Nate Robinson knockout: Steph Curry, Joel Embiid, NBA stars react to Jake Paul's stunning KO. Still, that didn't stop many on Twitter from lobbing jokes to one another over what had just happened.
At least Nate Robinson made it to the second round. The former NBA point guard - who spent one season with the Boston Celtics in 2010-11 - made his professional boxing debut Saturday against YouTube star Jake Paul on the undercard of the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. It appears that Jake Paul’s fight went exceedingly well, with him knocking out Nate Robinson. TMZ reports that Paul got the upper hand on Robinson once during the first round and twice in the. The latest tweets from @NathanJRobinson.
Jake Paul vs. Nate Robinson He ded? #tysonjones#TysonJonesJr#tysonvsjonespic.twitter.com/W421DkgZHn
— ZombieProphet (@GIFsZP) November 29, 2020Watch Jake Paul vs. Nate Robinson full fight video highlights from the Tyson vs. Jones Jr. co-main event above Saturday night.
Tyson vs. Jones Jr. event took place Nov. 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Jake Paul (2-0) and former slam dunk champion Nate Robinson (0-1) battled in a cruiserweight contest, which aired live on FITE TV. Catch more video highlights below.
Jake Paul vs. Nate Robinson Knockdown #tysonjones#TysonJonesJr#tysonvsjonespic.twitter.com/Rzv2fMC2qR
— ZombieProphet (@GIFsZP) November 29, 2020For more on Paul vs. Robinson, check out the live blog by MMA FIghting’s Alexander K. Lee.
Round 1: Robinson coming out hot, nothing really landing though. They clinch up almost immediately. Robinson head-hunting and Paul clinches up with him. Not much offense before they end up getting tied up. Right hook lands for Paul. Referee has to break another clinch. Robinson keeps stepping in for a jab and then headlocking Paul. Lots of clinching, referee has to talk to them. This is ugly. Robinson charges in and eats a huge counter punch to the side of the head. Huge knockdown. He makes it up at nine. He complains about a punch to the back fo the head. They restart, Robinson looks dazed still and he falls looking like he’s trying to tackle Paul. Yikes.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-8, Paul.
Round 2: Back to the clinching. Paul with a jab to the body. Robinson just running right into Paul when he rushes forward. Jab by Paul, then a huge right hook. Robinson is down. Ref is counting, but this one should be over. Nope, Robinson is back up. Ref is telling him to protect himself and we’re still going. Another huge right for Paul and Robinson is OUT COLD.
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© Provided by The Spun Nate Robinson fights against Jake Paul.Nate Robinson had the support of the NBA players community behind him when he took on Jake Paul in a boxing match on Saturday night.
Unfortunately for Robinson, that support didn’t do him any good inside of the ring.
Robinson was dominated by the controversial YouTube star on Saturday night. Paul, 23, knocked out Robinson, 36, in the second round of the fight.
It didn’t look good.
Jake Paul knocks out Nate Robinson 😱
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) November 29, 2020
Robinson posted a message on Twitter before his fight on Saturday.
“Tonight I’m fighting for my brothers in the NBA, athletes across the world, and most importantly my children,” he tweeted.
Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry appreciated the message. He showed his support for Robinson on Twitter.
“Let’s go Nate,” he wrote. “Hold it down.
Robinson replied: “Gonna shock the world bro.”
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Gonna shock the world bro.
— Nate Robinson (@nate_robinson) November 28, 2020
That he did, just not in the way people expected. Most fans expected the fight between Robinson and Paul to be a close one, likely going the distance. But that did not happen.
Curry’s post-fight message to Paul is going viral.
“I see no lies,” he tweeted.
I see no lies
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) November 29, 2020
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The tweet has already been retweeted more than 7,000 times and liked more than 30,000 times in less than 15 minutes.
At least Robinson is doing numbers on social media…
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