“JAKE PAUL hit a career-HEAVIEST weight for his fight against the still shredded heavyweight icon Mike Tyson. Tyson returns to the ring for a controversial comeback bout against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in Texas. 7 Jake Paul was a career-heaviest 227.2lb Credit: Reuters 7 Tyson hit the scales at 228.4lb Credit: AFP And Tyson looked in sensational”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
Tyson returns to the ring for a controversial comeback bout against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in Texas.
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Jake Paul was a career-heaviest 227.2lbCredit: Reuters
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Tyson hit the scales at 228.4lbCredit: AFPAnd 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-biggest 227.2lb (16st 2lb) nearly TWO STONE above his usual 14st 14lb cruiserweight frame.
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 to pull the hyped-up 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.
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But he is back to face Paul – over 30 years younger – in what will be Netflix’s first move into live boxing.
The fight is scheduled for eight rounds of two-minutes – opposed to the usual three – with bigger 14oz gloves opposed to 10oz.
But the gloves were off on Thursday’s weigh in only 24 hours from fight night – as Paul laughed off Iron Mike’s power.
He said: “I didn’t even feel it. He’s angry, he’s an angry little elf.
“Mike Tyson thought that was a cute slap, buddy but tomorrow you’re getting knocked the f*** out.”
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Tyson slapped Jake Paul at their weigh inCredit: Sportsfile
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The pair were quick to be separatedCredit: AP
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They had to be pulled apartCredit: Getty
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Jake Paul laughed it offCredit: AP