Anything is possible after Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. Recent history has proven that there are plenty of ways for content creators-turned-boxers to draw interest from future opponents. Some have used the path of deflection,

But Tyson still won, if only because he chose to do the hard thing, both physically and emotionally. The “baddest man on the planet” surely didn’t want to lose to a middling fighter. He surely didn’t want to tarnish his boxing legacy, much less embarrass himself in front of millions of people.