Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson was uneventful, but a brawl in the crowd took centre stage.
Paul and Tyson met in a record-breaking event at the AT&T Stadium in Texas, where 70,000 fans piled in to see if the heavyweight legend could pull off a miracle aged 58 against the YouTuber-turned-boxer.
Punches were thrown in a crowd brawl at Paul vs Tyson[/caption]
But it was a sad and drab affair overall with Tyson struggling after being clipped early on, though he managed to survive before being beaten on the judges’ scorecards.
Things were considerably more eventful in the crowd at the event, with two deciding to stage their own fight in the gangway at the arena.
The pair were caught on camera by a bystander as they began jostling, with one of the fans throwing the first punch an uppercut which saw him slip.
He then rose to his feet, and clearly thought he was in the ring, looking to sit behind his jab bizarrely.
Things then descended into chaos as they began wrestling and threw more punches, with other fans showing little sign of breaking things up.
De-escalation eventually and gradually arrived as more shots reigned in, but they showed no sign of restraint until the end of the video.
It was clear that fans had been looking for anything to do during the build-up and the actual fight, with things rather uninspiring.
Tyson himself battled but simply didn’t have any energy in the gas tank after the opening three rounds, where he showed minute glimpses of activity.
Paul was able to comfortably box within himself, and appeared to show his own restraint when presented chances to go in for the devastating finish.
The professional bout unfortunately went down on Tyson’s professional record as an unfortunate stain.
Things turned ugly as the pair threw punches, more than in the ring[/caption]
‘El Gallo’ who had his hand raised and beat the fatigued legend showed respect to his elderly opponent at the final bell.
He said: “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’m trying to hurt him. I did my best.”
Despite the loss, Tyson himself wasn’t too bothered by the outcome.
He added: “I am happy, yes. I came to fight.
“I didn’t prove anything to anyone but myself. I am just happy with what I could do. I had a knee injury but no excuses.
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