the ringside angle of the Jake Paul vs.
Tyron Woodley fight
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December 19, 2021
The first matchup between Jake Paul and
Tyron
Woodley didn’t exactly leave fans clamoring for a second
go-round, but the rematch at least delivered a definitive
finish.
In the cruiserweight main event of “Paul vs. Woodley 2” on Saturday
in Tampa, Florida, Paul crushed Woodley with a right hook in the
sixth round, leaving the former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight
champ prone and unconscious on the canvas. It was a shocking
conclusion to an unexpected headline fight that had been thrown
together on just 10 days’ notice when Paul’s originally scheduled
opponent, professional boxer Tommy Fury, withdrew due to a
combination of injury and illness. In stepped Woodley, who had lost
to Paul by decision in a tepid fight on Aug. 29. With the
devastating knockout win, Paul goes to 5-0 as a professional boxer,
though all five wins have been over former MMA fighters, team sport
athletes or fellow YouTubers. Woodley, who was stopped by strikes
only once in a 27-fight MMA career and had never been knocked out
cold, falls to 0-2, with both losses coming against Paul.
In the lightweight co-main event, unified featherweight champion
Amanda Serrano cruised to a unanimous decision against Miriam
Gutierrez. The 33-year-old Puerto Rican controlled the action for
the entire duration of the bout, with most of the suspense coming
from speculation over whether she was fighting in Nike Air Jordans.
After 10 rounds, Serrano prevailed via 100-90, 99-91 and 99-90
scores.
Despite being reclassified as an exhibition the day before the
event, the bout pitting former NFL player Frank Gore against former
NBA player Deron Williams ended up being perhaps the most
entertaining fight on the card. Three-time all-star guard Williams,
who has been training at Fortis MMA, won a split decision (38-37,
37-38, 40-35) over Gore, a likely future Hall of Fame fullback who
played in the NFL last season and would probably be on a roster
now, had he not elected to step away and focus on boxing. Both men
displayed solid boxing skills, but the 6-foot-3 Williams enjoyed
significant reach over the 5-foot-9 Gore, which he employed to his
advantage throughout.