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Drake, Mike Tyson and Jake Paul
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Jake Paul scored a unanimous choice victory over Mike Tyson within the boxing ring on Friday (Nov. 15), and Drake’s pockets took a success due to it.
“I’m late, however I’m right here [with] cash on the road for as we speak and [tomorrow]. Stake, I would like some dubs,” Drake captioned his Instagram publish alongside a screenshot of the wager. If issues had gone his manner, the payout would’ve topped $1 million.
Paul’s win, though bittersweet for a lot of, wasn’t precisely stunning given the 30-plus-year age hole between him and Tyson. To not point out, the boxing legend made the percentages much less favorable in his two sanctioned fights with Kevin McBride and Danny Williams in 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Alternatively, Paul is coming off of wins towards Mike Perry and Ryan Bourland earlier within the 12 months. Throughout Friday’s post-match convention, the social media character admitted to holding again. “I wished to provide the followers a present, however I didn’t need to damage somebody [who] didn’t should be damage,” he shared. “I attempted to provide the very best struggle I presumably might, however when somebody’s simply surviving within the ring, it’s onerous to make it thrilling. I couldn’t actually get him to have interaction me or slip photographs and do one thing tremendous cool or no matter.”
As for Drake, his luck in betting towards Paul appears to be operating chilly. In August 2023, he wagered $250,000 on Nate Diaz defeating the YouTuber-turned-boxer in Dallas. Then, in February of the identical 12 months, the Canadian rapper put $400,000 on Paul taking out Tommy Fury, just for the latter fighter to win by a cut up choice.
On the music facet, Drake unloaded “No Face” that includes Playboi Carti, “SOD” and “Circadian Rhythm” in August. It served because the Grammy Award-winning artist’s second three-pack following his much-talked-about feud with Kendrick Lamar.