"Iron Mike" turned out to be slightly heavier than his opponent.
Former absolute world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and popular blogger Jake Paul held an official weigh-in ceremony on the eve of their face-to-face fight.
The fighters showed almost the same weight, “Iron Mike” turned out to be slightly heavier than his opponent – 103.6 kilograms (228.4 pounds) against 103.1 kg (227.2 pounds).
After the weigh-in, Mike and Jake had a final stare-off, during which Tyson slapped Paul. The YouTube star may have stepped on the boxing legend's foot.
Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul: Final Stare-Off Video
THE REASON BEHIND THE SLAP
WAS THIS JAKES FAULT? ⬇️
— #PaulTyson
Friday, November 15th
AT&T Stadium — Arlington, TX
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The fight between 58-year-old Tyson and 27-year-old Paul will take place on the night of Saturday, November 16, at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (USA). The start is approximately at 06:00 Kyiv time.
The fight will have official status – the result will be included in the statistics of both fighters. Its duration will be 8 rounds of two minutes. The boxers will have standard gloves and will not have head protection, knockout is allowed.
It should be noted that Tyson and Paul were originally supposed to meet in the ring on July 20, but due to the deterioration of “Iron Mike's” health, the fight was postponed.
Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul: track record
“Iron Mike” had his last official fight in 2005, when he lost by technical knockout to Irishman Kevin McBride. Tyson's track record includes 58 fights: 50 wins (44 by knockout), 6 losses. Two more fights were declared no contest.
In November 2020, Tyson had an exhibition fight with former world champion in five weight categories Roy Jones. Fightended in a draw, although statistically the advantage was on the side of “Iron Mike”.
Jake Paul made his boxing debut in January 2020, when he defeated another blogger, Ali Eson Gib. Then his victims were former NBA player Nate Robinson, former Bellator champion Ben Askren, and former UFC champion Tyron Woodley, whom Jake defeated twice.
In October 2022, Jake won a victory over former UFC champion Anderson Silva, and in February 2023, he suffered the only defeat of his boxing career from Tommy Fury, the younger half-brother of former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
The blogger has 10 wins (7 by knockout) and one defeat. In previous fights, Paul knocked out professional American boxer Ryan Burland in the first round in March 2024, and in July, he won the sixth round ahead of schedule against former UFC fighter Mike Perry, who came out to fight instead of Tyson on short notice.