Tyron Woodley has “destroyed his legacy” by being knocked out by YouTuber Jake Paul, says UFC fighter Sean O’Malley.
Woodley is a former UFC welterweight champion and was extremely rated as one of many best fighters within the weight class. However he has now been defeated twice by Paul within the boxing ring this yr.
Paul, 24, began boxing in 2018 and has gone 5-0 as knowledgeable, having outpointed 39-year-old Woodley in August earlier than knocking the combined martial artist out chilly this month.
O’Malley, who’s shut with Paul, informed his podcast The TimboSugarShow: “I used to be watching them on my laptop computer with my eyes sort of shutting. It was the sixth spherical getting nearer to the top of the struggle. It regarded prefer it was in all probability going to go all eight rounds and it was an in depth struggle.
“I didn’t actually know who I had essentially successful every spherical. However, out of f*****g nowhere, Jake slept him… dangerous! Dude, it fully destroyed [Woodley’s] f*****g legacy, that might have an effect on Tyron Woodley large time.
“Or he may simply be fully unattached to that and nonetheless be completely happy. That’s a f*****g talent that you must require.”
Woodley was initially meant to tackle Tommy Fury, however the British boxer withdrew with sickness and damage, and so Woodley stepped up.
Regardless of Paul talking about having a break, promoter Frank Warren says the bout with Fury could possibly be rescheduled for 2022.
“We can be trying to reschedule in early 2022,” Warren informed Sky Sports activities. “Jake mentioned that Tommy Fury was ‘fortunate’ he wasn’t in there however actually Tommy was extraordinarily unfortunate to overlook out together with his damage.
“A match Tommy Fury is a really totally different proposition to Tyron Woodley.”
Kaynak: briturkish.com
