Jake Paul branded a 'clown' by fans for dressing room antics after Mike Tyson win

Jake Paul celebrated his controversial win over Mike Tyson by lifting a custom-made "most valuable" belt, which has sparked plenty of reaction on social media.

The 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer extended his professional record to 11-1 on Friday night with a comfortable points victory over former undisputed heavyweight champion Tyson at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Tyson started the contest strongly, winning the opening two rounds but he inevitably tired in the latter stages. In fact, Paul admitted that he intentionally held off in the closing rounds out of respect for Tyson, and even ignored an instruction from his corner.

Speaking in the ring after his victory, Paul said it was an “honor” to fight “legend” Tyson. He added: “I look up to him, this man is such an icon.”

Paul, who landed 78 punches on Tyson, soon made his way to the dressing room, where former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley was waiting to congratulate him.

As you can see from the footage below, Paul was then crowned "the most valuable heavyweight champion in the world" by one of his entourage, who handed over a custom-made MVP belt.

The YouTube personality proceeded to hold up the belt as those in attendance voiced their appreciation.

Here's how fans on social media reacted to the scenes.

One said: "Celebrating a win over a 60-year-old is the sorriest s*** I’ve ever seen. The Paul brothers must be stopped," and another wrote: "How can you celebrate that sort of win."

A third commented: "Damn. Zero shame. That's wild."

A fourth said: "Two clowns," and a fifth added: "Making up their own belts [laugh emoji]."

Jake Paul celebrates with Sean O’Malley after his win over Mike Tyson 🤝

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— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 16, 2024

As mentioned previously, Paul admitted that he didn't want to hurt Tyson in the latter stages.

After a reporter asked if he started to take his foot off the gas, Paul replied: "Yeah definitely, definitely a bit. You know, I wanted to give the fans a show but I didn't wanna hurt someone that didn't need to be hurt."

He added: "There was a point where I was like he is not really engaging back. So I don't know if he is tired. I can just tell his age was showing a little bit.

"I just have so much respect for him and that war thing 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."