'Mockery of boxing' - National media react to Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson in brutal verdict

YouTube sensation Jake Paul came out victorious against two-time heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on Friday night with a unanimous points win in Texas.

Millions watched the bout on Netflix as Paul, 27, defeated 58-year-old Tyson in front of 70,000 fans. Thousands of fans left the arena before the conclusion of the fight, which saw Paul win after 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 scores from the judges.

The defeat is Tyson's seventh of his professional career, with one of the sport's greats a shadow of his former self, as expected. The controversial fight continued to split opinion, with boos heard as the fight drew to a close.

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Former boxers and pundits have had their say on the matter. Here, MEN brings you a round-up of what the reaction has been like in the national media.

Kal Sajad of BBC Sport wrote: "Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but the result is no surprise and will embolden those critics who felt it made a mockery of boxing. Tyson said his heart was not in the sport following a loss to Kevin McBride in 2005.

"From early on it was clear this was a man nearing his sixties, who still carried a little power but no stamina.

"The general feeling was if Tyson was to win he would need to knock Paul out early and, though he landed a right hand in the first, Paul started connecting cleanly with jabs and wobbled Tyson with a left hand in the third.

"Paul - said to be wearing the world's most expensive shorts, which were encrusted with diamonds and worth $1m - began to pepper a man 31 years his senior.

"Tyson, a black brace over his right knee, was