Jake Paul Opens Up About His Victory Over Mike Tyson

Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions made AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the epicenter of boxing history the other day as an astounding 72.3k total attendees gathered to witness the historic Paul vs. Tyson and Taylor vs. Serrano 2 fight card.

At the press conference following the fights, the fighters had much to discuss. Mike Tyson was not present, but his coaches addressed the media on his behalf. I didn’t catch the fight I was fast asleep, lol! But online, people were buzzing about Netflix’s streaming issues, with many complaining about constant buffering during the match. Then came the rumors that the fight was scripted, and some claimed they knew Mike Tyson was going to lose from the start.

There were even those who argued that Mike still “won” in spirit, while others went as far as calling it “elderly abuse,” haha! I also just found out that Jake Paul and his brother Logan are from my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio too, that’s hilarious! See what Jake had to say about all the drama inside…

Jake Paul Quotes

On his initial thoughts when he saw Mike Tyson entering the ring: Yeah, I was just so prepared. I’ve gone through the moment so many times in my head and meditation and stuff like that, so it didn’t phase me and I just felt at home, just on the path of riding my destiny. And when you’re really close to God and on the path of your destiny, you just feel everything so much more and you just know what’s going to happen ahead of time.

On whether he took his foot off the gas during round 3: Yeah, definitely. Definitely a bit. I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn’t want to hurt someone that didn’t need to be hurt.

On whether he felt Mike’s power at all: No.

On whether it’s time for people to accept him for who he is and what he brings to the sport: Yeah, I mean I think so, but people just love to hate me. I’m easy to hate and I intentionally say things to make people hate me. I play the heel, I feed into that, and that’s just what I like to do and that’s what entertainment is. And at the end of the day, I started as a 17-year-old in Los Angeles in the entertainment business. But I’ve been in this sport for four and a half years and have been so active doing every event, taking any fight possible. So if people want to see more or this challenge or fight this person, whatever it is, my response to them is just give him a couple more months. I’m going to accomplish more things in just a matter of months and I plan on doing everything in this sport that there is to be done.

On the reactions on social media: I tried to give the best fight I possibly could, but when someone’s just surviving in the ring, basically it’s hard to make it exciting. So I couldn’t really get him to engage me or slip shots and do something super cool or whatever, but I don’t care about what people have to say. They’re always going to have something to say and that it is what it is.