Well, Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson is officially in the books, and it was certainly something.
Fans and pundits alike had high hopes – even if deep down insde we all knew – that the old Mike Tyson would resurface, if only for 16 minutes.
But it wasn’t to be as Jake Paul won by unanimous decision in what was by-in-large a pretty sad affair.
Tyson landing just 18 total punches according to the compubox stats, perfectly sums up what your eyes told you while watching the bout unfold.
The two fighters embraced following a fight that fans didn’t need to try to hard to see the funny side of
Mike Tyson landed fewer thatn 20 total punches against his much younger oppoenent
To make matters worse, fans were left unable to watch, Netflix struggled to deal with the demand of their first major live sporting event.
Even at the end of a disappointing bout like that, one thing fans can count on, is that the internet will respond with humour.
And that is no different here, as Netflix, Jake Paul and the bout itself were all subject to the meme treatment from disappointed viewers.
An X account by Men’sHumour was quick to take a swipe at Netflix as they posted a picture of the Netflix buffering wheel and the caption ‘This Tyson vs Jake Paul fight is exciting.’
There was also the same treatment reserved for Tyson who, at 58, looked a far cry from the boxing superstar many had remembered, with some including Barstool Sports questioning whether he had harmed his legacy for money.
Paddy Power took a swipe at Jake Paul, who has become notorious for bouts with fighers outside of their prime, their sport and in some cases both, as they posted on X: ‘Jake Paul has just called out a hologram of Muhammad Ali.’
Not to be outdone Greg also referenced the age of fighters called out by Paul, posting: ‘BREAKING: Jake Paul has challenged Jimmy Carter (age 100) to a boxing match after beating Mike Tyson (age 58).’
And fans were also quick to poke fun at the quality of the in-ring action as Tyson struggled to move and it appeared Paul pulled his punches towards the end of the bout.
LASHYBILLS on X posted a video of an old comedy boxing skit, that somewhat reflect the power of the punches thrown during the fight.
Fans even turned on themselves with the memes as they referenced their own disgust in whatching the fight.
Nero using a gif of a disgusted looking Homelander from The Boys TV series to describe how they felt while the bout unfolded.