Paulie Malignaggi trashed Jake Paul for the timid manner he fought final Friday evening in opposition to 58-year-old Mike Tyson in Arlington, Texas.
The way in which Paul, 27, was non-committal to his punches and retreated “40 ft” again after throwing a shot disgusted Malignaggi in addition to the followers who subscribed to Netflix to observe the Jake-Tyson battle.
Followers wished to see an entertaining battle, however as a substitute, it was a low-level match, missing any drama in anyway. Jake lacked the braveness to place himself in danger by standing within the pocket in opposition to Tyson, so he stunk up the joint with a Shakur-esque combating method.
Jake gained the battle, however the victory was hole as a result of boring match-up. Followers felt ripped off, and so they’re blaming Jake for that as a result of he was too hen to face his floor in opposition to the outdated legend.
Malignaggi believes Jake “regressed” as a fighter from the best way he’d fought previously, however I don’t agree. Jake was by no means good, to start with, and this was simply extra of the identical medical stuff from him that we’ve been seeing.
“The rationale Jake gained is as a result of Mike was logjammed to the bottom. He couldn’t transfer to chase him down,” mentioned Paulie Malignaggi to Probox TV, speaking about Jake Paul’s win over Mike Tyson.
It might have been attention-grabbing if Jake had stood instantly in entrance of Tyson and risked being knocked out. Jake might not notice it, however the consideration his battle with Tyson would have gone by the roof if he had knocked him out.
Had Tyson gained, it might have introduced extra favorable curiosity in Jake’s profession, and he may need been capable of arrange a profitable rematch. As an alternative, Jake fought a boring safety-first battle, beating Tyson by an eight-round unanimous resolution, and is being vilified by followers as a no-talent cherry-picker,
“He [Jake] was non-commital to his punches. Jake was throwing punches and leaping 40 ft again as a result of he was so petrified of what was coming again,” mentioned Malignaggi.” That’s not carrying any person. Jake isn’t ok to hold anyone, however he bought worse. That’s what’s disappointing to me.”
Paul didn’t wish to get knocked out, so he used the Shakur Stevenson step-back combating method and was retreating on the first hints of hazard. That was the worst model to make use of in opposition to the 58-year-old Tyson as a result of it made Jake appear like a coward.
“Jake is getting fats [rich] off the sport, whereas Turki Alalshikh is shedding cash off the sport, however he’s attempting to offer us fights we wish to see,” mentioned Tim Bradley. “Jake was poo-pooing in his pains the entire time he was within the ring. I couldn’t imagine how scared he was of a 58-year-old. He was fortunate the 58-year-old couldn’t transfer. That’s the one motive he didn’t have extra issues.”
Paul is unquestionably not attempting to placed on nice fights when it entails him. He picks opposition the place the deck is stacked in his favor, with them being outdated or not coming from a boxing background. That’s not going to vary as a result of if it did, he’d lose.
“Mike was manner too outdated, and the battle bought sanctioned anyway. Everyone knows Jake is a bum. He doesn’t know battle.”
“Jake the fighter sucks, and he’s getting worse. I used to be very stunned how he dealt with the battle,” mentioned Malignaggi.
The influencer Jake is a wonderful businessman who does an excellent job selling his undercards. Malignaggi is true. Paul just isn’t a world-class fighter, and he’s not going to be. He’ll be turning 28 quickly, and he’s not a top-15-level cruiserweight.
The truth that Jake misplaced to Tommy Fury in 2023 tells you all you could learn about his potential and future. Tommy is a British-level fighter.
