Sylvester Stallone says Mike Tyson gave ‘one of the great Oscar-winning performances’ in Jake Paul fight [Video]

One of the greatest fictional boxers to grace the big screen has weighed in on the recent boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson. Sylvester Stallone, who played the iconic character “Rocky Balboa,” posted on Instagram that Tyson gave “one of the great Oscar-winning performances of all-time” in Friday’s fight against the social media star.

“Just to set my personal record straight. Business is business,” Stallone wrote. “SOMETIMES you have to do some things you HAVE to do sacrifice for the sake of helping your FAMILY…. I have known this unbelievable athlete since he’s 19 years old and what we saw was him giving one of the great Oscar winning performances of all time!!!!

“So in conclusion, I’ll take a line from Rocky, ‘he’s a wrecking machine, anything he touches it breaks badly.’ Keep punching Mike, there will never be a MAN like you, a GLADIATOR …