Mike Tyson loses to Jake Paul in $80 million fight

The match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul originally created a lot of controversy when the boxing legend is 58 years old this year. Meanwhile, his opponent Jake Paul is 27 years old and has only joined this playground since 2020.

And as expected, the match at AT&T Stadium (Dallas, Texas) was not very exciting when Jake Paul showed superiority and agility compared to Mike Tyson. After 8 rounds, Mike Tyson lost with a total score of 74-78 to his opponent. This was a victory that Jake Paul threw more than 200 punches in this match.

Mike Tyson lost to an opponent 31 years younger.

After the match with the legendary boxer, Jake Paul shared: "I don't want to get Mike in big trouble in the ring, I just want to dance with him. In the end, Mike will get paid for participating in this match." According to media estimates, Jake Paul will receive a $40 million bonus, and "Iron Mike" will receive more than $20 million for entering the ring in this match.

Previously, Most Valuable Promotions announced that the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul surpassed $17.8 million in ticket sales and became the highest-grossing combat sports event in Texas history.

Mike Tyson is one of the greatest heavyweight boxers in the history of world boxing. Tyson's record is 50 wins and 6 losses, of which 44 wins were by knockout. The American boxer won his first 19 professional fights by knockout, including 12 in the first round.

“Iron Mike” also holds the record as the youngest boxer ever to win a world heavyweight championship at just 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old, famous for his knockout victory over Trevor Berbick to win the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship on November 22, 1986.

After retiring in 2005, Mike Tyson quickly fell into debt due to his reckless spending habits during his peak. However, his current assets are estimated to be around 10 million USD.

Minh Chau

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