He AT&T Stadium in Texas, United Statesdressed up with an event that welcomed 80 thousand spectators and kept millions of people in suspense via streaming. However, the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paulwhich won by unanimous decision on the cards, left an entertainment show that did not live up to expectations. The 58 years of age weighed on the physique of Iron Mikewhile the respect that the YouTuber had for the legendary boxer did the same in a fight in which there were few blows.
The winner of the evening ended with 78 connected cuffs throughout the eight two-minute rounds, while The legendary heavyweight champion only hit 18 times. The first rounds were in favor of Tyson, who was active in the fight as long as his legs allowed it. However, as time went by, Paul revealed the 31 years of difference between them and dominated the duel, which he won with some scorecards. 80-72, 79-73 y 79-73.
Despite that, the later innings saw more bows from the 27-year-old than punches. Paul explained at a press conference that “There was a point where I thought he wasn’t really responding.”so he took his foot off the accelerator and did not want to deliver the final blow. “Yes, definitely. “I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn’t want to hurt someone who didn’t need to be hurt.”he commented.
“I don’t know if he’s tired. What I do know is that his age was showing a little. I just have a lot of respect for him and that war between us.. After he slapped me, I wanted to be aggressive, take him down and knock him out. But that disappeared as the rounds progressed,” he explained. Precisely, the experience that Tyson’s gloves had was one of the factors that generated expectations in the fight, although Paul stated forcefully that “No” felt the power of Iron Mike.
“I tried to put on the best fight I could, but when someone is just surviving in the ring, basically it’s hard to make it exciting. So I couldn’t really get him to engage with me or do spectacular shots or whatever, but I don’t care what people have to say. They will always have something to say and that is what it is.”responded Paul to the criticism that the fight received from specialists and on social networks.
At the same time, he made it clear that they still do not value his performances and what he is contributing to the sport. “People love to hate me. I’m easy to hate and I intentionally say things to make people hate me. I tap the heel, I feed off that, and that’s what I like to do, entertainment. And at the end of the day, I started at 17 years old in Los Angeles in the entertainment business. But I have been in this sport for four and a half years and I have been very active in every event and taking any fight possible,” he argued.
To this, he added: “So if people want to see more, this challenge or fight this person, whatever, my answer is to give it a couple more months. “I am going to accomplish more things in a matter of months and I plan to do everything there is to do in this sport.”
Finally, he spoke about his preparation prior to his confrontation against the historic fighter and the different exercises he performs with his team, which ranges from trainers to improve his combat technique to specialists in breathing practices. “I was so prepared. I’ve gone through the moment so many times in my head with meditation and things like that, so it didn’t affect me and I felt at home, on the path to riding my destiny. And, when you are really close to God and on the path of your destiny, you feel everything much more and you know what is going to happen ahead of time,” he concluded.
