Sydney Thomas had to act cool after Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul, but that led to more speculation from fans saying the fight was all staged.

For the best part of a year now, this contest has had people talking. It saw the once fearsome and youngest-ever world heavyweight champion Tyson, a 58-year-old veteran of 58 fights, take on the 27-year-old former YouTuber who had only fought 11 times and lost once to Tommy Fury.

That’s exactly where November’s spectacle between human Cool Ranch Dorito Jake Paul and 58-year-old retiree Mike Tyson has landed. The match’s promotor, Most Valuable Promotions, was compelled to respond to allegations Paul’s latest victory was the result of skullduggery and not the fact he’d boxed a man eligible for AARP membership.