Tyson 'just happy' despite one-sided loss to Paul

Jake Paul beat boxing legend Mike Tyson by unanimous decision to win an intergenerational heavyweight battle in Texas on Nov 15 that failed to live up to its enormous hype.

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The bout between the 27-year-old social media influencer-turned-prizefighter Paul and the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Tyson was streamed live on Netflix and played out in front of a sold-out crowd at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

Those fans were left largely disappointed as Tyson showed his age and was never able to generate any offense against his younger opponent, landing just 18 punches to Paul's 78 in the eight-round bout.

Paul won by big margins on all three cards - 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73. Yet the younger fighter was unable to land the knockout blow he had promised to deliver during the Nov 14 ill-tempered weigh-in, where Tyson slapped him across the face.

"First and foremost, Mike Tyson - it's an honor to be able to fight him. It was as tough and hard as I thought it would be," said Paul.