Tyron Woodley was ready to not miss a rare second chance in the rematch with Jake Paul

There’s a difference in wrestling sports between being fit and fighting, but luckily Tyron Woodley had at least the basics of the previous one back when he was recording a TV show a little over a week ago and receiving a major phone call. .

39-year-old Woodley, who lost his professional boxing debut against Jake Paul in August with a split decision, he was offered a shot to pay, which he couldn’t block when he got the “I love Jake Paul” tattoo on his left middle finger.

“They sent a smoke signal, so I went upstairs,” Woodley told Morning Kombat Wednesday in an open workout at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino pool in Tampa, Florida.

After Tommy Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, was asked if he had been given a rare chance to win the cap. he came out of Saturday’s pay battle Inside the Amalie Arena, Woodley shook his head. The former UFC welterweight champion estimated it would take more than 20 seconds to agree on a rematch against Paul (4-0, 3 KOs) against the sensational and operating Youtube that quickly disrupted the boxing market, thanks to a base of over 50 million subscribers. through social media.

“It simply came to our notice then [haggle]said Woodley. “We’ve done it once before. I know my opponent very well and they really only needed one of my affirmations. They did it very quickly. ”

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There is little doubt that Woodley’s quick decision saved the card, which is that coach Paul thanked BJ Flores for Woodley on Wednesday. But in addition to the big profit he made in the middle of the holiday, Woodley got a weird mulligan to try to give his mark a lively mark as he had 27 MMA fights in his 13 years as a professional as he sailed into the twilight of his wrestling career.

Woodley paid off handsomely for his first fight against Paul, which was in Cleveland, but he made it clear on the table that in the narrow defeat of the decision, considering that Paul got into the rounds in the 4th round, he got bigger punches overall but he didn’t get. pull the trigger consistently enough to secure more rounds.

The excuses Woodley used afterwards have been varied. Last week, he was accused of missing out on a permanent shoulder injury from MMA days. This time, he chose to see the results of the first fight as something positive and constructive.

“It wasn’t a big volume for me from a boxing standpoint, but from an MMA standpoint, it was more than what I was doing in my last fight,” Woodley said. “So I have to see it as a blessing in disguise and not be so hard on myself. We looked at the number of strikes since the last fight and we have to equal every turn in training. It makes sense and pays the price. ”

Woodley identified the first three rounds of his eight-round loss as being too passive against Paul as a time frame that could give him a fight.

“It didn’t hurt me much and he didn’t do much either, but he did more than me,” Woodley said. “He seemed more busy. You have to judge after a round. You don’t judge when you see the whole fight. If they judged the whole fight, they would finally say I won. Me. I’m the only one who approached the referee and made harmful shots. I was in better shape.

“I let him throw more and I didn’t throw him back, so it looked like he was winning the turn.”

Woodley paid full respect to Paul’s greater natural power, still questioning whether the 24-year-old could survive a war against him. But if Woodley isn’t willing to risk everything in order to gain glory in this second chance, he will be headed for the same results.

“I know [Paul] He was a damn playful child on the playground and you try to beat him up for a lesson and he laughs, “Woodley said.” He did it to Floyd. [Mayweather] when they took the cap and knocked it down. I already knew it and I got used to it.

“He’s a younger kid and he didn’t get a lot of shots. I knew he could have a chin and I knew he had a hard punch, but it didn’t really surprise me. He didn’t do anything. I told him I was shocked and told him I was going to get gas. ”

If Woodley needed more motivation, Paul would give him a $ 500,000 bonus through a contract if Woodley got a knockout. Paul’s move is interesting especially because Woodley’s power was defensive and more cautious in the second half of the fight.

It is now up to Woodley to get out of his way and leave without regret. This good luck doesn’t usually come a third time.