Regardless of an distinctive degree of hype getting into the principle occasion, Friday evening’s combat between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul left many who witnessed the battle between the 58-year-old boxing legend and 27-year-old YouTuber dissatisfied. The choice victory for Paul was panned by critics, with CBS Sports activities’ Brian Campbell saying that the occasion “felt like an enormous waste of time.” And there have been some who wasted much more than simply their time.
Previous to Friday evening’s combat, UFC star Conor McGregor posted on his X account that he had guess $1 million on fights this weekend, first betting on a Tyson knockout and likewise on a Jon Jones victory in UFC 309. Following Tyson’s loss, a number of retailers famous that McGregor deleted his put up, and likewise deleted a put up about Paul difficult Prichard Colon (who was paralyzed following a mind harm suffered in a 2015 combat) as his subsequent opponent. So as to add to the piling on, McGregor was later referred to as out by Paul and challenged to a combat in MMA.
Drake has guess $355,000 on Mike Tyson to beat Jake Paul… pic.twitter.com/vVrAAN74EH
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 16, 2024
Music famous person Drake additionally misplaced a hefty sum of cash on Friday evening’s combat, as he shared that he had guess $355,000 on Tyson to beat Paul. Drake had made his guess at +285, which might have paid him simply over 1,000,000 {dollars} within the occasion of a Tyson victory. Drake, in fact, has been no stranger to sports activities betting and has change into a infamous jinx in doing so.
Whereas McGregor and Drake headline the notables who guess unsuitable for Tyson-Paul, many others had been merely left grumbling in regards to the high quality of the match, during which Tyson shortly drained and Paul received in a unanimous choice following eight rounds. Amongst those that expressed their dissatisfaction with the match included Terence Crawford, Magic Johnson, Trae Younger, J.J. Watt and others.
