Mike Tyson punch stats offer damning verdict on Jake Paul boxing fight

Jake Paul secured triumph implicit Mike Tyson and the stats from the combat - particularly astir punches thrown and punches landed - shows conscionable however one-sided it became

Jake Paul threw astir 3 times arsenic galore punches arsenic Mike Tyson - landing astir 4 times the number.

The YouTuber turned boxer secured victory via unanimous decision successful Texas successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday morning. Paul enjoyed a immense property vantage implicit Tyson, who was 31 years aged than his opponent.

Tyson began sharply and appeared to borderline the opening rounds, but arsenic the combat went connected his property began to archer and Paul, the younger man, was capable to fto his superior fittingness radiance through. That was evident successful the stats with the 27-year-old firing successful 278 punches - compared to Tyson's 97.

Paul was truthful capable to onshore 78 punches crossed the eight-round fight, which lasted 16 minutes owed to regularisation tweaks. Tyson meantime lone saw 18 of his punches deed the target.

Paul paid tribute to his hostile arsenic helium said: "Mike Tyson, he's a legend. He's the top to ever bash it. I look up to him and we wouldn't beryllium present contiguous without him. This antheral is an icon and it's an honour to combat him. It was pugnacious similar I expected it to be."

Tony Bellew had been among those to consistently basal up for Tyson, claiming the fight, fixed the property differential, was a ridiculous concept. He did though admit that Paul eased disconnected successful the last rounds truthful arsenic not to KO the boxing legend.

He said: "I don’t similar this anserine idiot kid but I volition accidental this.. He stopped beating connected Mike determination and showed him immoderate respect and dignity by letting him survive! He didn’t spell for the KO determination helium stepped disconnected him and fto him be.. Mike we each adore you king your a ace leader to each of america from the due combat business!"

Paul, whose member Logan has besides turned his manus to boxing, added connected his doubters: "People conscionable emotion to hatred me. I intentionally accidental things for radical to hate. That's what I similar to do. If radical privation to spot more... springiness maine a mates of months."

Tyson added connected the contest: "I'm not amazed (it went the distance). I knew helium was a bully fighter, I came prepared. I didn't beryllium thing to anybody, lone to myself. I'm conscionable blessed with what I tin do.

He besides refused to usage the genu strap and immoderate injuries issues arsenic an excuse: "Yeah, but I can't usage that arsenic an excuse, due to the fact that if I did, I wouldn't beryllium successful here."

The combat successful Dallas was a professionally sanctioned bout and means his grounds present features 7 losses. He's mislaid his past 3 fights with his decision successful Dallas coming astir 20 years aft helium was beaten by Kevin McBride.