NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin said the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight was rigged before Friday night's record-breaking showdown.
The fighters faced backlash after Paul, 27, defeated Tyson, 58, by unanimous decision in a lackluster bout at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
While appearing in Podcast “What is it?” This week Irvin claimed he heard people talking about a contract that included clauses that prevented Tyson from using his famous uppercut and from which both fighters could not give their best in the ring.
“That game was a lie,” said Irvin, who was seated in the second row behind Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and President-elect Donald Trump. “Everyone's lying…they never really meant to tighten it. When you look into it, there wasn't one of Mike Tyson's patented uppercuts. Mike Tyson How did you win? Uppercut.
“Then I heard some people talking about not being able to put that into a contract. He couldn't hit the body and hit an uppercut. Like, how do you put that into a fight contract?” Can I put it in?
“You got all these guys out here and he couldn't body-body and do his patented uppercut. Mike Tyson isn't Mike Tyson anyway, and now you're Mike Tyson. will take away the best gift of the uppercut No, that's a big lie to me. It's like letting them play the game without running the deepest or deepest diagonal route. You do what you do best. If you do, you're not that guy anymore, and they took it away.”
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However, the more likely scenario is that Tyson is far past his prime to execute the same type of attacks that made him one of the most feared boxers of all time.
He often appeared off-balance in the final rounds against fighters more than 30 years his junior.
However, Irvin also explained that his job as an NFL analyst is to observe, and that he was “shocked” when he didn't see Tyson attempt the killer uppercut.
On Monday, DJ Whoo Kid claimed: another video He said he spoke with Paul at the afterparty after the game. The famous DJ and SiriusXM host said that the YouTuber and Tyson “legally couldn't go all out on each other…The rule was they had to stay calm.” That's what I heard. ”
According to the final results, Tyson landed 18 of 97 punches and Paul landed 78 of 278 punches.
“I'm glad he got a dime or whatever. I want him to get the money. I just want him to release this beast,” Irvin said. .
Tyson reportedly earned $20 million for the fight and Paul received $40 million.
After the match, Paul explained that he did not want to hurt the former heavyweight champion any further.
“I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn't want to hurt anyone who didn't need to be hurt.” paul said. “I didn't want to hurt anyone who didn't need to be hurt.”
Tyson suffered from a number of health issues prior to the fight, including a recurrent ulcer, forcing the fight to be postponed from its original July 20 date.
After the fight, Tyson revealed that he almost died in June.
“This is one of those lose-win situations.” he wrote At X. “Thank you for last night. I have no regrets about stepping into the ring one last time. I almost died in June.
“I had eight blood transfusions. I lost half my blood and 25 pounds in the hospital and had to fight to get healthy enough to fight, so I won. A packed Dallas Cowboys stadium. Having my kids watch me stand toe-to-toe and go through eight rounds with a talented fighter half my age is an experience that no one should have the right to ask for.
