Fans crown ring girl Sydney Thomas as 'real winner' of Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul - and insist she was the only reason they kept watching 'boring' fight

Many combat fans were near underwhelmed by Friday night's main lawsuit starring Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.

The bulk of the assemblage successful Arlington, Texas arrived hoping to spot 58-year-old boxing icon Tyson - who was the undisputed satellite heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990 - enactment YouTuber Paul successful his place. Tyson was besides cheered connected by millions of viewers via Netflix.

However, 27-year-old Paul bossed the contention against his overmuch older hostile and aboriginal admitted that helium had decided against trying to sound him out.

Paul won the combat via unanimous determination aft it went the afloat region of 8 two-minute rounds.

But galore fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to kick that the combat was 'boring'.

Some fans adjacent claimed that the lone crushed they continued watching was to spot much of ring miss Sydney Thomas.

Twenty-year-old exemplary and societal media prima Thomas was 1 of 5 ringing girls moving astatine Friday's lawsuit at AT&T Stadium - on with Virginia Sanhouse, Lexi Williams, Delia Sylvain and Raphaela Milagres.

Thomas went viral during and aft the fight, with 1 instrumentality connected societal media hailing her arsenic the 'real winner'.

Another instrumentality added: 'Honestly, the existent champ here. She brought much enactment to the ringing than the existent fight.'

A 3rd instrumentality commented: 'Watching her was mode much entertaining than the combat itself'.

Paul was supported ringside by his girlfriend Jutta Leerdam.

Leerdam - a Dutch Olympic velocity skater - showed up wearing a achromatic formal with a precocious slit and the top-half adorned with metallic sequins.

Meanwhile, Paul looked incredibly focused arsenic helium entered the arena successful a airy bluish suit, though helium was devoid of immoderate shirt.

There was not overmuch commotion for the influencer-turned-boxer, a smattering of boos and cheers vibrated astir the arena.

It was precise antithetic for his opponent, who received a raucous ovation arsenic he stepped into the arena wearing a leather overgarment with immoderate precise eye-catching artwork.

But immoderate fans were booing astatine the extremity of the night, having been underwhelmed by a combat that failed to unrecorded up to its hype.

While being interviewed successful the ringing aft the fight, erstwhile asked who helium could instrumentality connected next, Tyson said: 'I don't know, possibly his brother...'

Tyson was referring to Jake's 29-year-old sibling Logan Paul.

But Logan has since responded by saying: 'I deliberation helium wants money, I don't deliberation helium wants to combat me.'

He aboriginal told Mail Sport: 'I f***ing emotion Uncle Mike he's conscionable so... I mean, that was impressive, no? For a 58-year-old?

'He's tough, arrogant of him, weathered the tempest against a young brute named Jake Paul. I deliberation Jake fto him live.'