Promoter Behind Jake Paul-Mike Tyson Fight Responds to ‘Baseless Claims’ Boxing Match Was Rigged: ‘Illogical and Inane’
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Jake Paul‘s Most Valuable Promotions, the company that partnered with Netflix for the Nov. 15 livestreamed fight between Paul and Mike Tyson, has responded to allegations that the match was somehow rigged or faked. “Following the wide circulation of incorrect and baseless claims that undermine the integrity of the Paul vs.
Tyson event, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) would like to set the record straight regarding the contractual agreements and the nature of the fight,” the company said in a statement Monday.
The MVP statement continued, “Rigging a professional boxing match is a federal crime” in the U.S. “Paul vs. Tyson was a professional match sanctioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR).
Both fighters in good faith performed to the best of their abilities with the goal of winning the fight. There were absolutely no restrictions — contractual or otherwise — around either fighter.
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