Jake Paul, secured a comfortable victory over boxing legend Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The fight turned out as many expected with ‘Iron Mike’ looking every bit his 58 years of age.
Many believed the fight was fixed and ahead of the clash a script circulated on social media that turned out to be fake.
But, fans have a new theory that Jake Paul gave Tyson a signal during their fight when he was ‘punching too hard’.
You can watch the video below:
Jake Paul signaling for Mike to take it easy. pic.twitter.com/YBTCJf0wMV
— Billy 🚜 (@tractor_owner) November 16, 2024
Look what Jake Paul did with his mouth after Mike Tyson rocked him
that was a signal that Mike was punching too hard
Fight was rigged 😂 pic.twitter.com/oIilECUiG9
— Kame 亀 (@kame_crypto) November 17, 2024
Fans reacted to the clips on X formerly Twitter.
One said: Mike nodded after
Another added: 58 or not i dont believe tyson put everything in that punch..
A third said: ‘Tyson acknowledged the signal watch tysons head. Moving up and down.’
A fourth moaned: ‘This was the most staged fight I’ve ever seen.’
A fifth replied: ‘I believe Tyson could have knocked him out if he wanted to. Jake is a sh*t boxer.’
Following his win Paul claimed he carried Mike and stopped looking for the KO.
At the post fight press conference he said he ‘didn’t wanna hurt someone that didn’t need to be hurt.’
‼️ Jake Paul confirms that he decided not to KO Mike Tyson during their fight: "I didn't wanna hurt someone that didn't need to be hurt."
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— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 16, 2024
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