people reported having Netflix problems just before 5 a.m. Saturday night.
Jake Paul has been open that he will earn 40 million dollars, roughly 440 million kroner, from the fight. Several media outlets have reported that Tyson is expected to earn about half.
The text is updated