Boxing superstar Gervonta Davis let loose on Jake Paul just moments after he beat Mike Tyson.
YouTube-turned-boxer Paul took on the controversial task of fighting heavyweight veteran and legend Tyson in front of 70,000 fans in a huge event in Texas.
The showdown had faced widespread criticism before a bell had even rang, with the 31-year age gap between the fighters seen as a real risk to 58-year-old Tyson’s health.
It was a drab and sad affair with Paul getting the nod by unanimous decision as many expected, as Tyson was a shell of his ferocious self during his heavyweight prime.
Lightweight world champion Davis immediately took to social media to give his verdict on the event and slam Paul.
He wrote on Instagram: “To the bozo that shared the ring with Mike, you a whole bozo for this and you didn’t get the job done s***head.”
Davis then posted a separate touching tribute to former undisputed champion Tyson.
He added: “You will always be a boxing legend, whether you like it or not.
“There will never be another one and I understand you so well.
“All this s**t that is happening now means nothing.”
His final messages appeared to tease a fight against Paul, where he concluded: “I’ll beat the brakes off of him.
“When I catch him, uppercut, jab, left hook, uppercut then just watch.”
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Davis and Paul have previously feuded in the past, and it is clear he placed the blame totally at the door of the ‘Problem Child’.
He was then asked about Davis’ comments at the post-fight press conference, and an inevitable fight response came to fruition.
“Yeah I mean I’d be down to fight, let’s run it,” he said.
“Is there a height limit in boxing?”
Paul himself was delighted with how the spectacle turned out, with a contentious win over the icon now on his professional record.
And the 27-year-old was keen to salute his rival at the final bell, not steal the limelight.
“Mike Tyson, he’s a legend. He’s the greatest to ever do it. I look up to him and we wouldn’t be here today without him.
“This man is an icon and it’s an honour to fight him. It was tough like I expected it to be. He’s exactly what I thought, one of the greatest to ever do it.
“This night is not about me.I want to thank the real heroes, the US military, the doctors, the nurses, the nurses in the ER, the cops, the farmers, all the people that make this world go around.
“I was trying to hurt him a little bit. I was scared he was going to hurt me.
“I was trying to hurt him. I did my best.”
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