Jake Paul won the highly anticipated show match against Mike Tyson on pointsreturned to the ring at 58 years old. The 27-year-old, who is also an actor and YouTuber, won the match following a unanimous decision from the three judges. At the end of the match, which lasted 8 rounds, the young boxer paid homage to Iron Mike by making a small bow towards the former world champion a few seconds before the final bell.
Tyson fought the bout with a brace on his right knee in front of over 72,000 people who crowded the Dallas Cowboys stadium in Texas. Among them also numerous personalities from the world of entertainment, cinema and show business.
At the end of the match, preceded in recent days by constant bickering, the two indulged in a brief embrace. «Tyson is a legend, it was an honor – said Paul -. I wouldn’t be here today without him. It’s one of the greatest that ever existed.” «I’m happy – Tyson’s words at the end of the match -. I didn’t have to prove anything to anyone but myself.”
A few minutes before the highly anticipated meeting, social media was clogged with numerous reports from Netflix users for problems on servers in every corner of the world, including Italy. The streaming platform, making its debut in the broadcast of a combat sport, it doesn’t seem to have stood up to the influx of so many enthusiasts ready to follow Iron Mike’s return to the ring against the young Paul.