The Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight was an enormous disappointment for boxing fans who tuned in hoping to catch a glimpse of “The Baddest Man on the Planet.”
Although the fight didn’t live as much as the hype and Tyson, arguably essentially the most exciting boxer of all time, lost in a sleep fest, “Iron” Mike still won by just getting healthy enough to step into the ring in line with a tweet he posted Saturday afternoon.
“That is one in all those situations while you lost but still won. I’m grateful for last night. No regrets to get in ring one last time,” Tyson wrote on X, formerly Twitter, about 14 hours after the fight ended. “I almost died in June. Had 8 blood transfusions. Lost half my blood and 25lbs in hospital and needed to fight to get healthy to fight so I won.
“To have my children see me stand toe to toe and finish 8 rounds with a talented fighter half my age in front of a packed Dallas Cowboy stadium is an experience that no man has the fitting to ask for. Thanks”
The initial Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight was scheduled for July 20, but in May of this 12 months, the 58-year-old fighter experienced a health issue that he and his team would tell the press was an ulcer flareup. Nonetheless, after Tyson’s post, it seems as if the health issue was rather more serious than his camp let on.
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It’s great to listen to that Tyson has seemingly overcome his health issues, and it’s definitely impressive for any 58-year-old to get in a boxing ring with a 27-year-old opponent. Nonetheless, even the Netflix announcers couldn’t help reiterating multiple times throughout the broadcast how “sad” it was to see a once great boxer slowly limping across the ring.
Paul ultimately won the fight by unanimous decision 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73.
