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Late night TV hosts take aim at Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight
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Late night TV hosts take aim at Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight

Jake Paul maybe have defeated Mike Tyson this weekend, but it’s the late night television hosts who claim final victory. The fight, streamed live on Netflix, continues to spark jokes days later, much to the delight of anyone who runs a late-night show.

“Was it a fight?” It seemed more like a disagreement than a fight. Jimmy Kimmel said during his monologue on Jimmy Kimmel live. “According to Netflix, more than 60 million households have streamed or attempted to stream what is being called the most-watched case of elder abuse since Joe Biden debated Donald Trump.”

He added, showing images of Paul shout into a journalist’s microphone after Tyson slapped him during the weigh-in: “Hard to believe this kid will one day be president of the United States.” It’s likely.

Although the fight didn’t go Tyson’s way, Kimmel noted that “deep down, a lot of us were hoping that if Tyson knocked out this kid, the universe would somehow correct itself.” other. This is not the case. Donald Trump is still president-elect.”

Elsewhere on Jimmy Kimmel livethe host asked the guest Denzel Washingtonhimself a boxer, about the fight. “Do you consider what happened this weekend to be boxing? Kimmel asked Gladiator II actor.

“Mike is one of the greatest of all time,” Washington responded. “And I’m glad he got paid.”

On The late showhost Stéphane Colbert aired a fake Nintendo commercial for a game called Jake Paul’s Senior Punch-Out. “The game where you’re Jake Paul beating up old people,” the narrator intoned, listing possible opponents like Joe Biden, Pope Francis and Judi Dench.

In a special Sunday evening episode of Tonight’s showJimmy Fallon said: “Forget boxers. The real champions were the viewers who went the distance. It’s like, “Get up!” It’s almost gone! It’s midnight!’ » He added: “Apparently, Paul doesn’t stop there. After the fight, he challenged the entire cast of 60 minutes.”

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The highly anticipated boxing match ended with Paul winning after a full eight rounds on Friday night. More than 72,000 people were in attendance at the event at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys, although most people watched it live on Netflix. Tyson received a $20 million purse for the match, while Paul received $40 million.

Paul had been the one to propose a fight with Tyson, with whom he has a friendly relationship, two years ago, and said it was Tyson’s idea to make it a professional match rather than an exhibition , which means that the result will be reflected on their career records. In a face to face interview Days before the fight in Texas, Paul said it would be “the greatest moment in boxing history when I put this man to sleep,” prompting Tyson to respond: “He dreams a lot. This is not going to happen, young man. When asked why he would win against such a foe, Tyson jokingly replied, “Because I’m Mike Tyson.”