Pro Athletes React to Mike Tyson and Jake Paul’s Boxing Match

On the finish of a extremely anticipated and hyped Netflix occasion, Jake Paul shocked viewers {and professional} athletes alike when he was deemed the winner of a boxing match towards legendary fighter Mike Tyson.

“It’s such an honor. He’s a legend. He’s the best to ever do it. I’m impressed by him,” Paul, 27, mentioned on Friday, November 15, after his unanimous victory. “This man is an icon. It’s an honor to have the ability to battle him. It was actually powerful, like I anticipated it to be.”

Whereas Tyson, 58, beforehand mentioned he was going to deliver “the satan” to the ring, it wasn’t sufficient to defeat the social media influencer.

“I didn’t show nothing to anyone, solely to myself. I’m not a kind of guys that desires to please the world,” Tyson mentioned after his loss, which was his first boxing match since 2005. “I’m solely pleased with what I can do.”

The remainder of the sports activities world, nevertheless, appeared largely unimpressed by Paul’s victory. Maintain scrolling for all of their reactions:

Conor McGregor

McGregor, a professional MMA fighter, was dismayed by the event.

“A 16-minute spar in sparring gloves. F— off,” he wrote by way of X in a since-deleted put up.

Terence Crawford

“I really like Mike Tyson, however they giving him an excessive amount of credit score,” boxer Crawford wrote by way of X. “He seemed like trash, to coach that lengthy and solely throw 97 punches the entire battle is loopy. I’m simply glad he didn’t get damage on the market.”

Tony Bellew

The retired British boxer was glad to see “silly fool child” Paul displaying “respect” for Tyson by not getting in for a KO.

“I don’t like this silly fool child however I’ll say this. He stopped beating on Mike there and confirmed him some respect and dignity by letting him survive,” Bellew wrote by way of X. “He didn’t go for the KO there he stepped off him and let him be. Mike, all of us adore you king your [sic] a superhero to all of us from the correct battle enterprise!”

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Magic Johnson

Johnson known as the matchup “simply unhappy” in a tweet.

“I reduce it off as a result of I couldn’t watch anymore. It’s unhappy to see Mike Tyson like this as a result of I went to each Tyson battle,” the NBA alum wrote. “This battle tonight was not nice for boxing.”

Sydney Leroux

The soccer star, who was rooting for Tyson, known as Paul’s win “pathetic on all accounts” in an X message.

Mike Francesa

The sportscaster regretted taking “the time to even watch” the match.

“Anyone who had something to do with that Tyson/Paul debacle owes the general public an apology,” Francesa penned by way of X. “What rubbish.”