MIKE TYSON left commentators baffled by repeatedly biting his gloves during his defeat to Jake Paul.
The 58-year-old boxing legend lost on points to the man 31 years younger than him in a fight that has been slammed by fans.
Tyson stated on the front foot and was the better fighter in the first two rounds.
But he soon grew tired and the influencer-turned-boxer eased to victory while not making an attempt to knock him out.
Iron Mike may not have got his teeth stuck into the fight but did with his gloves.
Throughout the contest he was seen bizarrely nibbling his hand.
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Netflix commentator Mauro Ranallo said: “I’ve seen this in a lot of Tyson’s fights.”
But fellow broadcaster Roy Jones Jr, who was the last man to fight the veteran, was left confused, saying: “I just don’t understand that.”
The pair bickered and were unsure whether there was a problem with his mouthguard.
Asked afterwards if there was an issue, Tyson replied: “I have a habit of biting my glove when I fight, yeah.”
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Quizzed on why he does that, he simply responded: “I have a biting fixation.”
Evander Holyfield knows about that all too well after having his part of his ear bitten off by him during their fight in 1997.
It led to fans joking: “Mike biting his glove, I would have tapped out if I was Jake.”
Paul vs Tyson shocking punch stats
THE punch stats from Mike Tyson’s defeat to Jake Paul made for “sad” reading.
Veteran Iron Mike, 58, started strongly enough in his Netflix boxing fight with the former YouTuber.
But he simply ran out of gas within the first few minutes of the eight-round contest.
In the 16 minutes of action, the former undisputed heavyweight world champion landed just 18 punches – averaging just 2.25 successful hits per round.
In total, he only attempted 97, meaning he made contact with just 18 per cent.
By comparison, Paul, 27, threw a whopping 278 punches – nearly 200 more than his ageing opponent – but still only landed 78 for a success rate of 28 per cent despite his opponent barely moving.
His most explosive round came in the third when the victorious Problem Child attempted 44 punches and connected with 16 of them.
However, a woeful fifth round saw just four punches landed between the pair as the quality failed to live up to the hype and Paul refused to go for the knockout.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
