Jake Paul demolishes Nate Robinson on Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. undercard

Nate Robinson should not have been in a boxing ring. That much was clear Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles on the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. undercard. Making his pro boxing debut against one-fight veteran and YouTube sensation Jake Paul, Robinson had speed. He had aggression.

He also, very quickly and very definitively, got knocked out less than two minutes into the second round.

“You don’t play boxing,” analyst Sugar Ray Leonard said.

Robinson (0-1) learned that lesson in the most brutal way. He was knocked down in the first round rushing at Paul when Paul (2-0, 2 KO) hit him just above the ear. Then, in the second round, Paul hit Robinson on the forehead to knock him down again.

Jake Paul knocked out Nate Robinson in the second round ? @ESPNRingside #TysonJones pic.twitter.com/gYpbmLGHYV

— ESPN (@espn) November 29, 2020

Somehow, Robinson got up again. It wasn’t for long. Robinson once again ran into Paul and Paul just timed his punch to one of Robinson’s aggressive moves forward, knocking him out completely.

Paul landed eight punches. Three of them led to knockdowns, including the overhand right that ended the fight.

Paul said he fought with a broken nose after falling on his face meditating and couldn’t spar until recently. Paul said he’s now going to focus on his music but said “I’m willing to be patient” with his boxing career, and he believes he has a future in the sport.

It’s tough to judge what level of skill the 23-year-old Paul has, because Robinson had no experience. Paul said on the Triller broadcast after the fight that “he was better than I expected,” and credited him for stepping into the ring with him.

Paul then called out a bunch of people to fight next — including a claim that he could knock out UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing fight.

“Being one of the most hated people in the world, I have to fight through that,” Paul said. “It’s not easy. So for me, this is my perfect sport. I found my lane.” — Michael Rothstein

Why have a California Commission if they allow this??

— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) November 29, 2020

He ain’t getting up this time ! My god @jakepaul murked him

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) November 29, 2020

See. This is why you cannot be casual with this sport. It’s boxing. The hurt business. No room for games. Thank goodness this Nate guy seems okay. Wasn’t right after that back of the head shot. Horrible. #PaulRobinson @triller
#TysonJones #PPV #boxing

— Rosie Perez (@rosieperezbklyn) November 29, 2020

Robinson learned a tough lesson in defeat

Nate Robinson is an amazing athlete and excelled as a basketball player, but it was scary to see him hit the canvas face first to end his bout with Jake Paul.

As the laughs poured in from the broadcast and probably from many of those watching on TV, Robinson was trying to regain his bearings. He was taught an important lesson:…