Boxing fans who watched Mike Tyson fight in their prime can breathe a sigh of relief — Jake Paul didn't hurt him.
But Father Time did.
The Hall of Famer and legend looked every bit of his 58-years-old as he struggled to move around the ring. Paul, 27, took advantage toward a safe, distance-managing unanimous decision over the icon Friday night before 70,000-plus fans at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and live on Netflix.
Trying to match the large moment and atmosphere, Tyson came out spry, looking to assert his vaunted peek-a-boo style and landing a left hook in the opening round. However, as the bout went on, "Iron" Mike's body began breaking down as he struggled to fight forward, hampered by a brace on his right knee. His legs just weren't there.
Paul still kept a safe distance, peppering Tyson from the outside with jabs, even tripling up on a hook at one point toward a quiet victory.
During the bout's waning seconds, Paul bowed to Tyson as a show of respect.
It turns out, the fight didn't have as much fireworks as the slap Tyson gave Paul during Thursday's weigh-in ... and that's probably a fortunate thing.
Here are the round-by-round results of Paul's victory over Tyson and its entire main card.