By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Most Valuable Promotions, led by Jake Paul, has sent out a press release saying that his mega fight with Mike Tyson this month was not rigged. Yet, video clearly shows Tyson became a shell of himself after the first round.
“The Baddest Man on the Planet” got some good shots on Paul in the first round. Then, he became a punching bag thereafter.
“Following the wide circulation of incorrect and baseless claims that undermine the integrity of the Paul vs. Tyson event, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) would like to set the record straight regarding the contractual agreements and the nature of the fight,” the press release said. “Rigging a professional boxing match is a federal crime in the United States of America. Paul vs. Tyson was a professional match sanctioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR). Both fighters in good faith performed to the best of their abilities with the goal of winning the fight.
“There were absolutely no restrictions – contractual or otherwise – around either fighter. Each boxer was able to use his full arsenal to win the fight. Any agreement to the contrary would violate TDLR boxing rules.”
Paul was the dominate fighter after the first round. Tyson did more biting on his gloves than fighting after the initial round.
Even noted UFC broadcaster and podcast host Joe Rogan said before the July fight was postponed that Tyson would get paid more to lose. And that the rules are against the boxing legend.
“Trash talk and speculation are common in sports, and athletes and promoters need to tolerate nonsensical commentary, jokes and opinions,” the press release also said. “But suggesting anything other than full effort from these fighters is not only naïve but an insult to the work they put into their craft and to the sport itself.
“It is further illogical and inane that MVP, in the debut of a hopeful long-term partnership with the world’s biggest streamer—an organization that made its first-ever foray into live professional sports with Paul vs. Tyson—would even so much as consider such a perverse violation of the rules of competition.”
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