Legendary American boxer Mike Tyson returned to professional boxing after almost 20 years. However, his return was not memorable. He had to face a 74-78 defeat in the game against Jake Paul. Prior to this, Tyson had played his last professional match in 2005 against Kevin McBride, in which he lost. The match between Tyson and Jake Paul was at AT&T Stadium in Arlington (USA).
This heavyweight bout between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul went eight rounds. Tyson won the first round 10-9. In the second round he also won 10-9. Jake Paul returned in the third round and landed some solid punches. Jake Paul won the third round 10-9. Then the fourth round also went in favor of Paul 10-9. After the fourth round the score was equal (38-38).
In the fifth round, Mike Tyson was hit hard in the face by a punch from Paul. There is a 30 year age difference between Jake and Tyson. Jake Paul won the fifth round and took the lead in the match. Paul also won the sixth, seventh and eighth rounds. Mike Tyson got $20 million (around Rs 169 crore) for this match. While his rival Jake Paul reportedly received $40 million (around Rs 338 crore).
Before this fight, Tyson, 58, had won 50 fights as a professional boxer. While they only lost six. In the year 1987, Tyson achieved the feat of becoming the youngest heavyweight champion. He was only 20 years old then. The special thing was that Tyson won 44 matches by knockout. While Jake Paul, 27, has become a YouTuber professional boxer. He started professional boxing in the year 2020. Paul has won 10 of 11 matches.
Neeraj Goyat achieved a spectacular victory
Before the match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, the power of the Indian Neeraj Goyat was seen. Neeraj Goyat defeated Brazilian Winderson Nunes 60-54 in a six-round super middleweight bout. Neeraj maintained his dominance over Winderson from the opening round. Neeraj Goyat belongs to the state of Haryana in India and has won many awards throughout his career. Neeraj has been WBC Asian Champion in the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. Neeraj Goyat is the first Indian boxer to reach the WBC rankings. Neeraj has so far won 18 bouts in professional boxing, while losing four.
Michael Gerard Tyson was born on June 30, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York. Mike Tyson had a very mischievous nature since he was little. Some people used to make fun of Tyson for the way he spoke, and Tyson used to fight with those people. Mike Tyson’s antics can be gauged by the fact that when he was 13 years old he was arrested 38 times.
Mike Tyson managed to win gold medals at the 1981 and 1982 Youth Olympic Games. Then in 1984, Tyson won the gold medal by defeating Jonathan Lita at the Nation Golden Gloves held in New York. Little by little, Mike Tyson began to establish his dominance in boxing. Tyson began boxing professionally in 1985, when he was only 18 years old.
Mike Tyson has also been in controversy
Along with boxing, Mike Tyson was constantly in controversy. In 1992, Mike Tyson was convicted of rape and sentenced to six years in prison. However, he was only released on parole after three years. During a fight in 1997, Tyson ripped off opposing boxer Evander Holyfield’s ear in anger. Tyson had bitten Holyfield’s right ear so hard that a part of it was cut off and fell into the boxing ring itself.
Mike Tyson’s personal life has not been as successful. Mike Tyson has been married three times so far and is the father of eight children. He first married actress Robin Givens in 1988, but their marriage broke up within a year. Then, in 1997, Tyson took seven rounds with Monica Turner, a doctor by training. Later in 2003, Tyson also broke up with Monica. In the year 2009, Tyson L. married Spicer which continues to this day. Due to his brilliant performance in the boxing ring, Tyson also received nicknames such as ‘Iron Mike’, ‘Kid Dynamite’ and ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’.
