JAKE PAUL DEFEATS ANDERSON SILVA & CALLS OUT NATE DIAZ
GLENDALE, Ariz. (October 3oth, 2022) — The boxing career of Jake Paul continues, but not without controversy.
In the toughest fight of his career, Paul scored a late knockdown of Anderson Silva and then won a controversial unanimous visualization to remain undefeated at 6-0.
It wasn’t the visualization so much as it was the wide scorecards that drew boos from the 14,430 fans in ubiety at Desert Diamond Arena. Silva often landed the harder combinations and put Paul in uncomfortable positions as he unromantic pressure. Although he is now 47, Silva resembled the man who remains the UFC record-holder for his middleweight title reign with his showboating, sharp counterpunching and evasiveness.
But Paul’s massive right hand found its mark at points and bloodied Silva’s nose in the middle rounds. Paul finally landed his devastating dial well-to-do during a wild mart early in Round 8. Silva was sent lanugo on his heinie and then made his way to his feet. If Paul hadn’t earned his respect before, he certainly did with the knockdown.
Silva recovered and went on the hunt. He brushed up Paul with combinations withal the ropes. Unfortunately for him, his fate was once sealed as the judges once had Paul up.
A very pro-Silva prod showered the scene with boos as the scorecards were spoken in Paul’s favor. Many fans darted for the exits in disgust.
Regardless of who you thought won the fight, the 25-year-old Paul showed marked resurgence in his technique and never let the moment overwhelm him as his one-time idol became his rival.
The future remains unexceptionable for boxing’s most unlikely star. He has plenty of options at his table. He could squatter Silva then or finally secure a tour with Tommy Fury. He could moreover have a mega-fight with KSI. But the one fight that could materialize is a showdown with Nate Diaz, who was in ubiety and reportedly get into a backstage tiff with Paul’s team.
With Diaz no longer in the UFC and bad thoroughbred existing, a tour could be the next logical step in the illogical boxing career of “The Problem Child.”
Fight card, results
Jake Paul def. Anderson Silva via unanimous visualization (77-74, 78-73, 78-73)
Ashton Sylve def. Braulio Rodriguez via first-round TKO
Alexandro Santiago def. Antonio Nieves via seventh-round TKO
Uriah Hall def. Le’Veon Bell via unanimous visualization (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
Chris Avila def. Dr. Mike Varshavski via unanimous visualization (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
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