JAKARTA - Mike Tyson admits that Jake Paul's presence is good for boxing after the YouTuber beat MMA boxer Ben Askren in the ring mid last month.
Most fans of traditional boxing have been disappointed by the inclusion of YouTubers like Jake Paul on the boxing scene. However, in Tyson's eyes, it actually helped give this fistfighting sport an exposure to a different audience.
"That's why this type of boxing is good, because real boxers don't want to fight," Tyson said on his Hotboxin podcast.
"That's why people like Jake Paul ... He comes to my show, you know why? Because he has 75 million viewers.
"Not many champions get that much audience so he's good at boxing.
"Is he a little silly, yes, but is he good at boxing, that's obvious.
"Boxing needs someone like him."
Paul silenced the criticism by overthrowing Askren's knockout in the first round, Saturday, April 17. Before the fight, the YouTube star was often in doubt of his abilities.
Although in his first two professional fights he always won, questions continued to arise whether he would ever beat an experienced fighter like Askren.
Paul managed to knock out in just two minutes of the first round with a heavy right hand.
Paul insists, then he wants to fight McGregor. Meanwhile, Askren admits he has let the world down by not beating Paul, because the world hates him.
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