It’s been a few days since the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight ended, with Paul being declared the victor by unanimous decision. Yet, the conversation continues to stir online. Debates have emerged over whether the fight was scripted, with even an alleged fight script circulating online. Amid this, Olympic Bronze medalist Tony Jeffries has shared his thoughts on the controversial matchup.

Turning to Instagram, the former boxer looked over the script, analyzing every line while comparing it with the actual fight. The script revealed that Tyson would be aggressive in the first round, bobbing and weaving to start the fight. “That’s exactly what was going to happen… Would Mike Tyson come out and start moving on his back foot and not bobbing and weaving his head like he always has done,” Jeffries said, reacting to the first round. 

The script also indicated that Tyson would start with a jab, with Jeffries commenting, “Jab is what you lead with and yes that’s the punch that every fighter throws when the fight starts.” Overall, Jeffries found round one of the script, “pretty accurate.” Eager to see how the fight concluded in the script, the Olympic bronze medalist swiftly moved on to round five.

The script said the fight ended in round five, with Jake Paul landing a right hand, which knocked out Mike Tyson. “Obviously, [this] did not happen, so this script is full of BS,” Jeffries concluded. In reality, the fight never saw a knockout, it didn’t even see a knockdown, which ironically made the fight so boring to begin with. 

At this point, it’s clear that the fight wasn’t rigged or scripted. While being disappointed with the outcome is understandable, accusing the fight of being rigged is another matter entirely. Jeffries made a similar point, pondering whether Tyson could have deviated from the script on fight night.

Tony Jeffries explains why Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson was legitimate

Continuing to discuss the bout, Jeffries questioned, “Did they go off script?” He remarked, “Boxing is not an old man’s sport it’s a young man’s sport,” acknowledging that there have been champions like Bernard Hopkins who thrived in their 40s. However, he noted that Tyson was in his late 50s, which contributed to his loss. Jeffries posed a thought-provoking question: “Do you think Mike Tyson would lose a fight to earn some more money?”

Tyson is reportedly earning $20 million for the fight, so Jeffries questioned why Tyson would agree to lose for a few million dollars more. “Mike Tyson, who’s a multi-millionaire, doesn’t need any money right now whatsoever,” he said. Jeffries further argued that despite the claims of the fight being scripted, “Time really does take its toll. Especially when you’ve not been living the life of an athlete for over 20 years.”

He also raised an interesting point: if Tyson was truly past his prime, why didn’t Jake Paul just knock him out? Jeffries answered this, stating, “The reason why Jake didn’t knock him out was because he couldn’t knock him out… If you know anything about boxing, what happens when you rush forward and you try and knock someone out? You leave yourself open to get countered or to get caught with shots yourself.”

That being said, despite all the chatter about the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight being scripted, Tony Jeffries has clarified the fight, in fact, wasn’t. Do you agree? Is there something Jeffries missed, which may explain why the fight was scripted?