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Sydney Thomas, the ring girl who went viral during the Netflix boxing match between social media influencer Jake Paul and Boxing Hall of Famer and former undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson broke her silence on her newfound fame.
Thomas, 20, shared a TikTok video on Saturday (November 16) addressing the attention she received during the live streaming spectacle hours prior.
“Im happy you guys enjoyed the broadcast!!” Thomas captioned the post, which included a video caption that stated, "waking up to see I'm trending for the Tyson v Paul fight."
Thomas also shared a post thanking her followers for their support on her Instagram story Saturday.
“I woke up to an overwhelming amount of love and support from all of you,” she wrote. “I can’t thank you guys enough or begin to express how grateful I am. I love you all — thank you for your kind words.”
Paul, 27, scored 80-72, 79-73, 79-73, over Tyson, 58, whose last official match came in a loss to Kevin McBride in 2005, during the highly-anticipated event at AT&T Stadium. Fans were livid by the fight itself, which many online deemed to be boring and a cash-grab, as well as Netflix's streaming issues throughout the night, with the service trending as many customers experienced buffering issues during the rest of the card, including Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy.
"Im in the classic torture chamber where I cant tell if my internet keeps going out or whether #Netflix is just constantly buffering and unwatchable for everybody," Portnoy wrote on his X account. "So the reports are in. #Netflix wasnt ready for this. This is unwatchable."
"Credit to Jake Paul + Mike Tyson for pulling off one of the great cons of century. I shoulda put 10 million on Jake. Not cause he's good but cause he fought a senior citizen. I would say everybody involved should be ashamed but I'd take the money it too if I could. #TysonPaul," Portnoy added in another post.
Tyson, the youngest boxer to ever win a heavyweight title and one of the most dominant ever in the weight class, went 50-6-2 (44 KO) in 58 career professional fights prior to Friday's loss. Paul has a 10-1 record in 11 professional boxing matches, which included a first-round TKO against Ryan Bourland on March 2.