Mike Tyson threatened to kick off his fight with Jake Paul a day early after SLAPPING him during their final face-off. The heavyweight legend returns to the ring for a controversial comeback bout against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in Texas.
And Tyson looked in sensational shape as he hit the scales at 228.4lb (16st 3lb) while wearing a pair of Versace briefs. That was just before Paul came in a career-heaviest 227.2lb (16st 2lb) nearly Two Stone above his usual fighting weight.
The two squared off for the final time but Tyson landed a slap on Paul – before the prankster-gone-prizefighter could get close. It sparked a near-brawl on the stage as the two camps and security intervened and pulled the pair apart. Paul, 27, walked off with an unconvincing roar while Tyson, 58, was calmed down by his entourage before sending out one final warning.
He said: “The talking’s over.” The last time Tyson was in a ring was in 2020 for an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr, which proved to be nothing more than a glorified spar. His career officially came to a depressing close in 2005 when he quit on his stool and threw the towel in on his boxing career.
