Jake Paul battled past a 58-year-old Mike Tyson to clinch a points victory in one of the most controversial fights of all time.
Tyson took on YouTuber Paul, 27, live on Netflix in the former heavyweight champion’s first professional bout in 19 years, but immediately appeared to be a shadow of himself.
Paul, without ever needing to exert himself, eased to victory while boxing on the outside of the ring in front of 70,000 fans at the AT&T Stadium, home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.
Tyson conceded he had an injury entering the bout but refused to make it an excuse for his performance, with Paul hinting that he was reluctant to commit to his combinations through fear: “I was trying to hurt him a little bit. But I was scared, he was trying to hurt me too.”
In the evening’s co-main event, there was controversy and plenty of action as Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano in their rematch in what developed into another classic. The Puerto Rican’s gruesome cut following a headbutt from the Irishwoman led to cries of outrage afterward, with the losing camp accusing the champion of dirty tactics – follow the latest reaction and relive all the results from Arlington below:
Jake Paul eases to points win over faded legend Mike Tyson in low-key main event
Tyson floats future fight despite defeat and calls out Logan Paul
Katie Taylor deals Amanda Serrano gruesome cut en route to razor-thin points win to defend titles
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Mike Tyson said he repeatedly bit his glove during his fight with Jake Paul because he has “a biting fixation”.
Tyson, 58, appeared to bite his glove numerous times during his points loss to Paul, 27, as the controversial fight played out at AT&T Stadium – home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.
Paul emerged a winner on all three scorecards – 80-72, 79-73, 79-73 – after eight two-minute rounds, with the bout streaming live on Netflix.
Mike Tyson explains why he kept biting his glove in Jake Paul defeat
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Piers Morgan has weighed in on the result, claiming a prime Mike Tyson would have “destroyed Jake Paul in 90 seconds”.
He wrote on X: “Prime @MikeTyson would have destroyed @jakepaul in 90 seconds. A 58yr-old Tyson went 8 rounds against a much fitter and very capable boxer half his age. Mock him all you like, but Mike’s got the heart of a lion, balls of steel, and will always be an absolute legend.”
Prime @MikeTyson would have destroyed @jakepaul in 90 seconds. A 58yr-old Tyson went 8 rounds against a much fitter and very capable boxer half his age. Mock him all you like, but Mike’s got the heart of a lion, balls of steel, and will always be an absolute legend. pic.twitter.com/VdfUtn7Org
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 16, 2024
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Katie Taylor secured a second victory over Amanda Serrano on Friday, dealing her rival a gruesome cut en route to a points win.
Taylor narrowly defeated Serrano via decision in 2022, retaining the undisputed lightweight titles, while the Irishwoman’s super-lightweight belts were on the line in this rematch.
And Taylor, 38, again edged past the Puerto Rican, 36, much to the disdain of the crowd at Dallas’s AT&T Stadium – where the fight played out before Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson.
After being warned for leading with her head, Taylor was docked a point late in the contest, but she was still able to achieve three scorecards of 95-94. Serrano, the unified featherweight champion, was not defending her titles in Friday’s fight.
Katie Taylor deals Amanda Serrano vile cut en route to victory in rematch
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Tony Bellew: “We are all to blame for this man!! We are all talking and watching!
“We have to stop this fool! Don’t tune into him until he fights someone who is fit, healthy and not a grandfather!
“Any proper boxing people helping Paul need to look at themselves ffs!! This is just sad.”
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Jake Paul has always maintained he wants to fight Canelo Alvarez for the cruiserweight world title.
Now that he has emerged victorious over Mike Tyson, is he targeting the Mexican next?
“Canelo needs me,” Paul claimed. “I’m not even gonna call him out. He knows he wants a payday and he knows where the money man’s at.”
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If you want more fights this weekend, look no further than UFC 309 tomorrow night, where we’ll have live coverage for you as Jon Jones returns against Stipe Miocic.
But UFC 310 has been shaken up, Dana White confirms the main event Belal Muhammad vs Shavkat Rakhmonov is OFF! Muhammad is injured and having surgery.
Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Asakura is the new main event. Then there’s Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Ian Machado Garry.
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Irish boxer Michael Conlan: “I’m just glad Tyson didn’t get badly hurt, credit to him at 58 doing the 8 rounds and making a ton of money but that should never have happened, I suppose if it makes money it makes sense. Jake is a smart business man no doubt but that was sad.”
JJ Watt: “Mad at myself for staying awake for that. I know better.”
Tyreek Hill: “Mike made me get my Netflix account back for nothing.”
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Terence Crawford: “I love Mike Tyson, but they giving him too much credit. He looked like trash, to train that long and only throw 97 punches the whole fight is crazy. I’m just glad he didn’t get hurt out there.”
ESPN’s Stephen A Smith: “Love Mike Tyson Always have, always will. But 58 is 58. Plus the legs just wasn’t there. Old is old. Thank God he didn’t get knocked out. Now it’s time for Jake Paul to get in the ring with a Top-10 fighter — or Hell, a Champion. No more BBall players, strikers from MMA, or old men. It’s time for Jake to get into a real fight. He’s good enough! Make it happen.”
NBA legend Magic Johnson: “Just sad smh. I cut it off because I couldn’t watch anymore. It’s sad to see Mike Tyson like this because I went to every Tyson fight. This fight tonight was not great for boxing.”
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Andre Ward: “I enjoyed it, it’s a powerful thing, I appreciated it for what it was. I didn’t expect it to be the old Mike.
“I think it’s time to call somebody out younger than Mike, a bit more of a threat, somebody the boxing public can say, ‘we respect you, even if you lose.’”
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“I was trying to hurt him a little bit,” Paul says. “I was scared, he was trying to hurt me.”
Tyson then leaves the door open for one last dance: “I don’t know [if it’s the last fight], it depends on the situation.
“I don’t think so, I don’t know, maybe I’ll fight his brother?”
Logan Paul replies: “I’d kill you Mike.”
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“Yes [I had an injury], but I can’t use that as an excuse,” Tyson says after being asked about his knee and condition of his legs.
“Yes, I have a habit of biting my gloves,” Tyson adds. “I have a biting fixation.”
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80-72, 79-73, 79-73, your winner by UD… Jake Paul!
A predictable outcome in the end, Tyson just didn’t have the legs to launch any sustained assaults on Paul, who was happy to drift.
Paul landed 78/278, Tyson just 18/97 over eight rounds.
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Round 8
The final two minutes of this fight, Paul well ahead on the judges’ scorecards, you would think.
Paul has landed 28 jabs, more than five times the amount from Tyson.
Will Tyson have a go in this final minute? Tyson taking clean jabs now, Paul steps back, he’s settled for a points win, it seems.
Then a wide right hook lands on Tyson, Paul doesn’t follow up though. More boos from the crowd. Paul bows, touches his gloves and salutes Tyson, the pair come together and embrace head to head.
We go to the scorecards…
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Round 7
Tyson with some life there, bobbing and weaving, but already the energy bar is running low.
Paul leads the punch stats, still, landing 59/200 to Tyson’s 16/87. Paul’s connect rate is up at 29 percent, with Tyson down on 18 percent.
Paul now rolling in and out of range, jabbing to the body, a right-left lands on Tyson, who rumbles out perhaps from pure instinct in there.
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Round 6
Another quiet round from Tyson, who is pivoting off to his side, searching for an opening.
The crowd is now booing. Paul in total control. Perez asks, ‘why isn’t Paul teeing off on him?’ A fine question, Tyson is there to be taken out if Paul fancies it.
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Round 5
Paul with a one-two, then a left cross. Paul shakes the right glove, then a lead left hook.
Tyson just stumbling around the ring now, Paul’s hands are low, leaving an opportunity for him if he can find the energy to explode off that right ankle and lunge forward.
He does so right there, but Paul has enough spring to evade any prolonged assault. Another Paul round.
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Round 4
Compubox has Paul landing 28/97, while Tyson lands 12/55 through three rounds.
Paul dips to his left and leads with a left uppercut.
The energy in the crowd has been drowned out, Tyson desperately searching for something to change this, Paul in total control.
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Round 3
Tyson is hurt, he’s wobbling even, Paul landed a left hook behind the jab, but he stormed back, more out of instinct.
Paul now to the body with the uppercut, this is a hard watch, Tyson looks barely a threat after 10 seconds into the round, when he storms off his stool.
Another Paul round, the clubbing left hooks knocked Tyson off balance and he did well to survive.
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Round 2
Paul and Tyson hold again. Paul, the taller man, leaning on top of his rival.
Tyson’s legs look unsteady, Jones Jr keeps pointing it out too. Swaying from side to side, is something wrong?
His attacks are one dimensional and slow, with Paul out of range initially, Tyson looks completely ineffective. Round 2 to Paul.
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Round 1
Here we go! Both men out fast and trading up, the crowd roars.
Tyson backing up Paul, who pokes out a jab and then holds on. Paul misses with an overhand right, Tyson ducks under, jabbing down on his opponent.
Tyson attempting to spear a jab through the Paul guard, but he’s been rather tentative after rushing his rival in the first few seconds. A passive stance as he slumps into his corner.
Paul landed the best punch, grazing Tyson’s face with a cross, but Tyson got a solid jab of his own away, bouncing one off Paul’s forehead. Tyson’s aggression, boxing on the front foot, might have won him the opener.
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Mike Tyson makes his way to the ring!
From DMX and ‘X Gon’ Give It To Ya’, Tyson walks to the ring in all black, it’s classic ‘Iron Mike’.
He’s back in the ring, bouncing, gloves bashed together. Is this starting to feel real for Jake Paul and the millions of fans around the world?
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It’s Phil Collins and ‘In the Air Tonight’ for Jake Paul’s ring entrance on a car, alongside brother Logan Paul.
He’s soaking in every second of this moment… It’s Tyson’s turn now, will the crowd erupt? Almost 38 years after he became the youngest heavyweight world champion in history.
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A reminder of Jake Paul’s boxing career so far:
Michael Perry – Won by TKO
Ryan Bourland – Won by TKO
Andre August – Won by KO
Nate Diaz – Won by UD
Tommy Fury – Lost by SD
Anderson Silva – Won by UD
Tyron Woodley 2 – Won by KO
Tyron Woodley – Won by SD
Ben Askren – Won by TKO
Nate Robinson – Won by KO
Ali Eson Gib – Won by TKO
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Shaquille O’Neal and Rob Gronkowski have announced a new event to put their sports directly against each other, seemingly, inside the ring.
The Lakers legend O’Neal confirmed on the broadcast of Paul vs Tyson that he has plans to collaborate with Patriots legend Gronkowski in an NBA v NFL event.
‘Gronk’ even floated a main event against the giant O’Neal with the gloves on.
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Trainer Jordan Maldonado has gone off here, a rant in defence of Amanda Serrano there. They are furious about the headbutt and labelled Taylor a dirty fighter.
It was a war again, gripping from the mid-point when the fight was in serious jeopardy, both women traded relentlessly from that point on.
Perhaps the cut helped Taylor, pushing her to take risks and capitalise on the opening Serrano’s cut provided.
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“I’m a featherweight, every time you get cut it bothers you, she headbutted me, not just me,” Serrano says.
“No matter how many cuts I have, I’m a warrior, I think all I can say is that she does it in every fight.
“She did it with Cameron, it is what it is, no matter what, I’m a champion. Listen, I’m happy with my team, I’m in Jerry’s World, who knew two women would fight here? I’m on Netflix!
“It [a third fight] is up to the team.”
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All three judges score it 95-94, your winner by UD… KATIE TAYLOR!
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Round 10
Both women unloading huge power shots, they’re both hurt, an incredible fight has caught fire in the last few rounds.
It’s a war, a right on the chin of Serrano lands, she’s barely shaken, there’s the bell: What a fight!
Wheelock’s unofficial scorecard has it 96-93 to Serrano. Round 8 was a 10-9 Taylor round, he says, but the point deduction means he has marked it down as 9-9.
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Round 8
A 9-9 round according to the unofficial scorer on Netflix, after that point docked.
Taylor ducking and diving on the way in, that’s where the headbutt comes into play. A massive left hook from Taylor, Serrano is so tough, immense strength to persevere beyond the blurred vision as blood trickles down from her eye.
We go to the final round, it’s in the balance, though Serrano surely more likely to be favoured if this goes the distance. “Sit down and let it rip,” Taylor’s corner scream.
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Round 8
BANG! A left from Serrano lands immediately, that’s off the back of 89 punches landed from 170 thrown in just two minutes from the pair.
Good grief, Taylor with a devastating combination. WOW, controversy! Drama here as Taylor is docked a point by the referee. It feels harsh.
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Round 7
Roy Jones Jr: “I think they’re going to stop it.” Serrano’s corner pushing cotton buds deep into the wound.
What a round! The combinations are exhilarating, as much gruesome, given the damage done to Serrano’s eye. Both fighters going for it and leaving themselves vulnerable.
Just how do you score that one? Serrano digs one to the left side of Taylor’s head. The bell sounds, this one is in the balance, surely.
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Here comes Serrano, flanked by a row of Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, will it be redemption for the Puerto Rican?
Now Taylor, with the Irish tricolour on the screens as she makes her way to this Dallas ring. Victory and Taylor’s legacy as the greatest will surely be secure in terms of class inside the ring, reach, achievement and profile around the world of boxing and beyond.