- 23-year-old internet personality and boxer
Jake Paul and former NBA playerNate Robinson fought a boxing match that served as a co-main event to Saturday's Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. fight. - During the fight, Paul knocked Robinson out in the second round, effectively ending the match.
- Online, people were quick to make
memes about the fight, particularly those that trolled Robinson for getting knocked out so quickly.
Jake Paul, the 23-year-old YouTube star, scored a knockout against former NBA player Nate Robinson in a boxing match that took place in Los Angeles on Saturday. The match, which served a co-main event to the Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. exhibition at Los Angeles' Staples Center, was scheduled for six rounds. However, it was over in two after Paul knocked Robinson out cold.
The reaction was swift and imminent, both in the
Paul knocking out Robinson was what ended up dominating online discourse about the event, with people reacting to the match's swift end and making memes.
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As Dextero reported, people also began posing on the ground, posting photos with the hashtag #NateRobinsonChallenge and making memes of his prone figure.
—Kameo Williams (@CKPremierBall) November 29, 2020
—Styalistic (@ThatsRobBeatz) November 29, 2020
—bpelly (@bpelly_) November 29, 2020
—ALMOST THERE (@Consistency_901) November 29, 2020
On TikTok, people also made short videos riffing on the fight, even invoking popular games like "Among Us" to make memes.
@chadio Nate Robinson when he woke up from being knocked out ✨ ##naterobinson ##jakepaul
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@fatmemegod_ Nate Robinson in among us ##naterobinson ##jakepaul ##amongus ##naterobinsonchallenge ##funny ##ksi ##deji ##fight ##fail
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@randy_wentworth Tough night for the jake Paul haters ##fyp ##JakePaul ##NateRobinson ##TysonJones
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As for what's next in Paul's boxing career, he's already challenged a variety of MMA fighters to pro boxing bouts, but the jury's out as to whether they'll go as well for him as this one.
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