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Jake Paul's Girlfriend Jutta Leerdam Doesn't Hold Back Thoughts on Mike Tyson Fight

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Andrew McCarty | Last updated Nov 16, 2024 1:14 PM ET

On Friday night the much-anticipated bout between YouTuber Jake Paul and boxing legend Mike Tyson failed to live up to the hype as the nearly 60-year-old Tyson ran out of gas in the third round.

While the fight went the full eight rounds, the legendary boxer didn't mount much of an offensive attack. Instead, Paul jabbed his way to a decisive win in the eyes of the judges, who scored the contest 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 for Paul.

Tyson admitted he wasn't aiming to please anyone but himself. "I didn't prove nothing to anybody, only to myself," Tyson said of his performance. "I'm not one of those guys that look to please the world. I'm just happy with what I can do."

Paul, meanwhile, paid respect to the legendary fighter, who is three decades older than him.

"He's a legend," Paul said. "He's the greatest to ever do it. He's the GOAT. I look up to him. I'm inspired by him, and we wouldn't be here without him. He's an icon. He's the toughest man on the planet."

Paul's girlfriend, Jutta Leerdam, also shared her thoughts on the fight. She was happy her boyfriend won the fight, but was even more happy he showed respect for his opponent.

"It's amazing. Yeah, that was intense," she said about the fight. "I'm kinda happy he didn't knock him out to be honest. He showed a lot of respect so that was amazing to see. And the speech afterwords was amazing I thought. So yeah, I'm proud he did amazing and he showed how strong he is and how skilled he is. He's been working so hard - he's been doing this for a few years. And this fight was just so crazy and so big and so massive - I'm just so proud of him."

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