Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul in a heated final face-off ahead of their blockbuster boxing match. The 58-year-old Tyson is set to face 27-year-old Paul in Texas on Friday, November 15, marking Tyson’s first professional fight in 19 years.
Legendary boxer Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul during their final weigh-in ahead of their highly anticipated heavyweight showdown at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The confrontation escalated when Paul attempted to provoke Tyson by getting in his face as they approached each other, prompting the 58-year-old boxing icon to respond with a swift slap. Both fighters’ teams quickly intervened to prevent the situation from escalating further, separating the two before tensions could spark a larger altercation.
The brief but heated moment was captured on video and shared by Netflix, quickly going viral across social media. With a steely look, Tyson dismissed Paul’s pre-fight trash talk, saying, “Talk is over,” before delivering the slap. Paul, visibly rattled, responded furiously: “I didn’t even feel it. He’s angry. He’s an angry little elf. Mike Tyson that was a cute slap but tomorrow he is going to be knocked the f*k out. He hits like a b**h. It’s personal now. It’s personal now. He must die,” a fuming Paul responded. “This is a pinch me moment. I got slapped by Mike Tyson,” Paul later wrote on X.
Tyson, a former undisputed heavyweight champion with 44 knockouts in his legendary 50-win career, has promised fans a fierce return to the ring, aiming to channel the “Iron Mike” of his heyday. “I’m bringing the devil himself [to the ring],” Tyson declared in an open workout session earlier in the week, pledging an all-out performance in his comeback fight.