Boxer who worked on Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson card claims fight was ‘fixed’

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are facing accusations that their Netflix combat was ‘fixed’ from nonrecreational boxers who were progressive connected the undercard.

Paul coasted to a unanimous triumph implicit 58-year-old Tyson astatine the AT&T Stadium connected Friday night, although boos were heard from unhappy fans wrong the arena successful the closing stages of the fight.

Seconds earlier the last bell, YouTube prima turned boxer Paul stood backmost from Tyson and bowed successful beforehand of the two-time satellite heavyweight champion successful a amusement of respect.

Paul besides admitted successful his post-fight property conference that helium did not actively look to bushed Tyson by knockout.

Asked if helium took his ft disconnected the gas, Paul replied: ‘Yeah, decidedly a bit.

‘I wanted to springiness the fans a amusement but I didn’t privation to wounded idiosyncratic that didn’t request to beryllium hurt.’

Speaking aft the fight, Sara Bailey, the women’s WBA satellite airy flyweight champion who was successful the country of Lucas Bahdi, the Canadian lightweight who fought connected the undercard of Paul vs Tyson connected Friday night, has suggested that the main lawsuit was acceptable up successful bid for Tyson to not instrumentality important punishment from Paul, who is 31 years younger.

Asked for her thoughts connected Paul’s triumph against Tyson, Bailey told ES NEWS: ‘Yeah, it was fixed, I’m sorry.’

Bahdi added: ‘I deliberation helium [Paul] took it easy.’

The claims volition rise concerns for those who gambled connected the fight, with bookmakers pricing Paul to bushed Tyson by KO astatine 7/5.

However, Paul’s determination to easiness disconnected against a intelligibly fatigued Tyson was praised by boxing fable Andre Ward, who was an expert for Netflix for the fight.

When asked if it felt similar Paul was carrying Tyson successful the ring, Ward told KO Artist Sports: ‘I don’t privation to accidental that… it benignant of seemed similar that astatine times.

‘And to beryllium honorable with you, I admit that. I wasn’t going to beryllium feeling that.

‘What’s the worst that’s going to hap [if you don’t sound Tyson out], you get a fewer boos? But you inactive honour and wage homage to an all-time great.’

Speaking connected Tyson’s condition, Paul said aft his win: ‘I tried to springiness the champion combat I perchance could, but erstwhile someone’s conscionable surviving successful the ring, it’s hard to marque it exciting.

‘I couldn’t truly get him to prosecute maine oregon gaffe shots and bash thing ace chill oregon whatever.

‘I don’t attraction what radical person to say. They’re ever going to person thing to say. It is what it is.’

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