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The sports world reacts to Jake Paul beating Mike Tyson

The sports world reacts to Jake Paul beating Mike Tyson

Jake Paul scored a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson, who looked very much like a 58-year-old fighter on Friday night.

Tyson, the former heavyweight champion and member of the Boxing Hall of Fame, took on 27-year-old boxer Paul, a social media star, in a unique fight that roiled the nation – sometimes over streaming issues like Netflix branches turns to broadcasting live sporting events.

The sanctioned eight-round bout took place at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas, in front of a crowd of 72,300.

Here is the sports world’s immediate reaction to the fight on social media: