Mike Tyson discovers new heavyweight world ranking after Jake Paul defeat

The 58-year-old suffered a unanimous determination decision to the YouTuber-turned-boxer successful what was his archetypal nonrecreational combat successful astir 2 decades

Former undisputed satellite champion Mike Tyson has been placed successful astatine 309 successful the BoxRec heavyweight rankings pursuing his caller decision to YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.

'Iron Mike' made a sensational instrumentality to the squared ellipse connected Friday nighttime against the societal media star. Tyson's clash with the 27-year-old was his archetypal nonrecreational bout since suffering a decision to erstwhile Irish boxer Kevin McBride successful 2005.

However, successful his heavyweight dust-up with 'The Problem Child', Tyson was dominated from commencement to finish. While helium did not autumn to a knockout defeat, the 58-year-old was inactive bettered connected points. Taking to Twitter aft the bout, the legendary combatant wrote: "This is 1 of those situations erstwhile you mislaid but inactive won. I’m grateful for past night. No regrets to get successful ringing 1 past time.

"I astir died successful June. Had 8 humor transfusions. Lost fractional my humor and 25lbs successful infirmary and had to combat to get steadfast to combat truthful I won. To person my children spot maine basal toed to toed and decorativeness 8 rounds with a talented combatant fractional my property successful beforehand of a packed Dallas Cowboy stadium is an acquisition that nary antheral has the close to inquire for. Thank you."

Tyson's decision has seen him spot successful astatine 309th successful the caller heavyweight rankings, 183 places down Paul. The 58-year-old is lone 3 spots up of Terrell Jamal Woods, a 35-year-old combatant who has won conscionable 1 of his past 15 fights and holds a nonrecreational grounds of 29-62. Relatively chartless fighters are placed mode supra Tyson, including Peter 'The Problem' Naylor.

As for Paul, the young American is presently ranked 126th successful the world pursuing his immense triumph successful Texas. Speaking aft the fight, erstwhile asked if helium took his ft disconnected the gas, Paul said: "Yeah, definitely, decidedly a bit. I wanted to springiness the fans a show, but I didn’t privation [to wounded him]. I wanted to springiness the fans a show, but I didn’t privation to wounded idiosyncratic that didn’t request to beryllium hurt."

While immoderate viewers were near unimpressed by the enactment - and immoderate adjacent walked retired of the AT&T Stadium earlier the effect was announced - determination has been plentifulness of sound successful the aftermath. Following his performance, Paul was adjacent called out by the undisputed light-heavyweight satellite champion, Artur Beterbiev. “@jakepaul what tin you bash successful ringing against the existent undisputed champion?" Beterbiev wrote connected his Instagram leafage connected Saturday. "Just cognize that I’m ever unfastened to immoderate suggestions.”

It was announced connected Saturday that much than 60million households streamed the main lawsuit connected Netflix, which caused the streaming level to crash respective times. The fight's gate, meanwhile, surpassed $18m, treble the erstwhile Texas gross grounds for combat sports successful some boxing and MMA, topping Canelo Alvarez's grounds of $9m.