From jaw-dropping entrances to unexpected outcomes, this boxing spectacle had it all! Join us as we count down the most unforgettable moments from the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight and the media frenzy surrounding it. Prepare for surprises, controversy, and some truly wild moments inside and outside the ring!
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00:00Where you know the story, you've heard the chatter, you've seen the slap, that's all behind us.
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the wildest,
00:09most memorable moments from this highly anticipated Netflix boxing special
00:13and the media frenzy surrounding it.
00:15You just felt his power. What did that feel like and why did he do that to you?
00:20I didn't even feel it. He's angry. He's an angry little elf.
00:25Number 10. Jake's Entrance.
00:27Ladies and gentlemen, the wait is over.
00:36Making his way to the ring first, fighting out of the blue corner, here is Jake Paul!
00:47True to his famously showboating personality, the 27-year-old Disney kid turned social media
00:52influencer turned professional boxer made an entrance for the ages, not that anyone expected
00:57otherwise. Paul pulled up in a custom green Chevrolet Lowrider accompanied by his friends,
01:02including his brother Logan. Jake Paul knows how to make an entrance. It's a customized Chevy
01:09Dually crew cut truck built by Gas Monkey Garage. Full hydraulic Lowrider with 12 inches of
01:17suspension drop, double metal flake paint with airbrush flames. Notably, Paul's entrance was
01:24soundtracked by Phil Collins' iconic In the Air Tonight, which Mike Tyson fans will remember from
01:29his legendary cameo in the 2009 comedy film The Hangover. Perhaps most extravagantly of all,
01:35Jake's outfit was self-described as the, quote, most expensive boxing outfit of all time,
01:40reportedly featuring 380 carats worth of diamonds and costing over $1 million to create.
01:46There's the pigeon that Paul tried to give to Tyson. Tyson said he was gonna feed it to his
01:53falcon. Paul brought it back, and yeah, we can all feel it. There is something in the air tonight.
02:01Number nine, Mario Barrios versus Abel Ramos. Ladies and gentlemen, our next bout is for the WBC
02:10Welterweight Championship of the World. Introducing first, the challenger,
02:17fighting out of the red corner, please welcome to the ring, Abel Ramos. Those tuning into Jake
02:23Paul versus Mike Tyson might have been surprised to learn about the concept of an undercard,
02:27sort of a series of opening acts leading up to the moment everyone was waiting for. This undercard
02:32reportedly threw such first-time viewers off, as the live Netflix streaming event was scheduled to
02:37begin at 8 p.m. And his opponent, fighting out of the blue corner, the defending champion,
02:45El Azteca, Mario Barrios. However, it's worth pointing out that the fights preceding Paul and
02:53Tyson's showdown were hardly boring. The tense, tight match between Ramos and Barrios was called
02:59a draw, but neither fighter seemed bitter. After it ended, Ramos was quoted as saying, quote,
03:04It was a great fight for the fans. When you get two Mexican fighters like us,
03:07you're going to get great action guaranteed. And finally, Judge Doug Robinson sees the contest,
03:14113 to 113, a draw. This bout has been ruled a split draw. Mario Barrios is still the WBC
03:27welterweight champion of the world. Number eight, Drake bets big and loses bigger.
03:38You almost kind of have to feel bad for the Canadian hip-hop superstar. The Grammy-winning
03:42rapper, born Aubrey Graham in Toronto, has had a rough 2024. His beef with Kendrick Lamar petered
03:48out after the Pulitzer Prize winner released the sleeper hit Not Like Us, at which point Lamar was
03:53widely acknowledged as the victor. When it came to Paul vs. Tyson, Drake once again couldn't catch
04:03a break. Posting to Instagram ahead of the match, the 6 God revealed that he put up $355,000 on a
04:10Tyson victory, with a payout of just over $1 million. Of course, Jake Paul ultimately took
04:15the crown, leaving Drake high and dry. Number seven, Neeraj Goyal vs. Wenderson Nunes.
04:46The first match on the undercard, Goyal vs. Nunes, got things off to a rowdy,
04:54electric start. Some of you in the WatchMojo audience may be familiar with Nunes,
04:58a popular Brazilian YouTuber who, at one point, held the title of the most subscribed YouTube
05:03channel in his home country. In fact, as of 2024, Nunes' channel remains in the top 100
05:08most subscribed YouTube channels altogether. Indian pro boxer and mixed martial artist Goyal,
05:33who has publicly feuded with Jake Paul and is signed to his most valuable promotions,
05:37was ultimately declared the winner by unanimous decision. This was despite facing widespread
05:42criticism and backlash for his perceived lack of sportsmanship during one particularly viral moment.
06:07Number six, Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano.
06:38In what certainly came as a shock to those who followed the rivalry between Taylor and Serrano,
06:45the Irish fighter emerged victorious, but just barely, over her Puerto Rican opponent.
06:49The lightweight and super lightweight world champion precariously defended her title and
06:54reputation, defeating Serrano 95-94. Hey, we said just barely.
07:07Katie Taylor!
07:12Described by The Guardian as, quote, the most significant fight of a surreal night,
07:16and a follow-up to, quote, one of the best fights ever held at Madison Square Garden,
07:20the fight found Taylor scrutinized for, quote, excessive use of her head,
07:24which at one point saw Serrano left with a nasty gash above her right eye.
07:28All three judges see the contest 95-94, declaring your winner by unanimous decision,
07:40and still the undisputed super lightweight champion of the world!
07:50Number five, Mike slaps Jake at the weigh-in.
07:52Ladies and gentlemen!
07:58One of the fight's wildest, most viral moments had nothing at all to do with,
08:02well, the fight. In what seemed like an example of trash talk taken several steps too far,
08:07Tyson was filmed striking Paul at Thursday's weigh-in, just ahead of the hotly anticipated
08:12match. Mike, can I ask, the world is excited to see you one last time perhaps, can you just tell
08:18us the emotions, the thoughts that are going through your mind right now?
08:22Talking's over.
08:24Why did you, why did you push him there?
08:27Alright, that's it, that's it for Mike Tyson.
08:30As reported by ESPN from a source close to the legendary boxer,
08:33Tyson was incensed by Paul's decision to purposefully step on his toes,
08:37as he's been open about his struggles with chronic pain caused by sciatica.
08:41Said Tyson to the New York Post, quote, I wanted to think it happened by accident,
08:45but now I think it may have happened on purpose. I was in a lot of pain. I had to reciprocate.
08:50I didn't even feel it. He's angry. He's an angry little elf. Mike Tyson,
08:54I thought that was a cute slap, buddy, but tomorrow you're getting knocked the f*** out.
08:57I'm f***ing him up, Belrio! I'm f***ing him up! He hits like a b***h! It's personal now!
09:04It's personal now! He must die!
09:08Number four, the post-match interview.
09:10Jay, congratulations on the victory. Are you surprised that went the distance?
09:14First and foremost, Mike Tyson. It's such an honor. Let's give it up for Mike, bro. He's a
09:20legend. He's the greatest to ever do it. He's the GOAT. I look up to him. I'm inspired by him.
09:27Immediately after Paul was declared the winner by unanimous decision,
09:31he was pressed by commentator Ariel Helwani as to whether or not he was surprised by the outcome.
09:36In response, Paul showed a sense of class and reverence to Tyson
09:39that had largely been absent in their aggressive, heated exchanges.
09:43Are you happy with what you did out there tonight?
09:45Absolutely happy, yes.
09:47Are you surprised it went the distance?
09:49No. I knew he was a good fighter. I knew he was prepared, but I came to fight.
09:54Declining to answer Helwani's question head on, Paul instead gushed about his opponent's
09:58legacy and overwhelming influence in the sport, referring to Tyson as the, quote,
10:02toughest, baddest man on the planet and the sense of honor he felt at having the
10:06opportunity to take him on in the ring.
10:08I didn't prove nothing to anybody, only to myself.
10:11I'm not one of those guys that look to please the world. I'm just happy with what I can do.
10:16Number three, Mike seemingly forgets he's being interviewed by a kid.
10:20So after such a successful career,
10:22what type of legacy would you like to leave behind when it's all said and done?
10:26Well, I don't know. I don't believe in the word legacy. I just think that's another word for ego.
10:30Legacy doesn't mean nothing. That's just some word everybody grabbed onto.
10:35Someone said that word and everyone grabbed on the word, so now it's used every five seconds.
10:39Veteran boxer and pop culture icon Tyson has never been one to hold back when asked for his
10:44opinion. That reputation held up in this bizarre but hilarious interview, in which 14-year-old
10:49jazzlin' Jazzy Guerra got a characteristically intense response from the athlete.
10:54It means absolutely nothing to me. I'm just passing through. I'm gonna die
10:58and it's gonna be over. Who cares about a legacy after that?
11:01At one point in the exchange, Guerra asked Tyson what kind of legacy he'd want to leave after,
11:06quote, such a successful career. This got Tyson a little existential,
11:10stating not only his disbelief in the idea of a, quote, legacy,
11:14but challenging the existence of such a legacy altogether and lamenting, in his opinion,
11:18its overuse. To her credit, visibly bewildered, Guerra handled the unexpectedly dark answer
11:24like a champ. So I'ma die. I want people to think that I'm this. I'm great. I'm
11:28nowhere. Nothing. We're just dead. We're dust. We're absolutely nothing. Our legacy is nothing.
11:36Well, thank you so much for sharing that. Number two, Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson.
11:40And now, ladies and gentlemen, firing out of the red corner, making his way back to the ring,
11:52welcome home, Iron Mike Tyson!
12:02Ah, here it is. The moment we'd all been waiting for. And it was… kinda disappointing?
12:08The matchup had been teased since November 2023, when Netflix tentatively announced that it would
12:12stream one of Paul's boxing matches. A few months later, in March 2024, it was formally announced
12:18that Paul would take Tyson on in a sanctioned professional exhibition bout, which was
12:22scheduled for July 20th at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. No matter what happens tonight,
12:28it's an incredible feat for a 58-year-old man to get in shape like he has done and to step in
12:35the ring once again and challenge his legacy. Incredible and unbelievable, all I can say.
12:41Anticipation only grew when an ulcer flare-up led Tyson to reschedule the fight to November 15th,
12:462024. However, the fight itself was criticized by fans and commentators alike for its perceived
12:52slow pace and lack of excitement, attributed at least partially to Tyson's advanced age.
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13:27Ultimately, Paul was declared the winner by unanimous decision by two scores of 79-73 and,
13:45according to The Guardian, quote, a shutout 80-72. According to that publication's Donald
13:50McRae, the match was intended to lend Paul some credibility in the boxing world. McRae
13:55disputed the success of that effort, citing Tyson's aforementioned age as well as his history
13:59of health problems and substance use. The result seemed to upset the crowd, who clearly voiced a
14:12preference for the elder fighter and had booed the former YouTuber following his entry into the ring,
14:17as well as in the fight's final rounds. Tyson, much to the excitement of the crowd and those
14:21watching at home, indicated that this wouldn't be his last fight. So, rematch, maybe?
14:46What did you think of Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson? Be sure to let us know in the comments below.
14:52Another round of applause for these two main events tonight, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.
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