Iron Mike struck first.
Just 24 hours before the highly anticipated boxing match, Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul in the face during Thursday’s weigh-in.
The two were then separated, as part of a somewhat conventional pre-fight promo in which Paul playfully slapped Tyson in the face.
Mike Tyson hits Jake Paul at weigh-in #Paul Tyson
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“I didn’t feel that way,” Paul said later. “He’s mad. He’s an angry little elf. Mike Tyson, I thought that was the cutest slap, buddy. But tomorrow you’re going to get knocked out by the motherfucker.”
Paul later posted to X: “This is a pinch moment for me. I got slapped in the face by Mike Tyson.”
This is a pinch moment for me. I got slapped by Mike Tyson 🤗
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 15, 2024
Former heavyweight champion Tyson and YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul will meet in a professionally sanctioned bout Friday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The bout will consist of eight two-minute rounds and will be streamed on Netflix.
It was the 58-year-old Tyson’s first professional fight since 2005 and set a record for the largest age difference in a boxing match with Paul, 27.
Heading into the heavyweight bout, Paul weighed 227.2 pounds and Tyson 228.4 pounds.
Everything you need to know ahead of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson showdown.
