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George Flood

Jake Paul easily defeats Mike Tyson as much-hyped Netflix spectacle falls flat

One-sided bout: Jake Paul coasted to victory against a totally ineffective Mike Tyson - (Getty Images)

Jake Paul cruised to a straightforward unanimous decision victory over Mike Tyson in a hugely disappointing spectacle in Texas on Friday night.

‘The Problem Child’ eased to the most comfortable of points wins at AT&T Stadium with scores of 80-72, 79-73, 79-73 following a one-sided contest screened live on Netflix that had been one of the most-talked-about and likely most-watched of the century as it broke the record for the biggest US boxing gate ever outside of Las Vegas, yet proved a thoroughly lacklustre affair given the total ineffectiveness of the 58-year-old Tyson against an opponent 31 years his junior.

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