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On Saturday, November 16 (IST), legendary boxer Mike Tyson went down against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a highly-anticipated fight of the year. The fight which was earlier scheduled for July 20, was pushed back to November 15 after the 58-year-old was adjudged medically unfit to take to the boxing arena.
With a lot at stake, the two took the boxing arena with Tyson making his comeback in professional boxing after a two-decade long gap. As they took on each other at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, which was also the main event of the blockbuster Netflix event, Paul defeated the legend via unanimous decision.
Jake Paul beats Mike Tyson by unanimous decision
After going down in the first two rounds to Tyson, Jake Paul made a stellar comeback to beat Iron Mike. With both claiming to win the crucial match in the heated face-off, the bout initially went in favour of the 27-year-old with the unofficial scorecard reading 78-74.
Although, Tyson started on the front foot as he clinched the first two rounds. But The Problem Child had different plans and slowly came into the fight towards the end. A triple jab from Paul rocked Tyson and took the third round 10-9 with the final scoreline reading 29-28 in favour of Tyson heading into the fourth round. However, fatigue seemed to have build on Tyson as he was seen less mobile, allowing Paul to dictate thereafter.
The Problem Child then landed some good body shots towards the end and Paul took a lead 48-47. Paul continued to deliver some nice combos and kept the fight under his control, extending the lead to 58-56. A few more powerful shots on Tyson, who looked exhausted futher helped Jake Paul to extend the lead and record the biggest win of his pro boxing career.
