Jake Paul admitted that he did want to unnecessarily hurt Mike Tyson in their bout, describing the former heavyweight's performance as a man "just surviving in the ring".
The YouTuber-turned-boxer defeated the former two-time world champion by unanimous decision on Friday at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas, prevailing in a low-wattage contest.
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At 27, The Problem Child was three decades younger than The Baddest Man on the Planet, who entered the contest with a knee brace for his first professional fight since 2005.
It was a tame affair throughout where Paul appeared untroubled by Iron Mike, and speaking afterwards, he suggested it was difficult to bring out the 58-year-old's star power.
"You know I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn't want to hurt someone that didn't need to be hurt," he said. "I tried to give the best fight I possibly could.
"But when someone's just surviving in the ring, basically, it's hard to make it exciting. I couldn't really get him to engage me or do something cool.
"I don't care what people have to say. They're always going to have something to say. I could just tell that his age was showing a little bit. I have so much respect for him.
"That violence between us - after he slapped me - I wanted to be aggressive, take him down and knock him out. But that kind of went away as the rounds went on."
Tyson slapped Paul at the weigh-in before their contest earlier this week, after months of back-and-forth between the two men.
The result moves the latter's professional record to 11-1 across a dozen fights, while Tyson now holds a 50–7 (2) record.
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