The six reasons fans are now convinced that the Mike Tyson v Jake Paul bout was a fix: From a 'fight script leak', to heavier gloves, betting bans and secret signals in the ring

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul's triumph implicit erstwhile heavyweight satellite champion Mike Tyson has sparked somewhat of a backlash - particularly fixed the the 31-year property spread betwixt the fighters.

Paul, 27, clinched the bout via a unanimous points determination astatine the AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas - the biggest NFL stadium successful the US.

The fight, watched by millions connected Netflix, was marred by controversy, with boos ringing astir the stadium successful the last 2 rounds arsenic spectators were near unimpressed by the deficiency of action.

The bout was dressed up arsenic a nonrecreational boxing bout, but galore successful the athletics were near uneasy.

Despite Tyson being an all-time boxing great, determination is nary getting distant from the information helium is simply a 58-year-old gramps who was taking connected a 27-year-old gym jock.

The build-up was dominated by accusations of fixing from past and contiguous boxers, portion a fake publication besides did the rounds earlier the combat got underway.

Although Paul maintained the legitimacy of the combat successful the pre-match property conferences, helium frustrated fans by admitting helium failed to sound retired Tyson connected purpose.

By the last round, fewer punches were thrown with Paul landing 78 and Tyson connecting with his rival conscionable 18 times.

 Bets banned crossed the US

It is alarming that respective US states banned betting connected Friday night's combat betwixt Paul and Tyson.  

Though the combat was professionally sanctioned, Paul and Tyson fought successful 8 two-minute rounds arsenic opposed to the regular three-minute versions. 

The brace were besides wearing 14oz gloves alternatively than the accustomed 10oz numbers worn by heavyweights. 

According to ESPN, 7 retired of the 38 American states wherever sports wagering is legalised banned gambling connected the combat for that precise reason.

New York, Pennsylvania and Colorado are said to beryllium among the states who would not instrumentality bets, with the New York State Gaming Commission saying it was not eligible for wagering due to the fact that of the 'non-traditional rules'.

Colorado and Pennsylvania gambling chiefs coincided with that view, portion the erstwhile cited not each fighters being professionally ranked arsenic different crushed why.

Pennsylvania besides justified their determination to prohibition gambling connected the combat by pointing to the shorter fig of rounds.

'Given the totality of factors, the determination was made successful the champion involvement of the betting nationalist not to licence wagering successful Pennsylvania,' a root is quoted arsenic saying.

Among the 31 states that did connection bets connected the contest, immoderate raised concerns beforehand astir the imaginable ramifications if some men treated it arsenic much of an exhibition-style lawsuit than a competitory fight. 

Allegations of 'fixing' from past and contiguous boxers 

Former satellite champion Carl Froch claimed determination was 'something successful the contract' that would forestall Tyson 'from adjacent trying to wounded Paul'. 

Claiming determination was nary mode Tyson would ever win, helium told GB News earlier the fight: 'I deliberation it's a scripted combat and volition past 3 oregon 4 rounds. 

'Jake Paul volition decidedly win; Tyson mightiness commencement good but past he'll autumn over.

'Paul can't lose. It's successful the contract, helium can't lose. He is simply a useless w****r.'

Meanwhile a boxer connected the undercard of the Netflix boxing lawsuit besides claimed the combat was 'fixed'. 

 Sara Bailey, the women's WBA world light flyweight champion who supported Lucas Bahdi connected the undercard, told ES NEWS: 'Yeah, it was fixed, I'm sorry.' Bahdi himself remarked connected Paul's performance, saying, 'I deliberation helium [Paul] took it easy.'

Paul 'signals' to Tyson 

Some viewers person claimed to person pinpointed the infinitesimal that proves the combat was fixed

'Jake Paul signaling for Mike to instrumentality it easy,' 1 instrumentality wrote connected X successful a station that included a clip of Tyson landing a chin shot.

Paul reacted to the punch by sticking his lingua retired and taunting Tyson, arsenic if to accidental the punch didn't fuss him. It's thing that Paul has done successful erstwhile fights, and adjacent extracurricular of the ring, the erstwhile YouTube prima has made a wont of sticking retired his tongue.

But according to these conspiracy theorists, Tyson was 'signaling.'

Spokespeople for Most Valuable Promotions declined to remark erstwhile contacted by DailyMail.com. A Netflix spokesperson did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Fake publication leaked up of fight

 A fake publication for the Dallas brawl did the rounds connected societal media, adding substance to the occurrence implicit whether the combat was fixed.

A idiosyncratic connected X claimed to leak a elaborate publication of proceedings, adjacent 'revealing' who would knocked retired successful the 5th round.

The Mail indispensable item the suspicious quality of the document, shared by an anonymous relationship with 204 followers. 

Not lone did it purport to publication however the assemblage would respond astatine peculiar moments - implying that everybody would person to beryllium successful connected the enactment - but it besides claimed a chopped would unfastened supra Tyson's oculus connected cue successful the 4th round.

Despite the publication being unfounded - and failing to materialise - it provoked a beardown absorption from boxing fans.

Mike Tyson's erstwhile manager questions legitimacy of fight

Iron Mike's erstwhile manager Teddy Atlas besides raised concerns implicit whether the combat was fixed.

He told The Sun earlier the fight: 'My lone question … is it real? Maybe it is, I would anticipation it is.

''But is determination going to beryllium an honorable effort to bash what is ever looking to beryllium done, to spell and destruct that guy, to sound him out?'

Paul admits helium didn't privation to sound Tyson out 

Paul claimed aft the combat that helium deliberately avoided knocking retired Tyson.

The erstwhile satellite heavyweight mislaid connected points, but went the afloat 8 rounds against the YouTuber-turned-boxer.

Asked astir not going for the knockout blow, Paul said afterwards: 'There was a constituent wherever I was similar helium is not truly engaging back. 

'So I don't cognize if helium is tired. I tin conscionable archer his property was showing a small bit. 

'I conscionable person truthful overmuch respect for him and that warfare happening betwixt america aft helium slapped me, I wanted to beryllium aggressive, instrumentality him down and sound him out.

'But that benignant of went distant arsenic the rounds went on.

'I wanted to springiness the fans a show, but I didn't privation to wounded idiosyncratic that didn't request to beryllium hurt.'

MailOnline has contacted Most Valuable Promotions astir the 'fixing' allegations.