Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones has become the latest voice to suggest that the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul was rigged, citing a number of different reasons.
The fight between Tyson and Paul was one of the most hotly-anticipated sporting events of 2024 and when it finally came around in November following an initial postponement, fans were seated and ready.
In the end, there was not much of a contest as Paul seemingly strolled to a victory. Naturally, that has led a lot of people to suggest that there was no real contest as it had already been decided that Tyson would lose.
Jones is an NFL icon and is known to be one of Tyson‘s closest sporting friends, and he has waited until 2025 to share his thoughts on the situation.
Like many others, he thinks that Paul showed nowhere near the level of aggression it would take to legitimately beat Tyson, but the victor has denied these suggestions on numerous occasions since the fight.
Pacman’s thoughts
Jones said to The Mirror US: “I truly think the fight was rigged because if you look at the first round, Mike hit him with a couple and it looked like he told him to slow down.
Did I think his feet were all the way there? No, I didn’t. He was a little wobbly on the feet. I like Mike Tyson. I love Mike Tyson. I love to see a real fight with Mike Tyson.
“Paul knocked everybody else out. He wasn’t as aggressive though with Mike. He looked a little timid to me. If you had asked me after that first round. ( I’d have thought) ‘ Oh s***, this is a difficult one.'”
