The Tyson versus Paul match may have been a dud, but not for Sydney Thomas! The fight's viral ring girl is speaking publicly for the first time, and even she's stunned by the social media frenzy she's caused.
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00:00The Tyson vs. Paul match may have been a dud, but not for Sidney Thomas. The fight's viral
00:06ring girl is speaking publicly for the first time, and even she's stunned by the social
00:10media frenzy she's caused.
00:12Considering all the grumbling around the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight, it comes as no
00:17surprise that viewers wanted something to distract them from the main event. Luckily
00:21for everyone, ring girl Sidney Thomas was happy to waltz her way into the hearts of
00:25Netflix viewers. Thomas, a college student at the University of Alabama, was the breakout
00:30star of the brawl, and the internet certainly noticed.
00:34In an interview with Us Weekly, Thomas admitted to waking up to more than she bargained for.
00:38She told the outlet,
00:39"'My DMs are just insanely flooded right now. There's definitely been some pretty big names
00:43and brands that have reached out.'"
00:45Although she's keeping mum on who her potential brand deals might be with, Thomas is also
00:49acknowledging that the newfound attention is both welcome and overwhelming. She's even
00:54created an Instagram story detailing how stunned she was by it all, writing,
00:58"'I woke up to an overwhelming amount of love and support from all of you. I can't thank
01:03you guys enough or begin to express how grateful I am.'"
01:06As much as Thomas might be in awe of the waves of new followers, it sounds like this is an
01:10opportunity she's not about to pass up.
01:13On November 17th, 2024, Sidney Thomas took to her Instagram to answer questions and better
01:18get to know her fans by doing a quick Q&A session. It was here she divulged that she
01:23was recently discovered by Most Valuable Promotions, the promotion company co-founded
01:28by Jake Paul, and signing right before Paul's match with Tyson is really paying off.
01:33The Tyson-Paul fight was only Thomas' second time performing her ring girl duties, and
01:37it seems she's got a solid future ahead of her. In one of her post-fight Instagram posts,
01:43Thomas was quick to thank the team at Most Valuable Promotions as well as acknowledge
01:46the historic significance of the boxing match.
01:49We got a YouTuber fighting the greatest fighter that ever lived."
01:55However, the responses to her post prove that Thomas is a blossoming social media darling.
02:00One Instagram user already claimed Thomas was an icon. Another summed up the sentiments
02:05of many fans by deeming her literally the show. It's clear that the public found Thomas
02:09to be more eye-catching than the main event, which has many wondering what her next steps
02:14will be.
02:15When asked by Us Weekly how she's keeping up with everything, Sidney Thomas admitted
02:19that all the newfound attention is still overwhelming but riveting. She told the outlet,
02:23"...I knew the exposure was going to be awesome. Just the fact that it was being streamed on
02:28Netflix and it was such an iconic fight. But I had no idea that all the focus was going
02:32to shift from the results to the ring girl being the main star of the event."
02:36Now a senior at the University of Alabama, Thomas admits she takes her classes online
02:41so that she can have a more flexible schedule. The model does want to continue school and
02:45graduate, but also admitted,
02:47"...I think what's next for me is to continue building up my social media and continue working
02:51with most valuable promotions and being a ring girl."
02:54In other words, expect to see a whole lot more of Thomas as she pursues modeling and
02:59promotional positions.