Terence Crawford tells Mike Tyson he ‘looked like trash’ after Jake Paul loss

Terence Crawford slammed Mike Tyson for his show successful his decision to Jake Paul, claiming that the 58-year-old ‘looked similar trash’ successful the ring.

Tyson went the region with Paul implicit 8 two-minute rounds but the two-time satellite heavyweight champion struggled to support up with his 27-year-old hostile for the bulk of the fight.

In 2 of the 8 rounds, Tyson failed to onshore a azygous punch connected Paul, portion connected commentary work for Netflix, Roy Jones Jr perpetually pointed retired that Iron Mike looked unstable connected his feet.

Paul won via unanimous decision, with the 3 ringside judges scoring the combat 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73.

Tyson has been grooming since the extremity of July for the combat after his preparations were halted successful May aft helium suffered a tummy ulcer.

But Crawford, who has held aggregate satellite titles successful 4 antithetic value classes, has dismissed the plaudits Tyson received for his show against Paul.

In a station connected X soon aft the fight, Crawford wrote: ‘I emotion Mike Tyson, but they giving him excessively overmuch credit.

‘He looked similar trash, to bid that agelong and lone propulsion 97 punches the full combat is crazy. I’m conscionable gladsome helium didn’t get wounded retired there.’

Meanwhile, legendary boxer Andre Ward, who was an expert for Netflix for the fight, praised Paul for easing disconnected connected Tyson erstwhile it became wide that the 58-year-old was struggling to support up with the face.

‘Mike is 58, I don’t cognize however galore radical consciousness similar I consciousness but I admit Mike getting himself successful signifier and to spell backmost and distant with a dude who’s 27. Mike tin inactive instrumentality a bully shot,’ Ward told KO Artist Sports.

‘Sometimes the radical who don’t cognize boxing, possibly they’re conscionable present for the excitement, they don’t understand, they’re taking each connection literally, they expect it to beryllium lived retired connected combat night, but you hide he’s 58, you tin spot Mike’s encephalon was telling him to bash worldly but his assemblage wasn’t doing it.

‘When the legs go, the region betwixt him and Jake Paul was similar 5 miles, he’s trying to adjacent the distance, helium did it early, helium conscionable can’t support it up.’

‘Asked if it felt similar Paul was carrying Tyson successful the ring, Ward replied: ‘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.’

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