LeBron James took to Twitter to talk about how he wished he was present at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley
Although not many were besotted with the showdown between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley on Sunday, the organisers of the fight were definitely pleased with the event.
With the NBA arena in Cleveland, the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse fully sold out for the fight and an estimated one million PPV envisaged to be sold, Showtime was set to rake in a massive payday for themselves. The network with which Jake Paul had signed a deal previously produced the showdown on its network, one which certainly drew in the numbers.
LeBron James Impressed By Turnout For Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley In Cleveland
And Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James was besotted by the turnout for Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley. Taking to Twitter, the previous Cleveland Cavaliers player wrote “CLEVELAND IS JMUPING,” a statement which alluded towards how impressed he was by the gargantuan attendance the bout had drawn.
Paul replied to LeBron as he went onto writer, “wtf is life lol.”
wtf is life lol https://t.co/uExhjX7ABM
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) August 30, 2021
While a split decision saw Jake Paul take the fight with him extending his record to four wins out of four, ardent viewers of boxing were far from impressed with how the matchup had transpired. Boos and jeers rang through the arena after the first two rounds with many calling the fight rigged after Woodley failed to finish Paul off despite battering him with a lethal right hand flush.
Both the fighters hardly seemed perturbed about giving the fans what they had turned out for with both clearly concerned only about the behemoth paycheck they were accruing for their antics.
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