The YouTuber turned professional boxer, Jake Paul faced off against the former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley on August 29 in a boxing match. The odds were in favor of Jake Paul even if Tyron Woodley is definitely the biggest opponent for Jake Paul so far. Dave Chapelle also went after Jake Paul at the pay-per-view.
Jake Paul proved all of his doubters wrong as he was able to last 8 rounds against Tyron Woodley, who many believed would destroy The Problem Child in the boxing match. Of course, that did not happen as Jake Paul went on to win the match via split decision. This was met with a lot of outcries as fans believed the boxing match was rigged from the start.
Ben Askren posted a video on his Instagram as he expressed his opinion on the match, apparently thinking the judging was rigged, as he said Tyron Woodley won the fight. He added that a rematch between the two will definitely happen.
“Now, I think (Jake) and Tyron happens again, and here’s why I think it happens,” Askren said. “So while I will definitely admit that Jake worked hard for this and he has achieved a relatively high level of boxing proficiency, I think that going from the level he’s at to like a world championship level is a long way off.
Tyron is a champion in mixed martial arts and I think I’ve had a conversation with him and (Paul) would recognize that him vs. a boxing world champion in boxing is a tough matchup. It’s not gonna go all that well.
“I don’t think it makes a lot of sense for him. I don’t think it makes a lot of sense for anybody. So, the fight that makes most sense is him fighting Tyron again.
I maybe biased, but I think Tyron won,” Askren said. “I had it scored 5-3. The way I saw it, he was more aggressive, he was stalking and he landed more effective punches.”
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