A new analysis seeks to clarify the controversy over whether Paul actually had to “carry his rival to avoid humiliating him in front of everyone”
Jake Paul beats Tyson during the fight
After 10 days of analysis of the disappointing fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, voices are still emerging from different specialists trying to explain what happened in the ring at AT&T Stadium and why many specialists consider it to be a failure after the poor spectacle presented compared to the high expectations it generated.
A new analysis seeks to clarify the controversy over whether Tyson“blew the fight” by his lack of aggression from the third round onwards or whether Jake Paul had to “carry his opponent to avoid humiliating him in front of everyone”, because of his obvious physical limitations due to age.
In fact, ‘Iron Mike’ ended the fight missing his punches and with a knee brace on his right leg. He also looked exhausted and ready to be knocked out, while Paul seemed to hold back to avoid humiliating one of the all-time legends.
Chael Sonnen, a former UFC fighter, took to his YouTube channel to analyze what happened on the night of November 15, starting with an interesting comparison: the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, which was also a disappointment, after generating strong noise in the media.
In that fight, Mayweather, 47, allowed McGregor, 36, to throw punches, danced and tried to put on a show for the fans, but when he decided it was enough, he knocked out ‘Notorious One’. On Paul’s fight, the former MMA fighter noted that the ‘Problem Child’ had an identical script, but never decided to finish the fight before the agreed time.
In fact, his analysis refuted the conclusions presented by Sylvester Stallone, who said that: “Sometimes you have to do hard things and sacrifice yourself to help your family,” hinting that Tyson, with all the injuries he has had at 58 years of age, tried to put on a worthy show to earn his purse and take it home.
Chael Sonnen praises Jake Paul for his sportsmanship
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On the contrary, Sonnen refuted that: “While I’ve never seen anyone carry another guy, I’ve never seen anyone let a guy survive. I can’t say that anymore”. And he added: “Jake let Mike survive, for two rounds, halfway through the seventh round and all through the eighth. But it didn’t affect the outcome at all. It’s being called into question. It was very clear that Jake allowed Mike to survive”.
Jake Paul admitted after the fight that he did not try to go for the knockout in the last round: “Jake then did a press conference at the end, while trying to preserve sportsmanship. While trying to be polite to his fallen opponent. Jake made it clear that, towards the end, he did in fact look for the bell rather than look for the KO.”
Finally, he praised the evolution shown by Paul in his boxing technique: the development of his quick movements, footwork, and energy in the ring that allowed him to stay out of Tyson’s reach and avoid his punches, making him look frozen in the air when he let his hands go.
