"Be our savior" - Fans clamor for Dutch kickboxing legend Nieky Holzken to take on YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul

The recent boxing bout between Jake Paul and legend Mike Tyson drew mixed reactions from fans and fighters from the combat sports community after 'The Problem Child' scored a unanimous decision over the legendary boxer.

Among the notable athletes who gave their take on the match is former two-time ONE lightweight kickboxing world title challenger and multiple-time kickboxing world champion Nieky Holzken, who sent his reaction through a tweet on X (formerly known as Twitter).

'The Natural' said that he was happy to see Tyson didn't get hurt in the match, and he simultaneously challenged Paul to face real opponents.

ONE Championship posted his reaction on their Instagram account, with the caption:

"You with it? 👀 @niekyholzken"

This callout has hyped up the fans and stirred up a possible showdown between the two, as users @jorge.andrade1, @paulhv1, @the_sky_is_limited, @commonwealth_farm, and @surviving_sobriety get behind the Dutch striking superstar with their comments:

"Come on let's do this 🥊@onechampionship @niekyholzken @jakepaul"

"Nieky would murder him"

"Nicky Holzken hits Jake down by K.O. in the first round thats 100% for sure!!! 🤣🤣🤣"

"Please Nicky be our savior 🙏"

"Nicky would hospitalize Jake"

Screenshot of fans' comments

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Nieky Holzken coming off a victory from his previous match in ONE Championship last January

After losing back-to-back matches against Sinsamut Klinmee in March 2022 at ONE: X and Arian Sadikovic in June 2023 at ONE Fight Night 11, the 40-year-old battle-tested athlete has snapped his two-fight skid with a win over Japanese-Korean icon Yoshihiro Akiyama in their catchweight special rules bout last January 28 as part of the ONE 165 card in Tokyo.

Holzken scored a first-round TKO win to spoil 'Sexyama's' return to Japan and improve his record under the world's largest martial arts organization to five wins.