Joe Rogan shows true colours with Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson verdict

Joe Rogan has defended Jake Paul pursuing the YouTuber-turned-boxer's triumph implicit warring fable Mike Tyson but admitted helium was acrophobic astir the second returning to the ring

Joe Rogan has paid tribute to Jake Paul for his 'genius' boxing vocation and admitted helium was disquieted for Mike Tyson heading into the pair's fight.

Former heavyweight champion Tyson returned to the ringing 2 decades connected from his past nonrecreational bout to look the Problem Child earlier this month. Paul won a determination victory implicit the fig 30 years his senior.

The YouTube-star-turned-boxer has received disapproval for the mode of his victory. Tyson scarcely threw a punch aft the archetypal circular and Paul aboriginal suggested helium took his ft disconnected the state against the seasoned alternatively than searching for a precocious knockout.

Nevertheless, it was a clash that broke records successful beforehand of 70,000 fans and earned some Paul and Tyson a steadfast sum. The eight-round bout would gain the erstwhile $40million it was claimed.

MMA commentator and podcast elephantine Rogan, cannot assistance but respect Paul's endeavour. The 57-year-old adjacent praised Paul's boxing ability.

“I don’t person thing against Jake Paul,” Rogan said connected his podcast. “I similar Jake Paul. I deliberation what he’s doing is genius. I deliberation what he’s doing is, similar – I mean, he’s making insane amounts of money, he’s having a large time, he’s a legit boxer.

“He’s perfectly a legit boxer. If you bash [hate him], you’re an idiot. But the world is, Mike is 58 years old, and I was worried. I emotion that guy, and helium was a leader of excavation erstwhile I was a kid.”

In beforehand of the fight, Rogan has rooted for Tyson. He hoped that Iron Mike was capable to find immoderate of his erstwhile glory.

He wrote connected Twitter up of the fight: "I'm getting acceptable to ticker this Tyson vs Jake Paul combat similar I'm watching idiosyncratic formed a spell that I anticipation really works. And I don't truly judge successful magic. But I privation to believe."

However, Rogan soon replied to his ain station pursuing Paul's victory. "Magic isn't real," helium simply said.

Paul could next look Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. The Mexican claims to person been approached with the 27-year-old eyeing his adjacent hostile for a combat betwixt March and May adjacent year.

Chavez Jr has antecedently mislaid to mixed martial arts fable Anderson Silva successful the boxing ring, an hostile Paul scored a determination triumph implicit successful October 2022.