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Mike Tyson was a pale shadow of his old self with Jake Paul hardly dropping a sweat to claim the bout which went the distance.
Jake Paul (left) landed 78 punches compared to just 18 from Mike Tyson. (AP Photo)
Boxing heavyweight icon Mike Tyson suffered the seventh career defeat of his storied career as he lost to social media star turned professional boxer Jake Paul via unanimous decision in Texas. It was barely a contest with Tyson, who returned to the ring after a gap of 19 years, struggling to land a punch during the bout which lasted the full eight rounds.
Paul won by big margins on all three cards – 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73.
The 58-year-old Tyson looked exhausted by the time of the final bell but credit to him for not throwing in the towel and continuously absorbing the punches.
Paul, 27, used his superior speed and movement to dominate the ageing Tyson with ease, and had the former undisputed heavyweight champion in trouble after landing a flurry of punches in the third round.
Yet the younger fighter was unable to land the knockout blow he had promised to deliver during Thursday’s ill-tempered weigh-in, where Tyson slapped him across the face.
Tyson, however, looked every bit of his 58 years, managing to land only a handful of meaningful punches during the fight.
Final statistics showed Tyson connected with just 18 of 97 punches thrown while Paul threw some 278 punches and landed 78 of them.
As the final seconds of the eighth round counted down, Paul could even afford to bow in respect to Tyson before the bell sounded.
With AFP Inputs
