After months of building hype and eight two-minute rounds, Jake Paul was declared the winner by unanimous decision (80-72, 79-73 and 79-73) in his bout on Friday against Mike Tyson.
Paul landed 78 punches in the fight, compared with just 18 for Tyson, as the 27-year-old steadily pulled away from his significantly older foe.
The win moves Paul to 11-1 on his career, while Tyson — who was in the ring for his first sanctioned match since 2005 — drops to 50-7.
Social media was abuzz with reactions after Paul was declared the winner. Here are some of the best athlete reactions to Paul’s victory:
Just sad smh. I cut it off because I couldn’t watch anymore. It’s sad to see Mike Tyson like this because I went to every Tyson fight.
This fight tonight was not great for boxing.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 16, 2024
I love Mike Tyson, but they giving him too much credit. He looked like trash, to train that long and only throw 97 punches the whole fight is crazy. I’m just glad he didn’t get hurt out there.
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) November 16, 2024
Mad at myself for staying awake for that.
I know better.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) November 16, 2024
Mike made me get my Netflix account back for nothing
— Ty Hill (@cheetah) November 16, 2024
Y’all gotta leave me alone now #PaulTyson pic.twitter.com/6ofALjqttM
— Nate Robinson (@nate_robinson) November 16, 2024
Respect @jakepaul for not knocking Tyson out 🙏🏿
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) November 16, 2024
Mike not even swinging dawg..
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) November 16, 2024
Good fight though Mike that was impressive
— Ty Hill (@cheetah) November 16, 2024
