More than a week has passed since the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, which ended with a unanimous victory for the 27-year-old influencer. Immediately after the fight and in the following days, theories appeared that the fight was fixed. All this so that none of them playersand especially the elder Tyson, nothing happened. One of the clips published on social media showed that “Iron Mike” held back and did not hit his opponent with full force. “In the video we see a fragment in slow motion when Tyson releases the punch and then holds it in front of Paul's head” – described by Kacper Ciuksza from Sport.pl.
Jake Paul responded to these allegations in very strong words, calling people creating such theories “fucking idiots”. – People don't realize my strength, my straightness, my speed, my movement and my ability to avoid these types of punches. Thanks to this, his blows landed in the air – he explained. He also complimented Tyson, who was difficult for him to hit. – He was elusive, I missed many punches. I don't know how he gets away like that…
Marcin Najman told what it was like with the Jake Paul – Mike Tyson fight
He also presented his opinion on this fight Marcin Najmanwho made a living out of putting on a show outside the ring and doing absurd things in it or in the octagon. Freak fighter was a guest on the podcast WojewódzkiKędzierskiin which he shared his view on the Paul vs. Tyson fight.
– I'll tell you how it was. It was like it wasn't a set up. Jake Paul, however, out of respect for Mike Tyson, when Mike was tired and when he could have knocked him out, he didn't do it. Instead, he let Mike Tyson rest and recover. I don't treat the match in such terms, I treat it in terms of respect – explained Najman. Then he tried to compare this fight with the fight between Vitali Klitschko and Tomasz Adamek.
– A similar situation. He fights on stadium in Wrocław Vitali Klitschko with Tomasz Adamek for the world championship. In the second round, Klitschko landed a very solid right in the middle of the ring, Adamek flew to the ropes, barely able to stay on his feet. After all, Klitschko, wanting to end the fight, all he had to do was jump, punch a few punches and the fight would be over. But be careful. Klitschko waited in the middle of the ring, Adamek recovered and they started boxing again – said Najman, recalling the fight on September 10, 2011, which Klitschko won early in the 10th round.
– What I mean is that it was neither a set-up nor a set-up. This one did it out of respect for Mike Tyson, and the other one did it because he was the organizer of this gala and all advertising blocks had to be played. Business – he summed up.