The 62-year-old American gave his assessment of the sensational fight.
Former absolute world champion in two weight categories Evander Holyfield commented on the defeat of former absolute world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a fight with popular blogger Jake Paul.
The fight between The fight between 58-year-old “Iron Mike” and the 27-year-old showman took place on the night of November 16 in Arlington, USA. The fight lasted 8 rounds of two minutes each. As a result, the legendary boxer lost by unanimous decision.
“It wasn't a good fight. There was something wrong with Tyson's legs, he was losing his balance a lot, and Jake Paul is a pretty good boxer,” Holyfield said in a commentary for Fight Hype.
It should be noted that the fight between Tyson and Paul had official status – the result was included in the statistics of both fighters.
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It should be added that Tyson and Paul were originally supposed to meet in the ring on July 20, but due to “Iron Mike's” deteriorating health, the fight was postponed.
For Tyson, this was his first official fight since 2005, when he lost by technical knockout to Irishman Kevin McBride. Now “Iron Mike” has 59 fights under his belt: 50 wins (44 by knockout) and 7 losses. Two more fights were declared no contest. Paul has 11 wins (7 by knockout) and one loss.
Earlier it was reported that the legendary Lennox Lewis reacted to Mike Tyson's defeat by Jake Paul.