Boxing legend Mike Tyson appears to have been impressed by Logan Paul's performance against Floyd Mayweather.
Per TMZ, the 54-year-old ex-champion shared his opinion on the 26-year-old YouTuber's skills in an Instagram Live video posted in the aftermath of Paul's exhibition fight.
Speaking with former boxer Zab Judah in the video, Tyson stated: "I'm trying to get Logan Paul to fight Badou Jack. I wanna see what he says about that."
He also congratulated Paul via Twitter, writing in a direct tweet to the influencer: "So @LoganPaul congrats you beat the odds and went 8 rounds with a legend. Now get my product @CopperGel to ease that next-day pain. [sic]"
Tyson had previously disparaged Paul's athletic abilities when making an appearance on the vlogger's podcast, stating per Fox Sports: "Floyd's gonna beat [Paul's] f***ing a**."
Paul appeared to address Tyson's negative assessment of his potential in a press conference held after his fight with Mayweather, stating: "I made a list of everyone who said I’d lose this fight.
"I made a list of everyone who said Floyd was gonna dictate exactly how it went. I’m posting it, you’re all f***ed."
The YouTube star then continued: "Mike Tyson's on it. I love Mike Tyson, but he's on it.
"He told me on my own podcast: 'Floyd's gonna beat his f***ing a**.' That's what he said. Floyd didn't beat my f***ing a** Mike!"
Mayweather himself appeared to be surprised by how long his vlogger contender lasted in the ring, stating in a post-match interview with Sky Sports that Paul was: "A great young fighter. Strong, tough."
Mayweather continued: "He's better than I thought he was. He’s a tough, rough competitor. It was good action. I was surprised by him tonight; a good guy.
"Even though he doesn’t have much experience, he knew how to use his weight and he knew how to tie me up tonight."
On the other hand, UFC president Dana White was largely dismissive of the fight and the publicity surrounding it, stating in an interview with UFC Arabia: "That wasn’t a f***ing boxing match."
White added: "There's always going to be a market for that kind of stuff. There [are] always going to be people that are willing to put down $50 to watch that kind of stuff. That's so far away [from what we do]."
