On Friday night YouTube sensation Jake Paul and legendary boxer Mike Tyson finally stepped in the ring after months of build up.
Unfortunately, the boxing match didn't deliver much excitement for fans in attendance as they watched a gassed Tyson follow Paul around the ring for eight rounds. Paul jabbed his way to a decisive win in the eyes of the judges, who scored the contest 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 for Paul.
"He's a legend," Paul said after the fight. "He's the greatest to ever do it. He's the GOAT. I look up to him. I'm inspired by him, and we wouldn't be here without him. He's an icon. He's the toughest man on the planet."
Paul's girlfriend, Jutta Leerdam, also shared her thoughts on the fight.
"It's amazing. Yeah, that was intense," she said about the fight. "I'm kinda happy he didn't knock him out to be honest. He showed a lot of respect so that was amazing to see. And the speech afterwords was amazing I thought. So yeah, I'm proud he did amazing and he showed how strong he is and how skilled he is. He's been working so hard - he's been doing this for a few years. And this fight was just so crazy and so big and so massive - I'm just so proud of him."
While the fight was supposed to be the main attraction, a moment before the fight even started was the lasting image of the night. With the fight taking place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas - home of the Dallas Cowboys.
Cowboys cheerleaders were on hand before the fight and did their signature kick line before the boxers stepped into the ring. One of the cheerleaders kicked a Netflix camera during the pre-fight ceremony.
YOU’VE BEEN THUNDERSTRUCK... and so was the cameraman.
— Netflix (@netflix) November 16, 2024
The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders just opened the biggest boxing match in history. #PaulTyson pic.twitter.com/da6NsI05v3
Fans couldn't help but laugh.
"I laughed so hard when they dropped the camera," one person said.
"They got to cheer for a winner some how," another joked about the Cowboys' awful record.
"So we’re just not going to talk about the camera man getting kicked in the head?" questioned another.
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