Mike Tyson Ready to go from toe to toe Jake Paul.
In fact, the boxing legend mentioned why he slapped the YouTuber in the face while weighing in for their fight on Nov. 15: The Netflix live stream was because Jake had stepped on his foot.
Tyson said: “I was wearing my socks and he was wearing shoes.” New York Post Nov. 14, shortly after the incident. “He stepped on my toe because he’s a very bad person. I wanted to think it happened by accident, but now I think it might have happened on purpose.”
The 58-year-old added that he was “in a lot of pain” during the confrontation, so he “had to reciprocate”.
But for Paul, the attack was harmless. After all, he mocked Tyson on stage after the slap, saying: “I didn’t even feel it.”
“He’s an angry little troll,” continued the 27-year-old, who switched from YouTube to professional boxing in 2018. “Mike Tyson, I thought it was a nice slap, my friend.”
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