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Jake Paul was accused of “elder abuse” after his win over the boxing legend, with veteran Mike Tyson branding him a “terrible watch” and “disgusting.”
The YouTuber-turned-boxer and 58-year-old former heavyweight champion fought in front of 70,000 people at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with millions more tuning in to Netflix in one of the most-watched boxing fights of all time.
But Paul, 27, faced widespread criticism for his decision to bring Tyson, 31 years his senior, out of retirement to hold the fight, and opinion did not change after the Brooklyn-born heavyweight took every one of his fights 58 years had seen the fight during the eight-round fight, which ended with a unanimous points victory for Paul.
Fans booed the fight throughout and many turned to quit as it didn’t provide much action after Tyson landed just 18 of the 97 punches he threw after looking gassed after two rounds.
“What a sad watch,” Paul’s YouTube rival KSI wrote on Instagram. “The whole thing was sad.
“Mike is twice as old as Jake Paul. It would never be that close. I can’t believe this elder abuse was even sanctioned. Just disgusting.”
While Katie Taylor’s victory over Amanda Serrano was hailed as one of the fights of the year on the undercard, the boxing world ridiculed the main event, with unified welterweight champion Terence Crawford calling Tyson “trash” and former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew condemning the fight Speech represented the credibility of the struggle.
“I love Mike Tyson, but her [are] I give him too much credit,” undisputed two-weight champion Crawford wrote on X.
“He looked like trash, training for so long and only throwing 97 punches the whole fight is crazy. “I’m just glad he didn’t get hurt out there.”
“We are all to blame for this man [Jake Paul]! We all talk and watch. We have to stop this idiot. Don’t turn on him until he fights someone fit and healthy and not a grandfather,” Bellew added on social media.
“Any real boxing man who helps Paul has to look out for himself. That’s just sad.”
One of the fight’s biggest critics was boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, who dropped out after his fighter beat Taylor Serrano, managed by Paul, for the second time.
“I didn’t actually see it, I was in Katie Taylor’s dressing room,” Hearn said. “I watched the first 30 seconds, which were pretty entertaining.
“Afterwards it was terrible to see. It was hard to watch and it would always be that way.
“Mike came out like a raging bull, but afterward he was gassed. Mike is a legend and he showed a lot of heart, but you just don’t need to see that.”
When asked why he didn’t go for the knockout, Paul said in the post-fight press conference: “There was a point where I felt he couldn’t really fight back anymore.”
“So I don’t know if he’s tired. All I can see is that his age was starting to show a little. I just have so much respect for him and the war between us after he slapped me. I wanted to be aggressive, knock him down and knock him out.
“But that disappeared as the rounds went on. I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn’t want to hurt anyone who didn’t need to be hurt.”
