Updated November 18th 2024, 17:46 IST

The highly anticipated and buzz-creating fight between heavyweight legend Mike Tyson and YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul concluded with Jake claiming the title. The former YouTuber took the match into his own hands by beating the 58-year-old which lasted eight rounds at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The fight between the two fierce champs is proof that Paul got the better of the ‘Baddest Man On The Planet’. Age factor is one of the main reasons behind Tyson's loss to Paul. A few hours before this blockbuster fight fans were taken by a surprise after a fake script of the match surfaced on social media.
As per the viral script, the match of the duo was supposed to get done with Paul knocking out Tyson in the fifth round. Apart from all the controversies on the viral script going around, fans witnessed a thrilling battle between the two. The match ended in the eighth round with Paul winning the title 79-73 by a unanimous decision. Jake Paul used his magnificent speed to dominate the 58-year-old Tyson and had the former Undisputed heavyweight champion in trouble by putting a flurry of punches on him in the third round. Tyson seemed highly overburdened by age, managed to release only a handful of meaningful punches during the whole fight.
The final statistics of punches show Tyson connected with just 18 of 97 punches thrown while Paul threw some 278 punches and landed 78 of them.
Tyson returning to the boxing arena straight after 19 years and facing a YouTuber turned boxer was more than enough to get a huge amount of at high stake ever since the fight was announced. Both the boxers were also supposed to earn huge amounts of money regardless of the result. As per the reports, the total prize of the match was $60 million and according to Forbes winner Jake Paul got $40 million and Tyson signed a check of $20 million.
Published November 18th 2024, 17:46 IST