Jake Paul Defeats Mike Tyson

Internet star Jake Paul faced off against one of boxing’s all-time greats Friday night: Iron Mike Tyson. And Paul won — on decision.  

At the first ding of the bell, it was clear that only glimpses of the old Iron Mike gleamed through under the lights of the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium. Tyson’s peek-a-boo style that once served to the advantage of his short frame — where he would explode out from under or around his opponents — could not compensate the 58-year-old’s loss in speed and power.

From Round 1, Tyson came out with a flurry, but for each 2-minute round until the eighth, Paul asserted his tempo more and more with the jab.

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