Mike Tyson beaten by YouTuber Jake Paul in heavyweight return

Jake PaulyouTube star

Yeah, definitely. Definitely a bit. I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn't want to hurt someone [Tyson] that didn't need to be hurt."

Paul, without much hesitation, replied

At any point did you start to take your foot off the gas just a little bit because you knew he was tiring out?"

In his post-fight press conference, a reporter asked

Hate him or love him, you’ve got to respect what Jake Paul has contributed to the sport of boxing,

said actor Rosie Perez who, for some reason, was calling the fight

Who knew two women could co-headline a fight like this,

an emotional Serrano told viewers

I'm not one of those guys that looks to please the world

Mike Tyson

That was one of the worst fights I’ve ever seen. Netflix f****** sucks and I’m cancelling my subscription."

Another added

I don’t think so.”

Pressed on whether he thought Friday night would be his final appearance in a boxing ring, the Brooklyn native added

I can’t use that for excuses,

said Tyson, who landed just 18 of 97 punches (18.6%) in the contest, compared to 78 of 278 (28.1%) by Paul

I didn’t prove nothing to anybody, only to myself,

said Tyson, who was coming off a 7,097-day layoff

I don’t know. It depends on the situation,

he said

Yeah, but I can’t use that as an excuse. If I did, I wouldn’t be in here,

Tyson said

Medical disqualification of a contestant is for their own safety and may be made at the recommendation of the examining physician or TDLR,

the regulator stated

You look at the numbers, and I hate to say it, but they're kinda sad."

When the stats flashed up on a graphic during the fight, one commentator forlornly said

Mike Tyson’s next contract should call for him to land at least 25 punches."

Another wrote

It was just sad to see a legend like Mike Tyson not able to do much inside the ring."

One said

Joe Roganpodcaster

I'm getting ready to watch this Tyson vs Jake Paul fight like I'm watching someone cast a spell that I hope actually works

Before the fight began, podcaster and UFC ringside personality Joe Rogan tweeted

I love Mike Tyson, but they giving him too much credit

WBA light middleweight champion Terence Crawford added

Mike Francesanew York sports talk radio legend

Anybody who had anything to do with that Tyson/Paul debacle owes the public an apology

New York sports talk radio legend Mike Francesa tweeted

You will forever be a legend..rather [sic] you like ir or not and it will never be another one!

After the bout, WBA lightweight belt holder Gervonta 'Tank' Davis posted a tribute to Tyson on his Instagram story, saying

This man is an icon and it's just an honour to be able to fight him. And he's obviously the toughest, baddest man on the planet,

the 27-year-old explained