Mike Tyson did not wait to get into the boxing ring to present followers a style of what his match vs. Jake Paul will entail.
The legendary boxer is popping out of retirement to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul on Friday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which can be streamed on Netflix.
Throughout their weigh-in on Thursday evening, Tyson slapped Paul when he stood face-to-face with him. It is unclear what prompted the bodily altercation, however chaos ensued shortly after as folks tried to carry Tyson again. Paul appeared to mock Tyson by calmly slapping his personal cheek. It must be an attention-grabbing combat, to say the least.
MIKE TYSON JUST SLAPPED JAKE PAUL 😳 @MikeTyson @jakepaul @netflix pic.twitter.com/HIZ0KDddEv
— Extra time (@extra time) November 15, 2024
Paul trash talked Tyson much more after the slap. His NSFW insults obtained fairly heated.
“I did not even really feel it,” Paul stated. “He is offended. He is an offended little elf. Mike Tyson, I believed that was a cute slap, buddy, however tomorrow you are getting knocked the f— out. I am f—— him up! He hits like a b—-! It is private now! He should die!”
— Yahoo Sports activities (@YahooSports) November 15, 2024
Paul has put up a formidable file throughout his younger boxing profession, profitable 10 of his 11 matches. He is had seven knockouts, and he predicted final month that he expects to knock Tyson out on Friday.
Throughout Tyson’s lengthy boxing profession, which formally led to 2005, he received 50-of-58 matches, with 44 of these ending in knockouts. The 58-year-old final competed in an exhibition match in 2020 in opposition to Roy Jones Jr.
