Joe Rogan issued a brutal reflection after watching Jake Paul's win over Mike Tyson at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Friday night.
Despite a 31-year age gap between them, the two did battle in a professional heavyweight bout in front of 70,000 fans and millions around the world live on Netflix.
Tyson made his return to the ring for the first time in 19 years but although he is in mighty fine shape, 'Iron' Mike was a shadow of his former self and did well to see out the eight-round contest without being knocked out.
Paul, who admitted he decided against hurting Tyson, claimed an 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 unanimous decision victory on the scorecards to move to 11-1 in his professional career.
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The fight on the whole was massively underwhelming and despite some early promise, 58-year-old Tyson landed a mere 18 punches in the contest.
While nursing a knee problem, Tyson gave it his all but UFC commentator Rogan summed things up with his post-fight assessment.
Ahead of the fight, Rogan expressed hope that Tyson would be able to deliver and made a point of saying he wanted to "believe in magic".
Taking to X, he wrote: "I’m getting ready to watch this Tyson vs Jake Paul fight like I’m watching someone cast a spell that I hope actually works. And I don’t really believe in magic. But I want to believe.
However after watching the less than impressive performance from Tyson, Rogan conceded: "Magic isn’t real".
Both Paul and Tyson have been suspended as per the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations but the latter still intends to fight again even with the loss.
Asked about potential opponents in the ring by Ariel Helwani, Tyson replied: "Oh, I don't know. Maybe his brother" - and pointed at Jake's older brother Logan.
Logan responded, saying: "Motherf***er, I'll kill you Mike."
Topics: Joe Rogan, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul
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