Jake Paul picked up the most important win of his profession on Friday evening when he outpointed legendary former champion Mike Tyson. Whereas many will proceed so as to add the caveats to each efficiency he places on within the ring, it’s nonetheless an accomplishment nonetheless to beat the previous undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, albeit when he’s 58-years-old. Equally spectacular is how a lot cash Paul will take house for pulling off the occasion.聽
Whereas the promoters of the occasion — Paul’s Most Useful Promotions — and the Texas Athletic Fee didn’t disclose the purses for the fighters on the cardboard, rumors and estimates on-line put Paul’s earnings for the battle round $40 million, as Paul himself mentioned in an interview forward of the battle. Tyson, in the meantime, is someplace within the neighborhood of $20 million, in keeping with Tyson’s buddy and former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo.
“I am right here to make $40 million and knock out a legend,” Paul mentioned at a pre-fight press convention.
Whereas Paul didn’t accomplish the latter, he most positively did the previous as AT&T Stadium was packed and MVP introduced that they surpassed the Texas report for a reside gate at $17.8 million. The earlier report was held by Canelo Alvarez when he beat Billy Joe Saunders inside the identical stadium in 2021.
