![]() Who knows what I can accomplish? I know, but I'll let you guys find out." And like I said, it's only been 2½ years. It's just great experience under my belt. "This definitely moves me in that direction," Paul said. He also called out Canelo Alvarez immediately after beating Silva. The end goal, Paul said, is to become a world champion in boxing one day. "So there's always gonna be haters, there's always gonna be critics." "If I were walking on water, people would say that I can't swim," Paul said. ![]() And now the polarizing pugilist has a win over a combat sports icon on his record, to boot, albeit one well past his prime. Paul's move into boxing doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. "That's a big undertaking that I've been wanting to do since the beginning of my career." "Now we're gonna band together and create a united fighters association to help UFC fighters, all MMA fighters and boxers to get more pay and long-term healthcare," Paul said. Silva, Paul proposed, would be the interim president of that association. If Paul won, which he did, Silva would help Paul start an association for MMA fighters to aid them in getting paid more and getting better healthcare. If Silva won, Paul would do a rematch with him in kickboxing. Paul and Silva agreed to a bet at Thursday's news conference. "I'm a superhero, but sometimes my half-human fails," Silva said. Judges Dennis O'Connell and Chris Wilson both scored the bout 78-73 for Paul, and judge Paul Calderon scored it 77-74 for Paul. Paul landed 32 of those jabs and outlanded Silva 83-79 in total punches. Silva actually outlanded Paul 66-51 in power punches, but Paul threw 215 jabs, 140 more than Silva. "I have nothing bad to say about my opponent." "Jake was better than me today," said Silva, who is now 3-2 as a pro boxer. And in the eighth, Paul clipped Silva with a right, dropping him, at the end of a combination. Paul landed hard shots in the late rounds as Silva was clearly tired. The middle rounds were very tight with Silva getting a brief second wind. Silva threw a lot of good combinations, but Paul took many on his gloves. Silva started strong with some vintage "Spider" moments, including dropping his hands and egging Paul on in the second round. "Nate Diaz, stop being a b- and fight me," Paul said. Diaz became a free agent after his fight last month at UFC 279. Diaz and his team and members of Paul's team had an altercation backstage with drinks flying in both directions earlier in the evening. ![]() Paul (6-0) now owns victories over three UFC fighters: Silva, former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (two wins, including a knockout) and Ben Askren.Īfterward, Paul called out another UFC luminary: Nate Diaz, who was in attendance supporting his teammate Chris Avila, who competed on the undercard. Silva is 47 years old, but he had solid boxing performances, including a win over former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., after leaving the UFC in 2020. This was the toughest matchup so far for Paul, the 25-year-old social media maven. Paul described beating Silva, someone he was a big fan of as a kid, as "surreal." The bout was very competitive, but Paul pulled away late and sealed the victory by dropping Silva in the eighth round with a right hand. Paul, the YouTube-star-turned-prizefighter, beat former longtime UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva by unanimous decision (77-74, 78-73, 78-73) Saturday night at Desert Diamond Arena. Jake Paul's inexplicable boxing résumé now includes a win over one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time. Jake Paul drops Anderson Silva in win then calls out Nate Diaz You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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