Jake Paul has beaten Mike Tyson by unanimous decision, after eight rounds of boxing at two minutes each.
Tyson came out the blocks strong, but as the fight went on, Paul grew into the fight and started to dominate the 58-year-old, landing far more punches on Iron Mike has the rounds went on.
Paul looked to have dominated by the end, as according to Netflix, the 27-year-old landed 78 punches from 278 thrown (28 percent), while Tyson landed just 18 punches from 97 thrown (18 percent), as the gulf in age was highlighted to boxing fans.
After Netflix’s unofficial score cards gave rounds one and two to Tyson, the remaining six were given to Paul, as commentators and fans alike were certain of the outcome as the bout went on.
Millions tuned in to the fight as it broadcast live from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, live on streaming platform Netflix.
It was a first of its kind boxing event for Netflix, organised by Paul’s company Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), with eight fights in total taking place in the centre of the stadium that is home to the Dallas Cowboys.
Already tonight, some fans have endured streaming problems while trying to get the fight up, while millions at home were treated, or jump-scared, to Tyson’s bare a** in his locker room following a pre-fight interview.
Rescheduled from 20 July, it was originally called off due to serious health problems suffered by Tyson, 58, while on a plane.
Paul, 27, pocketed $40m (£31.1m) from the fight with Tyson taking home roughly $20m (£15.4m).
“I’m here to make $40m and knock out a legend,” Paul had boldly said before the bout.
Going into the fight, Paul was the bookies’ favourite, odds on at 2/5. Tyson was placed at 12/5 with a draw priced at 9/1.
Before the big fight (Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix)
Rules for the fight differed to normal professional bouts sanctioned by boxing federations, with 14oz gloves instead of 10z, two-minute rounds instead of three-minute, and eight rounds instead of the usual 12.
Heading in to the fight, Paul boasted a 10-1 record, with his only loss coming against Tommy Fury. Iron Mike, who hadn’t fought professionally in 20 years, had a 50-6-2 record.
Results of Paul vs Tyson fight card
Jake Paul def. Mike Tyson via unanimous decision
Katie Taylor def. Amanda Serrano via unanimous decision
Mario Barrios vs. Abel Ramos – split draw
Neeraj Goyat def. Whindersson Nunes via unanimous decision
Shadasia Green def. Melinda Watpool via split decision
Lucas Bahdi def. Armando Casamonica via majority decision
Shu Shu Carrington Jr. def. Dana Coolwell via unanimous decision
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The boxing match purists are pretending not to be interested in has almost arrived as Mike Tyson is finally set to take on Jake Paul.
Netflix will be hosting the fight, which takes place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas this evening (15 November).
While some fans clearly don’t like the idea of an elderly boxing legend, 58, going up against a much younger YouTuber in Paul, 27, millions around the world will be tuning in to see what happens.
Tyson slapped Paul at the weigh in last night (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
If, as a Netflix user, you do plan on watching, isn’t it nice not having to pay an extra pay-per-view fee?
But to make the most out of your monthly subscription, it’s worth being aware of the streaming service’s ‘secret’ feature that will help improve the picture of your 4K resolution TV.
Assuming you have one, that is, along with Netflix’s Premium tier which allows you to watch programmes and films in 4K.
A Netflix spokesperson confirmed to TV Answer Man that the fight will be broadcast in 4K for Netflix premium subscribers.
To be sure that you have the best picture quality possible – and what the producers intended for you to see – you’ll need to do the following settings.
As reported by Tech Radar, you can’t just enter ‘Test Patterns’ into the search box on the Netflix menu. The process is a little more fiddly.
The world will be watching (Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix)
