Mike Tyson has revealed an uncommon fixation in his post-match interview within the Dallas boxing ring, the place he misplaced to his opponent Jake Paul.
Requested why he was so typically seen biting down on his personal left boxing glove, the previous heavyweight champion replied: “I’ve a behavior of biting my gloves, sure.”
Requested why, he replied: “Um, I’ve a biting fixation.”
Tyson infamously bit the ear of his opponent Evander Holyfield throughout a world title battle in 1997, a transfer that noticed him disqualified.
Requested if he was completely happy along with his efficiency in opposition to Jake Paul on Friday night time, he replied: “Completely completely happy sure. “I knew he was a great fighter, he was ready however I got here to battle.
Following the battle, which noticed Jake Paul show definitively victorious, touchdown 78 hits to Tyson’s 18 throughout eight two-minute rounds, followers slammed the one-sided final result.
“Who subsequent, Joe Biden” was one tweet that summed up followers’ displeasure on the contest between 29-year-old Paul and a person twice his age.
“BREAKING: Jake Paul has challenged Jimmy Carter (age 100) to a boxing match after beating Mike Tyson (age 58),” got here one other tweet.
“Horrible battle throughout. I wasn’t anticipating Tyson to go loopy however he barely did something however chew his glove,” mentioned one other.
“Watching Tyson receives a commission 20 million to chew a glove,” wrote another person.
Friday’s match between Tyson and Paul, which was prefaced by Katie Taylor Vs. Amanda Serrano 2, was the largest boxing gate exterior of Las Vegas in US historical past, surpassing $17.8 million. Greater than 70,000 had been in attendance on the match.
