By Jeff Zimmerman at ringside
In an official heavyweight boxing match, Jake “El Gallo” Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) scored an eight round unanimous decision over 58-year-old ring legend “Iron” Mike Tyson (50-7, 44 KOs) on Friday night in front of 72,300-seat at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Scores were 80-72, 79-73, 79-73. The fight was fought with 14-ounce gloves and two-minute rounds.
Tyson came out strong in round one and landed the first blow of the night, a right hand to the head of Paul. Paul landed a shot later in the round as Tyson was warned of a low blow. Staying on the outside in round two, Paul scored with a body shot as Tyson landed a solid left hook. By round three, it was clear Tyson could not move well with a brace on his right leg as Paul continued to control the fight from the outside. In round four, Paul’s confidence grew as he let his hand go and hit Tyson with combinations. From rounds 5-8, it was mostly Paul picking his shots to the head and body whereas Tyson land an occasional left hook to Paul’s head.
Here’s a summary of post-fight quotes as each fighter was interviewed by Ariel Helwani in a back-and-forth exchange.
Jake: It was an honor to fight Mike and he’s the baddest man on the planet. I wouldn’t be here without him. He’s exactly what I thought – one of the greatest to ever do it. He’s a legend.
Mike: I didn’t prove anything to anybody, just to myself. He’s a very good fighter and deserves respect from other fighters.
Jake: I was trying to hurt him a little bit. I was scared he was going to hurt me.
Mike: I have a habit of biting my glove. I have a biting sensation.
Mike: Logan Paul might be next.
Jake: That was a good slap I like that.
To be expected unfortunately.
I wonder if Tyson just needed the money ?
No, Mike did not need the money. He did this because he wanted to. Mike made $20 million last night.
Mike has made more with his Cannabis company then all his fights combined. He might have stopped using Cannabis for this camp, but trust me, his cannabis company in Vegas is killing it. I was in the Business in LV and SoCal. The Tyson brand can’t be restocked fast enough. Dude has a Cultivation center, and a dispensary and his products are sold in Dispensaries outside of the ones he owns too.
Nah ATOM. Credible sources have his net worth between $10mm and $20mm immediately pre the Paul fight. He earned $675mm from his boxing career pre-expenses and tax so call it $250mm perhaps. So no, not even close on his career vs. cannabis and the rest recently.
When I was in the Cannabis biz in Vegas and in SoCal we did $70-100k a day. That is $27mil a year.
Oh Mike. I hope the payday was worth it. “I’ll fight his brother” A fan of 30 years lost.
Of course it was worth it. He made millions for a light sparring match that will have no effect on his legacy.
jake paul vs manny pacquioa make it happen
Can Jake Paul fight somebody his age? NO, it’s all for clout AND money, he’ll only fight the “HAS BEENS”
This went exactly as expected. Tyson is just way too old for boxing. He was out of his prime and looked horrible 20 years ago. Paul took it easy on him and didn’t go for the knockout because no one wants to see an old legend like Tyson get KO’ed. They both won because they made millions for a light sparring session.
Told ya this was a WWE like spectacle. Tyson and Jake worked out this heist. Tyson gets a check, lose but fans stand behind him because he was older- reputation intact, Jake gets a bigger name to move on and keep his circus going. Everyone wins
I’m just happy Mike’s safe. This is the end of my chapter with boxing. You got to five Jake Respek, he went light on Mike to be honest. He didn’t want to knock mike out and that was nice, just out boxing and giving a huge payday. If canelo fights jale then he’ll kill Jake, but you’ve got to give credit to the youtube kid that brought mainstream media back to boxing. Even though Mike did his big part, Jake put boxing on the map for the mainstream guys.
These false narratives are based on half truths, no truths and illusions. Just like when Floyd was not allowed to leave the Middle East and all these fake journalists ran with fiction that he was broke and couldn’t pay his gambling debt. Floyd, like Tyson’s money makes money. Team Mayweather was not allowed to leave because one of his body guards stole a piece of jewelry. I hope FMjr fired his @$$! He is lucky the Arabs didn’t sever his body guard’s hand for stealing. They don’t play over there. We in the West have grown weak with our eroding Morals and liberal policies. We are seen as the
Hey, Atom bomb, you’ve got 5 deferment draft dodger, “tough guy” Donald Trump at the helm now, to kick all the pansies asses in the states! Be cheerful, Rambo!
Man, didn’t I tell you stop spreading your falsehoods? Mister I have a master of arts degree in BS. Michelle, you need to learn to articulate your defenses rather than post meaningless blather, but you won’t because libs like you live in an alternative universe of ignorance.
There’s big money in marketing exhibitions as real fights, as Tyson and Paul demonstrated here.
That was shite
That looked more like two men dancing at a gay bar!
You actually watched it?
I did not want to damage the memory of seeing Tyson in his prime. I will never watch it.
Yes, I endured it. But, Tyson’s abilities as a great fighter took a serious hit (excuse the pun), after he was released from prison. It was all downhill from that point on.
Jake vs John Fury next.lol
Let’s be honest, this fight was about the constant fragile white supremacist male ego being stroked. The same ego that had to create the Mann Act to stop Jack Johnson from whupping fragile ego white males in the early 1900’s, while using it 100 years later to bring down another black male entertainer in Diddy, who has a billion dollars of resources that they can rape from him, by trumping up charges such as the Mann Act and the RICO for having “freakoffs”. I didn’t vote this election, which is my choice, and I have my reasons, but the fact that 95% of white American males support Trump, means consciously and subconsciously that they support WS, even though they can be married to a black woman, play sports or hang out with black people, it’s all relative. I don’t judge, I expect it, they are who they are. The WS male always has to get the last laugh, like that post the other day with LeKaren ranting about Trump and acting like a child (nananana) admonishing those with a different viewpoint, this is clear evidence, but even if you have evidence, it’s not enough. This is the same mindset that claims some people (black men) don’t take care of their kids but were allowed and still are allowed to rape and kill with impunity for 100’s of years, and get away with it, and absolve all responsibility. And no, I’m not a liberal. I can go all day, but to summize; Paul represents that same Trump and fragile white male ego worldwide, that says I have to win at all costs, and make money in the process. People were trying to compare Paul to Floyd, which is not accurate. Floyd was a real fighter and learned how to box from the womb and gradually worked his way up to the top, and don’t be surprised if these fragile white male egos come for his bag as well, just ask Bill Cosby, Michael Jackson, Prince, to name a few more. Main difference, it won’t happen to Paul in Amerikkka. I didn’t watch this fight, but read up on it and the fact that Tyson said Paul was a great fighter and should get respect in boxing, shows you he’s a sellout, Sambo for the money and approval of his white daddy. Facts!
Mike Tyson did not have to go in that ring. People in this chat room should keep their politics and social positions to themselves.
Man, you and Michelle billings should get a room with your ignorant BS. The fact that you name Cosby, a predatory rapist, Jackson, a fkn pedophile, can’t say nothing about prince, and Diddy, a rapist and pedophile tells all we need to know about you, DMV. Posting your crackpot get whitey conspiracy theories is one thing, sometimes quite comical because how stupid it sounds, but raising up pedophiles on a hero like pedestal is grotesque and demonic. You, my sick nemesis have sunk to a new low. It’s one thing to be an ignorant person, but another to defend the likes of a low down dirty rapists and child molesters. My guess is that cowardly people like you, defend those that prey upon women and children. You are another one like Michelle up there that need to stop posting, period.
DMV – Floyd is the same as Donald trump. Floyd made millions using hate. Trump got elected using hate. Paul is making money using hate. It’s all the same. Hate breeds hate and you are just as much part of the problem as those you despise.
DMV, you are constantly whining about White Supremacy in a nation that elected Barack Obama to two terms. I sometimes wonder if you’re really Rock Newman; constantly whining about racism. Most of the White people I know wanted Tyson to KO Jake Paul. I actually had the honor of attending one of Tyson’s birthday parties while he was still undefeated champion back in the day.
You obviously recently your adhd meds eh
I’m happy for Tyson that he was able to live out what he loves, if you never boxed you’ll never understand
Mike Tyson had no business being in the ring. Period. Mike’s only saving grace, is that he is very good friends with the Paul family.
Jake Paul should be commended for going light on Mike. And when I say light on Mike, I mean with the kind of kid gloves ABC, CBS & MSNBC used with Kamala Harris.
If Jake wanted to, Jake could have seriously hurt Mike, and ended it in less than a minute.
Anyone who ever allows Mike to fight again, should be severely punished. I saw it for free on You Tube.
Thank you Jake Paul for being a mensch. For taking care of Mike, when others would not. And Mike, you are not super man. You should have learned this lesson on June 11, 2005, when you got knocked out by Kevin McBride.
Boxing has turned into a freak show.
I hate that great champions cant see how damaging this is to themselves and boxing. To me it is not important if Mike lost or won, damage was done the second he signed up for this shit.
Shame on everybody who’s supporting this clown show smh!
Shame on the Texas State Athletic Commission and any doctor that approved this fight.
I hope all that watched the clown show feel incredibly duped!
Mike’s only chance was a power shot early, and that was taken away before the fight started when they agreed to use 14oz gloves.
As I said before Mike was 4 rd fighter 20 years ago, and age won’t improve that.
But Jake once again proved there’s a sucker born every minute.
The biggest suckers are the Tyson supporters and believers.
Can’t wait to see who Jake Paul calls out next.
He’ll fight Canelo if he can have a 40 lb weight advantage and 16 oz gloves. Embarrassing!!!!!
He won’t fight anyone unless he has some kind of
perceived advantage. What a scumbag.
The delusional Tyson supporters can thank themselves for giving Mike a great payday…at their expense.
I’ve seen 50 yrs white-collar fighters that would have beaten Tyson last night. Face it, Mike Tyson has been scamming boxing fans for the last 25 years. Since 1999 he hadn’t beaten anyone of consequence and since 2004 he hadn’t beaten anyone period. Last night he couldn’t even maintain a proper boxing stance, or throw a straight punch, he looked scared and fought like it. So all of his “training footage” was deception, he lied to his fans.
He talked a big game then shat himself in the ring against a guy that squeaked past 180lbs Nate Diaz. He ripped off the public and destroyed any remaining aura he had left…I hope the $20M was worth it.
Don’t worry about “Iron Mike”, he’ll find another scam soon enough.
Great post, The Promoter! Yes indeed, Iron Mike lied to his fans. In fact, Tyson even rubbed it into their noses when he stated after the debacle, “I did it for myself.” Tyson ripped off the public with his pathetic display of eroded athleticism. But Tyson doesn’t care, because he did it for himself!
Credit Jake Paul for taking it easy on the old guy. Jake could’ve blasted him out of there anytime after the first round!
Wait, what the hell was that interview all about when he kissed the guy and walked away in the assless chaps? That was some brilliant unscripted comedy
Absolute trash-Stop allowing this tattoo freak fighting old men -the only young boxer he fought beat him-Legislation is needed to protect old people from such freak shows
Why do people complain about Paul fighting Tyson and that he just wants to beat up old men.
He probably has been working his way to a Canelo fight. Or a Tyson Fury fight.
Tyson had 16 minutes of action time with 7 one minute breaks.
So Tyson pretty much fought a 5 round fight with 3 extra rest breaks.
Tyson was there for the payday and go the distance.
Jake Paul isn’t a rated boxer at heavyweight or cruiserweight.
Paul isn’t in this for ratings and title fights in 2025/26.
The whole thing was a fiasco, netflix platform not working, Tyson didn’t do nothing or he doesn’t have nothing or the whole thing was fixed. Jake couldn’t do any damage.
Last but not least, Tyson bitting his gloves, Seriously
When have we ever seen Mike Tyson go backwards? I was one who thought Tyson had enough, or maybe Paul didn’t have enough to win, to beat Paul. So I eat my words, shows how little I know. But what I do know is Paul has solidified himself as someone who can beat shot boxers and non boxers.
I was clear about Jake Paul not being able to beat Mike Tyson. I was narrow sighting and only thought of them going in there and fighting. Jake was smart and stayed back making Tyson chase him and wear himself out. I never thought Jake was going to run because he was acting like he was going to “go to war”. So, Jake pulled a smart move and stayed away. When he did in fight Tyson was able to land, and Jake would back off. Tysons best shot was in the stare down and the 58 year old smacked the crap out of Jake. I mean it was so fast that Jake didnt see it coming and Tyson was able to smack and jump back before anyone knew what happened. It shows Tyson needs to be mad to do anything. Paul played it off that it didnt hurt but he didnt see it coming and that was the big point. Ill also mention that Logan once again acts like he is a better boxing than Jake. When Tyson said maybe Logan is next Logan said Id kill you. Again the guy with arm punches really believes he is better than Jake.
I was expecting a Mike of old times for 2 o 3 rounds.
From Netflix not working to whatever we saw was pure garbage
Tyson didn’t look right and I feared he would get severely hurt. I’m glad Jake took it easy on Mike.
Never thinking that Mike had a chance, the fight was worse than I expected. I’m glad he got the payday…