One of the promoters of the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight has addressed claims of the bout being rigged.
One such claim was made by former NFL star Michael Irvin, who stated that Tyson was not allowed to throw uppercuts due to contract stipulations, having read it somewhere.
MVP Promotions Nakisa Bidarian, a co-promoter, has responded to Irvin’s assertions, suggesting that there was no way the erstwhile wide receiver would have been privy to the contract details.
“I’m concerned that there’s a CTE problem there for Michael Irvin,” he said on ‘The Ariel Helwani Show’ this week. “How would you see the contract, to begin with, that Mike Tyson couldn’t throw an uppercut? It’s just beyond lunacy and the realm of reality of life.
“This was a regulated professional bout by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. And we were partners with Netflix, the biggest media company in the world, who’s a public company. For anyone to suggest that this was in any way a rigged fight, they’re either dumb or they’re looking for attention.”
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Rocky Star Sylvester Stallon Also Believes The Mike Tyson-Jake Paul Fight Was Fixed
Irvin wasn’t the only high-profile name who suggested the match between Tyson and Paul was rigged.
Sylvester Stallone, who starred in the iconic boxing Rocky movies, has implied that Tyson pulled his punches.
“Just to set my personal record straight. Business is business,” the actor wrote in an Instagram post. “SOMETIMES you have to do some things you HAVE to do sacrifice for the sake of helping your FAMILY… I have known this unbelievable athlete since he’s 19 years old and what we saw was him giving one of the great Oscar winning performances of all time!!!!
“Please, Jake, be grateful, HE SPARED YOUR LIFE! Trust me…”
The likelihood of the contract details for the Tyson-Paul bout leaking is very slim, so we may never know whether Irvin was speaking fact. On another note, it is hard to believe such a fight would be sanctioned, although stranger things have happened.
