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Oscar De La Hoya accuses Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson of being ‘scripted’

Oscar De La Hoya goes off on Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match.

[autotag]Oscar De La Hoya[/autotag] thinks there was something fishy going on for last week’s [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Mike Tyson[/autotag] boxing match.

Although there’s no real proof, many online have questioned the validity of Paul’s unanimous decision win over Tyson last Friday at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium. De La Hoya, a former boxing world champion and now promoter, is also on that boat, as he recently accused Paul of staging the fight with Tyson – which would be illegal.

“Everyone is talking about how staged this fight was, and I do believe it was scripted, and I believe that Tyson was certainly held back,” De La Hoya said on Instagram. “Look, I’m a fighter, and I can see it. It goes on their record and it was sanctioned. So Jake Paul paid to get the W on his record, for what? For your own personal satisfaction?

“I keep telling you, if you want to be a real fighter like to say you want to be, what are you doing? Like, who’s next? Joe Biden? You have to fight real fighters. However, the fight drew 65 million households, which means roughly 200 million eyeballs were watching, and the huge winners were Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor, who put on an incredible real fight that were introduced to new fans around the world.”

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Paul and Tyson fought in an eight-round boxing match in front of an estimated crowd of more than 70,000 people at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium. There was also a reported 108 million live global viewers on Netflix – the platform the event streamed on.

Paul, 27, is now 5-0 since suffering his first pro loss, which came against Tommy Fury back in 2023. He’s 11-1 in his entire pro boxing career. Meanwhile. Tyson, 58, fought professionally for the first time since his loss to Kevin McBride in 2005. He did compete in an exhibition bout in 2020, fighting fellow legend Roy Jones Jr. to a draw.

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Michael Bisping uses Jake Paul as example to highlight issue with Jon Jones

Michael Bisping is not a fan of UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ mentality.

[autotag]Michael Bisping[/autotag] is not a fan of UFC heavyweight champion [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag]’ mentality.

Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) retained his heavyweight title with a Round 3 TKO of Stipe Miocic in Saturday’s UFC 309 main event. He continued to dismiss interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall and said he’d only continue fighting if he was matched up with light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira.

Jones did later say that he’d need “f*ck you” money to fight Aspinall, but Bisping has an issue with “Bones” going after an easier stylistic matchup. He compared his approach to [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag], who’s coming off a unanimous decision win over 58-year-old Mike Tyson this past Friday in their Netflix headliner.

“My only issue is as a man, as a fighter, is him saying he doesn’t have this obligation to fight these young up-and-coming, hungry, dangerous guys that have an ability to beat him,” Bisping said on his “Believe You Me” podcast. “I don’t get that. That’s what my problem is with Jake Paul.

“Fighting guys that (Jones) knows he can beat – Alex Pereira, he has a very blatantly obvious path to victory. He just took down Stipe. He took down Ciryl Gane. He will take down Alex Pereira. Would he be able to take down Tom? That’s the question. That’s the fight. That’s what we want to see.”

Bisping liked what he saw out of Jones in his performance against Miocic, where he was able to land a big takedown in Round 1 and some brutal ground and pound. Jones then showed off the diversity in his striking by finishing Miocic with a spinning back kick to the body.

“The version of Jon Jones that we saw Saturday night – I’ve always said I think Tom would beat Jon,” Bisping said. “But when I was watching this Saturday night, I was like, ‘Jon looks big. Jon looks fast. Jon looks like he’s got the ability to go five rounds if he wants to or he needs to.’ I believe Jon would give him some problems. I believe that is a real fight that the world wants to see.”

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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 309.

Francis Ngannou reacts to Jake Paul’s win over Mike Tyson: ‘That sight just hurt me’

Francis Ngannou had a hard time watching good friend Mike Tyson fight Jake Paul.

[autotag]Francis Ngannou[/autotag] had a hard time watching his good friend [autotag]Mike Tyson[/autotag] fight [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag].

58-year-old Tyson managed to avoid taking any serious shots, but lost a unanimous decision to Paul in their Netflix boxing match headliner Friday at AT&T Stadium.

Ngannou, who had Tyson in his corner for his boxing debut against Tyson Fury, credited the boxing legend for going the distance with Paul, but didn’t enjoy seeing this version of him.

“It just hurt me to see Mike there in that situation,” Ngannou told TMZ Sports. “Like, knowing Mike, what he can do and see him there with Jake Paul, and Jake Paul like – hey man, like, that sight just hurt me. Although, you have to give it to Mike, man.

“This is 58-year-old Mike Tyson that’s been doing this sport since 12 years old, I believe, and to still be able to stand up on his own, at this age, I think it’s impressive. Stand up against a young 27-year-old guy, even though I would say he wouldn’t be at that level, but wasn’t that much of a threat for Mike. You have to give it up to him.”

Tyson stood toe-to-toe with Paul at the start, before eventually slowing down. Paul later revealed that he took it easy on the boxing legend, and carried him through the rounds to avoid hurting him.

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For more on the fight, visit MMA Junkie’s hub for Paul vs. Tyson.

Did Mike Tyson pull punches on Jake Paul? Sylvester Stallone, TikTok videos fling accusations.

Hmmm.

After the Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight on Netflix that disappointed us all, it was Paul who said he pulled punches.

But did Tyson do the same thing during the bout?

For that, we have a couple of TikTok videos that people put together with some conspiracies, along with Rocky himself — Sylvester Stallone.

They all some some moments where Tyson could have gone in for some big punches but held back, and Stallone said “HE SPARED YOUR LIFE” to Paul, implying Tyson held back for a payday.

See for yourself and decide whether you think this could be the case:

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Proof Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul was definitely Rigged 😳. #boxing #boxingtraining #boxingtechnique #boxingedit #boxinghighlights #boxingclips #boxingbreakdown #knockouts #miketyson #jakepaul #miketysonvsjakepaul

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Video: Was Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match on Netflix a success?

Can the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing event be considered a success? We discuss on “Spinning Back Clique.”

Yes, [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Mike Tyson[/autotag] actually happened.

What seemed like a ridiculous idea years ago, today is a reality. Paul, a YouTube star turned professional boxer, fought and defeated a 58-year-old Tyson in a professional boxing fight on Friday night at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium in Texas. The event, which streamed live on Netflix, was a huge draw, with over 60 million households tuning in, according to reports. Yet, despite the viewership, the event itself was a mixed bag, as it featured high-level boxing with not-so-high-level boxing.

So, despite the criticism surrounding the Paul vs. Tyson fight, can the event as a whole be considered a success?

MMA Junkie’s Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn, Danny Segura and host Gorgeous George discuss everything surrounding Paul vs. Tyson fight and its success at the box office.

Watch their discussion in the video above, and don’t miss this week’s complete episode of “Spinning Back Clique” below on YouTube or in podcast form.

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Overreaction Time: UFC 309 and Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson deliver the not-so-goods

Check out the latest episode of “Overreaction Time” covering Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic, Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, and more.

The time for overreacting is here!

Check out the latest episode of “Overreaction Time” at noon ET/9 a.m. PT as host Simon Samano and MMA Junkie reporter Farah Hannoun debate these “overreactions” on the following topics in mixed martial arts:

  • [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag] was a meaningless UFC heavyweight title fight.
  • UFC 309 proved Jon Jones would lose to [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag].
  • Things are about to get ugly between Jon Jones and [autotag]Dana White[/autotag].
  • [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag] should stop acting so desperate to fight [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag].
  • [autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag]’s UFC 309 performance was a huge disappointment.
  • [autotag]Jake Paul [/autotag]vs. [autotag]Mike Tyson[/autotag]: What the hell was that?
  • The UFC totally redeemed itself with the UFC 310/UFC Tampa shakeup.

Watch the full episode in the video above.

Jake Paul, like all of us, couldn’t believe Mike Tyson’s entire butt was on Netflix

Mike Tyson’s entire butt uncensored on TV? Jake Paul definitely didn’t see that coming. None of us did!

Raise your hand if you were completely caught off guard by [autotag]Mike Tyson[/autotag]’s whole butt appearing on Netflix uncensored. All of us, right? Definitely didn’t see that coming!

But it happened last Friday night shortly before Tyson was set to fight [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] in the Netflix boxing headliner at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium.

What was supposed to be a nice father-son-moment, with Tyson being interviewed in his locker room by son Amir Tyson, went viral for the wrong reason once the camera zoomed out at the conclusion of the interview. When that happened, Tyson’s entire 58-year-old butt was on our screens as he turned and walked away.

Paul was in his dressing room warming up with the Netflix live stream on a TV, and he, too, saw Tyson’s butt in real time.

Check out Paul’s hilarious reaction below (via Instagram):

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“Bro, what the f*ck?!?”

Yeah, man. That was all of us.

Paul went on to defeat Tyson by clear unanimous decision after eight, 2-minute rounds that were largely lackluster. He later admitted he didn’t want to hurt Tyson and carried the fight.

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For more on the fight, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Paul vs. Tyson.

Spinning Back Clique REPLAY: UFC 309 fallout, Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall, Paul-Tyson, more

On the latest episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel discusses Jon Jones’ win over Stipe Miocic at UFC 309, Jake Paul’s victory over Mike Tyson, and more.

Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts.

This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn and Danny Segura will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics:

  • [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] has made the heavyweight division quite interesting, to say the least. The living legend returned to the cage Saturday, successfully defending his UFC heavyweight title against [autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag] in the main event of UFC 309. Now it seems Jones has little to no intention of unifying the belt with interim champion [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag], and is calling for a bout against fellow star and light heavyweight champion [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag]. What happens now? Will Jones give in and fight Aspinall, or will he retire from MMA? We discuss and analyze everything surrounding the UFC 309 main event.
  • Jones wasn’t the only one who made headlines at UFC 309, which also saw [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag] defeat [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag] in their highly anticipated rematch; [autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag] continue his unbeaten run in MMA; [autotag]Mauricio Ruffy[/autotag] follow up on an impressive UFC debut; and much more. We discuss and highlight some of the other key results outside the UFC 309 main event.
  • Netflix debuted its first live sports event with a boxing match between popular influencer [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] and 58-year-old former champion [autotag]Mike Tyson[/autotag]. The event left plenty to discuss – some good, some bad. We react to Paul’s win over Tyson, along with Netflix’s jump into live sports.
  • To close out the show, we review some of the smaller news items outside the two big weekend events, including the booking of [autotag]Shavkat Rakmonov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag], which serves as the new co-main event of UFC 310; the return of [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag], who fills in for Machado Garry to fight [autotag]Joaquim Buckley[/autotag] in the main event of UFC on ESPN 63 on Dec. 14; and the implementation of the old UFC gloves – sort of.

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Dana White: ‘Mike Tyson was right and I was wrong’

Dana White says Mike Tyson proved him wrong against Jake Paul.

NEW YORK – [autotag]Dana White[/autotag] says [autotag]Mike Tyson[/autotag] proved him wrong against [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag].

Although 58-year-old Tyson lost a unanimous decision to Paul in their boxing match Friday at AT&T Stadium, he looked competitive for the first couple of rounds before slowing down.

“Mike Tyson was right and I was wrong,” White told MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight at UFC 309.

White was concerned about Tyson’s health going up against 27-year-old Paul, but after a lackluster affair, he changed his tune.

“I told him, ‘Mike, you’re basically 60 years old.’ He’s like, ‘You honestly think this f*cking kid is going to do anything to me? He’s not good, he’s not going to f*cking knock me out, he’s not going to do this.’ You saw him. He tripped when he was walking down the thing, he had a hard time walking up the stairs. He had a knee brace on, and Jake Paul couldn’t do anything to him.

“He made a ton of money, and I know people are mad if you stayed home on a Saturday night, but you didn’t pay for it. You know what I mean? When Mike Tyson shows up, everybody makes money. Jake Paul is f*cking – I don’t have to tell you guys. You guys know. Mike Tyson is the A+++ side of that thing, and he was right. Jake Paul couldn’t do sh*t to him.”

After the fight, Paul said he cruised past Tyson because he didn’t want to hurt the boxing legend.

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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 309.

SNL Weekend Update made a perfect Mike Tyson and Jake Paul joke

Perfect joke, no notes.

Saturday Night Live was back with some very funny sketches including a great cold open and an all-new Domingo skit.

And of course a new SNL means we get a new Weekend Update. And for those of you disappointed by the Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight — and there were MANY of you who watched and were likely disappointed — there’s a joke in there for you from Colin Jost.

“Last night, Mike Tyson and Jake Paul teamed up to defeat everyone watching,” he said. Perfect, no notes, sums it up without more than that.

Watch here for the joke around the 3:50 mark:

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