The age difference between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul was clearly visible in the ring.
A boxing legend Mike Tyson lost a professional match in Texas Jake to Paul by unanimous decision of the judges. The victory was recorded for the 27-year-old Paul, who rose to stardom through YouTube, with a clear judge’s vote of 80–72, 79–73, 79–73.
58-year-old Tyson clearly got tired during the match, and the 31-year age difference between the two was visible as the match progressed. Tyson got off to a lively start, but his grip faded round by round. At the end of the match, Tyson focused on dodging and surviving. Paul dominated the fight with his speed and movement.
– I am happy. I knew Paul was a good boxer. I knew he would come to the match prepared. I am satisfied with what I was able to do. Paul is a very good boxer, commented Tyson According to the BBC.
After the fight was stopped, Paul gave Tyson a standing ovation, only managing to land a few significant punches.
– It was a real honor to fight Tyson. Mike is the best ever. Without him we wouldn’t be here, he’s an icon. It was a tight match, Paul said.
– I tried to hurt him a little, but I was afraid that he would hurt me, Paul continued.
The match was watched by an estimated 70,000 pairs of eyes at the stadium of the NFL club Dallas Cowboys. The crowd didn’t like what they saw, as the crowd booed when the match ended. Part of the audience left the stadium even before the end of the match.
Huge rewards
The match was different from the usual professional match. During the eight rounds, two-minute rounds were played instead of the usual three minutes. Gloves that were more protective than normal were also used in the match, as 14-ounce gloves were used instead of 8-10-ounce gloves.
Tyson, 58, was once the youngest heavyweight champion of the world at the age of 20. Paul, on the other hand, has achieved 11 wins and suffered one loss during his short professional career. Tyson dominated the heavyweight division of professional boxing from the late 1980s until February 1990.
USA Today according to Tyson earned 20 million dollars from the match, or about 18.9 million euros. Paul was estimated to earn up to twice that amount.
Taylor successfully defended the World Championship belt
Before the match between Tyson and Paul, the Dallas Cowboys stadium saw the women’s world bantamweight championship match, where Katie Taylor defend the belt Amanda Serrano against. Taylor narrowly won the match by unanimous decision of the judges, 95-94.
When the decision was announced, the audience booed.
It was a rematch, as Ireland’s Taylor beat Puerto Rico’s Serrano in 2022 by unanimous decision.
– It was a complete war. I already knew in advance that this would be a festival of blows, Taylor commented after the match According to the BBC.
According to Serrano, Taylor used dirty grips in the match when he poked the corner of his eye open during the first rounds.
– I have seen that he uses dirty means in other matches as well. Every time you get a cut, it hurts. It brings blood to the eye. I am Puerto Rican and I will always fight until the end, Serrano stated.
The match night in Texas was seen on Netflix. According to reports, the streaming service had a lot of problems during the night of the match, when the image froze or was not visible at all.