The long-anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson finally happened Friday night. There has been a huge level of discourse wrapped around the event, considering the age difference between the fighters among other things.
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Now that the fight has concluded with Jake Paul winning on points, many have taken to X to express their disappointment and 'proof' that the fight was rigged.
Boxing matches in the past few years have become increasingly suspect, with many big-name matches being accused of being rigged. It isn't surprising that this is happening again with another match hosting two huge names. However, there seems to be a lot more evidences and general agreement.
There is one key moment of the match that leads many to believe that Tyson was purposefully pulling his punches. In the third round, Tyson finally pulls an aggressive maneuver by delivering a solid punch to Paul's head. However, there's something fishy about it that many on X are highlighting.
It's this moment right here that proves two things
— St. Sola (@STSOLA808)
1) Mike Tyson held back
2) Match was rigged
That is a classic Tyson punch typically followed by right hook left hook right upper cut while he walks and rushes forward.
Clearly here you can see that start but he held back, he... pic.twitter.com/4DFA1XeMKd
