Jake Paul promotion escalates feud with A-List star in savage response to Mike Tyson criticism
Jake Paul’s boxing promotion has escalated a feud with Chris Rock in response to his Mike Tyson fight criticism. Rock denounced Paul during a savage Saturday Night Live monologue over the weekend, saying he had ‘landlord hate’ for him. Paul beat Tyson on points following eight underwhelming roundsAl Bello/Getty Images for Netflix The comedian proceeded to bash the 27-year-old regarding his controversial fight with Tyson. YouTuber-turned-professional boxer Paul shared the ring with the former undisputed heavyweight champion in November. ‘Iron Mike’ hadn’t competed in the paid ranks since 2005 and looked every bit of his age as he laboured to a unanimous decision loss against the content creator. The 58-year-old landed just 18 punches during the pair’s eight rounds at the AT&T Stadium in Texas, which was broadcast live on Netflix. It was watched by millions of people around the world, but ultimately failed to live up to the spectacle. Rock was critical of the historical boxing bout and even joked that Paul could square off with legendary actor Morgan Freeman next. Speaking on SNL, he said: “Who is this Jake Paul? This 27-year-old punching a 60-year-old in the face. “Is this what the white man has reduced himself to? Stop it! Who’s he going to fight next, Morgan Freeman? “I hate Jake Paul. I got landlord hate for him.” Most Valuable Promotions – a boxing promotion founded by Paul and Nakisa Bidarian in 2021 – partnered with Netflix to put on the heavyweight clash in November. Tyson slapped Paul at the weigh-in before their clashGetty And Will Smith produced something similar by slapping Chris Rock after his Oscar winGetty Images - Getty They have since responded to the brutal comments from Rock. “Is Chris Rock mad Jake Paul can take a slap better than him?” the promotion wrote on social media. Paul was slapped in the face by Tyson in the buildup to their clash, as the latter insisted he was retaliating to the young man stepping on his toe. The promotion were referencing the iconic 2022 moment when actor Will Smith walked onstage and slapped Rock in the face during the 94th Academy Awards. Paul reacted to Tyson’s slap at the time saying: “Mike Tyson is this my Chris Rock moment?” He has since reflected on the night, insisting that Tyson was simply in survival mode which limited his chances of putting on a show. Paul wished Tyson put up a ‘better fight’Esther Lin/MVP “I wish he would have put up a better fight so I could have risen more and done more,” he said on Impaulsive. “He was just surviving and that was the only thing I didn’t really like.” His brother, Logan Paul, replied: “It’s so annoying when they don’t bring the fight to you. “But Tyson did land a couple of punches-how did they feel?” He then concluded: “Nothing. Didn’t feel a thing, to be honest.” Paul has a plethora of options for his next boxing fight, but has no interest in taking on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr for a WBA belt. Chavez Jr had declared he received an offer to square off with Paul following the Tyson fight, but this has now been put to an emphatic end. “I want someone tougher [than Chavez] and I want a real belt, not just something that gets put up for entertainment value,” Paul said on Friday. “It’s great and all, but, honestly, he’s easy work and I want someone tougher to shut people up.”
Jake Paul’s boxing promotion has escalated a feud with Chris Rock in response to his Mike Tyson fight criticism.
Rock denounced Paul during a savage Saturday Night Live monologue over the weekend, saying he had ‘landlord hate’ for him.
The comedian proceeded to bash the 27-year-old regarding his controversial fight with Tyson.
YouTuber-turned-professional boxer Paul shared the ring with the former undisputed heavyweight champion in November.
‘Iron Mike’ hadn’t competed in the paid ranks since 2005 and looked every bit of his age as he laboured to a unanimous decision loss against the content creator.
The 58-year-old landed just 18 punches during the pair’s eight rounds at the AT&T Stadium in Texas, which was broadcast live on Netflix.
It was watched by millions of people around the world, but ultimately failed to live up to the spectacle.
Rock was critical of the historical boxing bout and even joked that Paul could square off with legendary actor Morgan Freeman next.
Speaking on SNL, he said: “Who is this Jake Paul? This 27-year-old punching a 60-year-old in the face.
“Is this what the white man has reduced himself to? Stop it! Who’s he going to fight next, Morgan Freeman?
“I hate Jake Paul. I got landlord hate for him.”
Most Valuable Promotions – a boxing promotion founded by Paul and Nakisa Bidarian in 2021 – partnered with Netflix to put on the heavyweight clash in November.
They have since responded to the brutal comments from Rock.
“Is Chris Rock mad Jake Paul can take a slap better than him?” the promotion wrote on social media.
Paul was slapped in the face by Tyson in the buildup to their clash, as the latter insisted he was retaliating to the young man stepping on his toe.
The promotion were referencing the iconic 2022 moment when actor Will Smith walked onstage and slapped Rock in the face during the 94th Academy Awards.
Paul reacted to Tyson’s slap at the time saying: “Mike Tyson is this my Chris Rock moment?”
He has since reflected on the night, insisting that Tyson was simply in survival mode which limited his chances of putting on a show.
“I wish he would have put up a better fight so I could have risen more and done more,” he said on Impaulsive.
“He was just surviving and that was the only thing I didn’t really like.”
His brother, Logan Paul, replied: “It’s so annoying when they don’t bring the fight to you.
“But Tyson did land a couple of punches-how did they feel?”
He then concluded: “Nothing. Didn’t feel a thing, to be honest.”
Paul has a plethora of options for his next boxing fight, but has no interest in taking on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr for a WBA belt.
Chavez Jr had declared he received an offer to square off with Paul following the Tyson fight, but this has now been put to an emphatic end.
“I want someone tougher [than Chavez] and I want a real belt, not just something that gets put up for entertainment value,” Paul said on Friday.
“It’s great and all, but, honestly, he’s easy work and I want someone tougher to shut people up.”
