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‘Just sad’: how Mike Tyson’s return to the ring crashed Netflix – but disappointed fans

A reporter in the boxing ring holds a microphone up to the face of a referee who is holding back Jake Paul, with a bushy beard, and Mike Tyson, both boxers tattooed
Jake Paul, far left, and Mike Tyson at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on 15 November. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images for Netflix

Mike Tyson’s return to professional boxing after nearly two decades generated considerable public attention before Friday night’s comeback fight against the YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, but the reviews were not kind.

The 58-year-old former heavyweight champion’s lamentable performance in a dull defeat by a unanimous decision elicited disappointment and condemnation as boos rained down from the crowd of more than 72,000 spectators at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, about 20 miles west of Dallas.

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