It’s been lower than 24 hours since Mike Tyson and Jake Paul faced off within the ring! Now, each boxers have spoken out in regards to the results of their match. Should you’re catching up, Paul took home the W on Nov. 16 after going eight rounds with the champ!
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The unanimous decision (and Netflix’s streaming issues) prompted 1000’s of reactions to the match on social media. Celebrities like Gervonta and The Game are just two out of those 1000’s. Keep scrolling to see what’s tea with the most-anticipated match of the 12 months and its unexpected results!
Mike Tyson Addresses His Match With Jake Paul
As mentioned, Mike Tyson, 58, got here up short after taking up the 27-year-old. Nonetheless, in an announcement released on X (formerly Twitter), Tyson seems unfazed by taking an L. He explained that his health scare earlier this 12 months, combined along with his struggle to get healthy again, made the match value it.
“That is one in every of those situations while you lost but still won. I’m grateful for last night. No regrets to get within the ring one last time,” Tyson wrote. “I almost died in June. Had 8 blood transfusions. Lost half my blood and 25lbs within the hospital and needed to fight to get healthy to fight so I won.”
Mike added that his children witnessed him stand tall, and fight against someone half his age is large enough of an award. “To have my children see me stand toe to toe and finish 8 rounds with a talented fighter half my age in front of a packed Dallas Cowboy stadium is an experience that no man has the correct to ask for. Thanks,” Mike Tyson wrote.
Jake Paul Seemingly Suggests He Took It Easy On Tyson
Inside two hours of posting his tweet, Mike Tyson received over 11,000 responses, and Jake Paul was amongst them. “Love you, Mike. It was an honor. You’re an inspiration to us all,” Paul wrote.
Love you Mike. It was an honor. You’re an inspiration to us all.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 16, 2024
It’s the identical tone he’s maintained since being declared the boxing match winner. Within the ring, Jake bowed to Mike Tyson as an indication of respect.
Outside the ring, especially on X, Paul cleared the air on how much he respects Mike. Piers Morgan suggested individuals are mocking Mike but said that Tyson, in his prime, would’ve “destroyed” Jake. Paul clapped back, “Who mocked him? He’s a f**king beast. All respect to the baddest ever. It was an honor to share the ring with him @MikeTyson.”
Who mocked him? He’s a fucking beast. All respect to the Baddest Ever. It was an honor to share the ring with him @MikeTyson https://t.co/989xZBxT1H
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 16, 2024
He shared one other message of affection for Mike on X on Saturday. “Record breaking. Love you Mike,” Jake Paul wrote, adding a photograph of them within the ring.
Record breaking. Love you Mike pic.twitter.com/Yu5NsUTtvS
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 16, 2024
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