MIKE TYSON threatened to kick off his fight with Jake Paul a day early after landing a SLAP on him during their final face-off.
The heavyweight legend returns to the ring for a controversial comeback bout against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in Texas.
And Tyson looked in sensational shape as he hit the scales at 228.4lb (16st 3lb) while wearing a pair of Versace briefs.
That was just before Paul came in a career-heaviest 227.2lb (16st 2lb) nearly TWO STONE above his usual fighting weight.
The two squared off for the final time but Tyson landed a slap on Paul – before the prankster-gone-prizefighter could get close.
It sparked a near-brawl on the stage as the two camps and security intervened and pulled the pair apart.
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Paul, 27, walked off with an unconvincing roar while Tyson, 58, was calmed down by his entourage before sending out one final warning.
He said: “The talking’s over.”
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The last time Tyson was in a ring was in 2020 for an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr, which proved to be nothing more than a glorified spar.
His career officially came to a depressing close in 2005 when he quit on his stool and threw the towel in on his boxing career.
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But he is back to face Paul – over 30 years younger – in what will be Netflix’s first move into live boxing.
The fight is scheduled for eight rounds of two-minutes – opposed to the usual three – with bigger 14oz gloves opposed to 10oz.
But the gloves were off on Thursday’s weigh-in only 24 hours from fight night – as Paul laughed off Iron Mike’s power.
He told broadcaster Ariel Helwani: “I didn’t even feel it. He’s angry, he’s an angry little elf.
“Mike Tyson, I thought that was a cute slap buddy but tomorrow you’re getting knocked the f*** out.
“I’m f***ing him up, Ariel. I’m f***ing him up. He hits like a b***h! It’s personal now, it’s personal now. He must die.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
