Fox News: Jake Paul admits to holding back on Mike Tyson: 'Didn't want to hurt someone'

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Jake Paul admits to holding back on Mike Tyson: 'Didn't want to hurt someone'

Jake Paul admitted after his win over Mike Tyson on Friday night that he held back after he saw the legendary boxer slow down in the third round of their bout.......                    ...                        ...Jake Paul admitted after his victory over Mike Tyson on Friday night that he held back during his fight against the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login because he didn't want to "hurt" him. ......Tyson, 58, gave boxing fans every hope that he might still have some gas left in the tank during the first two rounds of the eight-round bout, but that hope quickly faded by the third as Tyson began to slow down. ......When asked if he took his "foot off the gas" at that point, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login that he did.   ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"Yeah, definitely. Definitely a bit. I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn't want to hurt someone that didn't need to be hurt." ......When asked whether any of the punches Tyson threw had an impact, Paul simply replied, "No." ......"I tried to give the best fight I possibly could, but when someone's just surviving in the ring basically, it's hard to make it exciting. I couldn't really get him to engage me."  ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......During his post fight interview, Tyson said returning for his first professional bout in nearly two decades wasn't an attempt to prove anything to anyone. It was for him alone. ......"I didn't prove nothing to anybody, only to myself," Tyson said. "I'm not one of those guys that looks to please the world. I'm just happy with what I can do."......Tyson's age – 31 years older than his opponent – was a topic of debate leading up to the fight and remains a point of contention following Friday's outcome. But for Paul, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Follow Fox News Digital'sYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and subscribe toYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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