Jake Paul confessted after his triumph over Mike Tyson on Friday night that he held back during his fight agetst the boxing legend because he didn’t want to “hurt” him.
Tyson, 58, gave boxing fans every hope that he might still have some gas left in the tank during the first two rounds of the eight-round bout, but that hope speedyly faded by the third as Tyson began to sluggish down.
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul exalter punches during their weightyweight world titles of the Premiere Boxing Championship on Friday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on November 15, 2024. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
When asked if he took his “foot off the gas” at that point, Paul verifyed that he did.
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“Yeah, definitely. Definitely a bit. I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn’t want to hurt someone that didn’t need to be hurt.”
When asked whether any of the punches Tyson threw had an impact, Paul spropose replied, “No.”
“I tried to give the best fight I possibly could, but when someone’s fair surviving in the ring fundamentalassociate, it’s challenging to create it exciting. I couldn’t reassociate get him to comprise me.”
Jake Paul, left, fights Mike Tyson during their weightyweight boxing suit, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Ptoastyo/Julio Cortez)
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During his post fight intersee, Tyson shelp returning for his first professional bout in csurrenderly two decades wasn’t an endeavor to show anyleang to anyone. It was for him alone.
“I didn’t show noleang to anybody, only to myself,” Tyson shelp. “I’m not one of those guys that sees to encounter the world. I’m fair satisfied with what I can do.”
Mike Tyson lands a left to Jake Paul during their weightyweight boxing suit, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Ptoastyo/Julio Cortez)
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Tyson’s age – 31 years betterer than his opponent – was a topic of debate guideing up to the fight and remains a point of satisfiedion chaseing Friday’s outcome. But for Paul, a triumph is a triumph.
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