Tyson didn't wait to get physical ahead of his highly anticipated match on Friday.
The legendary boxer is coming out of retirement to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul on Friday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which will be streamed on Netflix.
During their weigh-in on Thursday night, Tyson slapped Paul when he stood face-to-face with him. It's unclear what prompted the physical altercation, but chaos ensued shortly after as people tried to hold Tyson back. Paul appeared to mock Tyson by lightly slapping his own cheek. It should be an interesting fight, to say the least."I didn't even feel it," Paul said. "He's angry. He's an angry little elf.
During Tyson's long boxing career, which officially ended in 2005, he won 50-of-58 matches, with 44 of those ending in knockouts. The 58-year-old last competed in an exhibition match in 2020 against Roy Jones Jr.Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News.
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