Mike Tyson revealed an unusual fixation in his post-fight interview at the Dallas boxing ring, where he lost to opponent Jake Paul.
When asked why he is often seen biting on his left boxing glove, the former heavyweight champion replied: “I have a habit of biting my gloves, yes.”
When asked why, he replied, “Um, I have an obsession with biting.”
Tyson bit the ear of his opponent Evander Holyfield during a world title fight in 1997, a move that led to his disqualification.
Asked if he was happy with his performance against Jake Paul on Friday night, he replied: “Absolutely. “I knew he was a good fighter, he was ready but I came to fight.
After the fight, which saw Jake Paul win decisively, scoring 78 strikes to Tyson’s 18 over eight two-minute rounds, fans criticized the one-sided result.
“Who’s next, Joe Biden?” was one of the tweets that summed up fans’ displeasure with the competition between the 29-year-old Paul and a man twice his age.
“BREAKING: Jake Paul challenged Jimmy Carter (100 years old) to a boxing match after beating Mike Tyson (58 years old),” another tweet read.
“Terrible fight all around. Another said: “I didn’t expect Tyson to go crazy but he barely did anything but bite his glove.”
Another wrote: “Watching Tyson get paid 20 million dollars for biting a glove.”
Friday’s fight between Tyson and Paul, which was headlined by Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 2, was the biggest boxing gate outside of Las Vegas in U.S. history, topping $17.8 million. More than 70,000 people attended the fight.
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