It wasn't scripted. It might as well have been an exhibition though as Jake was obviously taking it easy and Tyson probably just can't go full hog for more than a few minutes. Jake did throw a few huge punches that narrowly missed and it wouldn't have been pretty had they landed so I'm not sure he was pulling them all.
That's why we said it was scripted; Jake could have easily knocked him out before the second round, but he held back to entertain us for 9 rounds, making the entire fight appear tough. Tyson is older and unable to take as many punches as Jake.
Both boxers are banned for 24 days for the shit show But that's not scripted is it. That's just taking it easy. There's no stipulation that fighters have to go full hog and fight to the death. Many champions even take easy fights where they go easy on each other. Tyson Fury has done it numerous times.
Also, did you even read the article. They're not banned, but suspended as is mandatory for health safety reasons. Many fighters get much longer than that, especially if it was a gruelling fight or one of them got KOed.
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson have both been suspended by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) after their highly-anticipated fight. The two men were given the mandatory minimum of days, which in this case, is a 24-day suspension after their fight in Arlington.
TDLR have a stipulation in place where each fighter is required to rest for at least three days per round fought, and because the the YouTuber-turned-boxer and the former undisputed heavyweight champion only fought for eight rounds, they will be suspended for 24 days, according to MMA Junkie.
But so far all we have is pure speculation, that's why I believed it is not scripted otherwise, I will change my stance if there are really solid proof that there are scripts and then people behind the fight have sign a NDA.
No, it is not speculation there are tons of videos on different social media that prove that the match was scripted. A professional boxer like Mike Tyson does not lose to an influencer who just fought his first professional boxing. If you do a search on YouTube about this fight you will see how and why it was scripted. I saw the first round of this match and then I stopped as the match did look like a scripted one.
Every video I've seen on this has been absolute nonsense. I even saw someone claim that Jake could be heard telling Mike to take it easy but I've yet to see any evidence of that.