Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson has been creating ripples ever since the time the fight was first announced. Initially, there were a lot of questions surrounding people’s minds: will the fight be eventually possible? And there are good reasons for it. Despite being a legend, Mike Tyson is well and truly retired. Having an age gap of almost 30 years, not many people thought that a fight between the two would be possible.
Cut to November 2024, the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, witnessed an epic showdown. Against all the odds, out came Iron Mike Tyson with a menacing look on his face. With a jam-packed crowd ready to experience a banger, things quickly turned out to be a stalemate. Contrary to expectations, the fight fell flat as Jake Paul walked away with a decision victory. This made the fans go wild as there were some legit reasons that went wrong in the fight.
- Crashing Of Netflix’s Site
Even before the show began, the users were perplexed as to why the live stream wouldn’t start. After fidgeting with their wifi connections for a while, it was revealed that Netflix’s site has crashed due to an unprecedented surge in the number of users.
Downdetector.com, a website that tracks online service interruptions, reported almost 85000 users facing significant problems. While the issue was solved gradually, it surely left a sour taste on people’s minds.
- Fans Calling The Fight ‘Scripted’
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When fan sentiments are not met appropriately, they immediately start to get an explanation about the same. Likewise, when Tyson looked just a shadow of his younger self, fans promptly spotted some alleged bias. According to them, the fight looked scripted as both Jake Paul and Mike Tyson barely engaged.
As a matter of fact, barring the first two rounds, Tyson did not even charge. Instead, he maintained his defensive stance while playing out the rounds. And they have some stats too, allegedly backing their claims.
- Mike Tyson Threw Just 18 Punches
Mike Tyson is a self-proclaimed “natural born killer”. Thus,the expectation was that Tyson would be raining down punches on Paul right from the word go. Unfortunately, the reality turned out to be quite different.
As the stats of the match kept coming in, it painted a startling picture. Tyson had just landed 18 of his 97 attempted punches! Surely, things could not get any more bizarre than this. On the contrary, Paul too, connected just 78 of his attempted 278 punches. Surely, if not scripted, this was not at all an enticing match-up.
- Jake Paul Bowing To Mike Tyson
Imagine dropping your guards in the middle of a fight against Mike Tyson! Unimaginable right? Well, that is exactly what Jake Paul did as the match drew to a close. With seconds left on the clock, Paul stopped and bowed down to Tyson.
And to everyone’s utter surprise, Tyson touched his gloves without trying to sneak in a few blows. This was, again, a damper for all the ones waiting to see Tyson unleash. Thus, with a lot of grievance in mind, the fans went back home totally frustrated from the Tyson vs. Paul hype fight.
