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Jonathan Gorrie

KSI slams Jake Paul as boxing rival reacts to 'disgusting' Mike Tyson fight

KSI has slammed long-term rival Jake Paul after the latter’s unanimous decision win over Mike Tyson on Friday night.

After so much hype, former world heavyweight champion Tyson looked every one of his 58 years upon his return to professional boxing, 19 years after initially retiring from the sport.

‘Iron Mike’ landed only 18 punches across eight two-minute rounds during the contest streamed live on Netflix, with Paul easing to an 80-72, 79-73, 79-73 decision.

The 31-year age gap was evident throughout the main event, with plenty of spectators online lamenting the fact it was ever allowed to happen in the first place.

Paul, at least, did not pursue the knockout of the much older man and even bowed to Tyson after the bell but long-term rival and fellow crossover YouTube star KSI was far from impressed.

Taking to Instagram, KSI slammed the event as a “sad watch” and even went as far as to describe it as “elderly abuse.”

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