Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Fight Results: Paul Earns Uneventful UD

Although the fight was awful, the event itself was good. Does that mean more fans will care about boxing? Time will tell, but the fans came out for this one, mainly booing Paul as he made his way to the ring in a car with a caged pigeon in tow. The fans roared when Tyson, sporting a brace on his right knee, made his way to the ring, but unless you’re a complete nincompoop, we all knew what was likely to unfold.

To his credit, Tyson came to fight—at least in the first round—and connected with a right hand before bullying Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) to the ropes. However, Tyson was neurologically not there. His body was not there, and his timing and movement were off. You know, things that typically happen when you’re 58 years old. Paul responded by tying him up and clipped him with a few jabs.

And just like that, Tyson (50-7, 44 KOs) had run out of gas. The question became whether Paul was going to pull a Joe Smith Jr. and knock the older man out or would he carry his childhood hero to the finish line? In what seemed like a surprising move to many, Paul chose to be a good soldier but still dished out many shots on Tyson. Paul nailed Tyson with a series of hooks in the third round, keeping him at bay. In round five, the former YouTube sensation began to step into his punches more and connected with a hard left hook, albeit Tyson landed one of his own.

By the sixth, Paul was outboxing Tyson almost effortlessly as the elder statesman stood and watched, praying to land a miracle shot reminiscent of George Foreman’s magnificent KO of Michael Moorer. But there would be no replication of Foreman or the fictional Rocky Balboa on this night. The only thing fictional in this tale was the fact that so many fans held onto this belief that somehow Tyson would turn back the clock 20 years. To the chagrin of those people, a lot of alcohol was consumed, and many remotes were missing batteries.

Tyson came out firing at the start of the seventh round, but his efforts were blocked by Paul, who responded with a three-punch combination that surprised Tyson. The eighth and final round was much like the previous rounds, and as the seconds ticked, Paul showed respect to his hero and bowed several times before the final bell rang. The judges scored the fight 80-72, 79-73, and 79-73, as Paul won comfortably.

“I’m absolutely happy,” said Tyson. “I didn’t prove nothing to anybody, just to myself.”

“First and foremost, Mike Tyson, it’s such an honor,” said Paul. “I was inspired by him. I wouldn’t be here without him. He’s an icon. It was really tough, like I expected it to be. He’s exactly what I thought: one of the greatest to ever do it. This guy’s always had my back. It’s just an honor to be in the ring. I tried to hurt him a little bit, but I was afraid he was going to hurt me.”

According to Compubox, Paul landed 78 of 267 punches (28.1%), and Tyson connected with 18 of 97 blows (18.6%).