Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are facing accusations that the outcome of their fight was ‘fixed’ from a fighter who worked on the undercard of the event.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul coasted to victory against a 58-year-old Tyson but appeared to take his foot off the gas rather than target a knockout against Iron Mike. An inactive fight saw the scorecards read 80-72, 79-73, 79-73 in Paul’s favour, with the fighter who is 31 years Tyson’s junior even taking time to bow to his opponent in the final moments.
Following the fight, Sara Bailey, the women’s WBA world light flyweight champion who was in the corner of Lucas Bahdi, a Canadian lightweight on the undercard on Friday night, suggested Paul vs Tyson was a setup..
Asked for her thoughts Bailey told ES NEWS: “Yeah, it was fixed, I’m sorry.” Bahdi added: “I think he [Paul] took it easy.”
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Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight was ‘fixed’ claims boxer working on the card
Jake Paul defeated legendary boxer Mike Tyson in a bout on Friday evening but faces accusations of the fight being fixed due to the manner of his victory against the 58-year-old
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ByScott TrotterSports Writer
16:43, 16 Nov 2024Updated17:08, 16 Nov 2024
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Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are facing accusations that the outcome of their fight was ‘fixed’ from a fighter who worked on the undercard of the event.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul coasted to victory against a 58-year-old Tyson but appeared to take his foot off the gas rather than target a knockout against Iron Mike. An inactive fight saw the scorecards read 80-72, 79-73, 79-73 in Paul’s favour, with the fighter who is 31 years Tyson’s junior even taking time to bow to his opponent in the final moments.
Following the fight, Sara Bailey, the women’s WBA world light flyweight champion who was in the corner of Lucas Bahdi, a Canadian lightweight on the undercard on Friday night, suggested Paul vs Tyson was a setup..
Asked for her thoughts Bailey told ES NEWS: “Yeah, it was fixed, I’m sorry.” Bahdi added: “I think he [Paul] took it easy.”
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Many fans left the arena before the main event’s result was announced, while there were boos from the crowd in the closing stages. Paul even admitted in the post-fight press conference that he was not looking to knock Tyson out.
Asked if he eased up in the bout, Paul replied: “Yeah, 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.
“There was a point where he (Tyson) was not engaging back, I could just tell his age was showing a little bit. That violence war thing… that went away as the rounds went on.
