Jake Paul discovered a tricky lesson Thursday evening: Don’t step on Mike Tyson’s foot.
The fighters met Thursday for his or her last weigh-in earlier than dealing with off in a extremely anticipated matchup at AT&T Stadium Friday evening.
However issues took a drastic flip when the previous heavyweight boxing champion slapped the YouTuber turned boxer on stage.
Mike Tyson, left, slaps Jake Paul throughout a weigh-in Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Irving, Texas, forward of their heavyweight bout. (AP Photograph/Julio Cortez)
Hypothesis swirled on social media about what might need prompted the legend to snap.
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Tyson cleared the air, telling the New York Publish it was as a result of Paul stepped on his foot, possibly on objective.
“I used to be in my socks, and he had on sneakers,” Tyson advised the outlet after the weigh-in. “He stepped on my toe as a result of he’s a f—ing a–hole. I needed to suppose it occurred by chance. However now I feel it could have occurred on objective.”
Mike Tyson, left, and Jake Paul face off throughout a weigh-in at Toyota Music Manufacturing unit in Irving, Texas, on Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile by way of Getty Photos)
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Video of the incident backs up Tyson’s story.
“I used to be in a number of ache. I needed to reciprocate,” he added.
Tyson, 58, steps again into the ring for the primary time in practically 20 years. He’ll face Paul, who turned to skilled boxing simply 4 years in the past and has misplaced simply as soon as in 11 bouts.
Mike Tyson, left, and Jake Paul, proper, face off throughout a information convention Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Irving, Texas, forward of their struggle. (AP Photograph/Julio Cortez)
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The occasion can be streamed solely on Netflix starting at 8 p.m. ET. In response to experiences, the principle occasion shouldn’t be anticipated to start till round 11:30 p.m.
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