" took so many hard shots throughout the whole fight. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something. If you work your ass off, you can accomplish your dreams. I'm obsessed with this and I go so hard every single day. "This just goes to show, even if you are 47, chase your dreams. There is always going to be haters but I don't worry about that shit," Paul said. "If I was walking on water, people would say I can't swim. The performance was largely a mature one from Paul, who showed legitimate improvement from his last performance, a late knockout of former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in their rematch in late 2021.Ĭontrolling much of the second half of the fight with three-punch combinations that began to the body and finished with right crosses upstairs, Paul continued to show what time and dedication can do. Paul embraced Silva after the fight with the Brazilian legend telling him, "Nobody can talk about you, trust me. He floored Silva in Round 8 with a counter right hand and landed 42 percent of his power shots overall (included a 30 to 13 edge to the body. Paul outlanded Silva, 83 to 79, according to CompuBox. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose but I continue training hard because I was born for this." "I worked hard to do a special show for everybody here," Silva said. But the size and youth of Paul ultimately won out as Silva was forced to largely fight in spots due to his age. Silva, a native of Brazil, was game throughout and appeared to possibly steal a few close rounds by rallying to back Paul up in the final 30 seconds with power shots. A fight with Silva (3-2, 2 KOs in boxing), an opponent many Paul critics said would never fight, suddenly came together, fueled by Silva's 2021 upset of former middleweight titleholder Julio Caesar Chavez Jr. He tried twice to close 2021 but scheduled fights against Tommy Fury and Hasim Rahman Jr. Paul has long been criticized during his surprising turn to pugilism for not fighting a real boxer. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news. I have a lot of respect for him."Ĭan't get enough boxing and MMA? Get the latest in the world of combat sports from two of the best in the business. Without him, we wouldn't have a fight this year. He was my idol growing up and he inspired me to be great. Paul took home scores of 77-74 and 78-73 (twice) against the 47-year-old Silva, the former UFC middleweight champion. ![]() Paul (6-0, 4 KOs), the 25-year-old social media influencer turned boxer, rallied for a knockdown in the final round to cement an eight-round unanimous decision in the main event of a Showtime PPV card from Desert Diamond Arena. In just his sixth pro fight, Jake Paul did his best to make sure youth was served on Saturday night against MMA legend Anderson Silva. GLENDALE, Arizona – Combat sports has a long history of older fighters being fed to the next young lion on the rise.
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