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MIKE TYSON worryingly admitted he can’t remember the majority of his fight with Jake Paul.Iron Mike stepped back into the ring at the grand age of 58 for the Netflix showdown with YouTuber-turn-boxer Paul in November.Mike Tyson lost to Jake Paul in their Netflix showdown in Texas in NovemberCredit: ReutersIron Mike admitted he blanked out after the first roundCredit: Fox Sports RadioHowever, despite an early flurry, he looked utterly spent and offered very little threat after the first round as Paul secured a comfortable victory on points. Tyson revealed he “almost died” during his training camp leading up to fight night and then struggled to work out why he was so ineffective in the ring.Now, though, the former world champion confessed his only memories from the bout come from the first round.And he has no recollection of anything that happened in the remaining seven two-minute rounds. READ MORE IN BOXINGTyson said on Fox Sports Radio: “I don’t remember the fight that much, I kind of blanked out. “I haven’t watched the fight. You know what I remember.” I remember coming back from the first round and Jake was doing some sort of bow.”That’s the last thing I remember. I wasn’t tired, I wasn’t sweaty.”I went to the house we were staying in, I left the house with my wife and kids, went to the after-party then went back.”It is estimated Tyson earned a whopping £16million ($20m) from the lucrative money-spinning fight with Paul as 100m fans tuned in.Most read in BoxingBut the defeat did go on his professional record, taking it to 50 wins, seven losses and two no contests from his 59 bouts. Whether he gets another fight sanctioned remains to be seen, though, after his concerning behaviour and comments surrounding his latest dust-up.Fans claims Jake Paul’s win over Mike Tyson was ‘fixed’ as new footage of fight emergesThat is despite Tyson calling out Jake’s brother Logan Paul inside the ring in the immediate aftermath in Dallas. Both Tyson and Paul were given customary 24-day suspensions from boxing. But the veteran’s wife Lakiha Spicer added her own ban and insisted Tyson is “done”.Tyson’s son, Amir, told SecondsOut: “I think he’s done.”My stepmom, she’s saying he’s done and they’re a team. That’s husband-and-wife stuff.”Amir would love to tell his old man to call it a day but insists his heartfelt pleas would fall on deaf ears.In an exclusive interview with SunSport, he said: “That chat would be a waste of time! He is his own man.“If I say too much he’d only tell me to shut up and remind me I’m not his dad.“I can say my part but he is the grown-up and he will do whatever he wants.READ MORE SUN STORIES“I’ll chip in and say, ‘That was a great LAST fight, leave it at that.’“But if he wants to do it then nobody is going to stop him, because he loves it.”Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson round-by-roundMIKE TYSON’s long-awaited return to the ring didn’t have the fairytale ending fight fans dreamed of.SunSport’s boxing expert Wally Downes Jr recaps one of the drabbest and most forgettable nights in boxing history.And he didn’t hold back, issuing a scathing assessment of social media sensation Jake Paul.Round OnePaul says “I love you, Mike” just before the opening bell sounds. He quickly runs away and holds the boxing legend.Tyson draws a big reaction from the crowd as he lands a jab and a good right hand.Verdict: 10-9 TysonRound TwoPaul ran away in the opener and held – just like we thought he would.Tommy Fury had it first and now Mike Tyson. It’s clever because Tyson will tire. Paul tags Tyson’s body with a straight right.Tyson looks spent now. 180 seconds in and the fight looks over.Verdict: 10-9 TysonRound ThreeThe legend cannot even keep his gumshield in. As expected it’s a waste of time. Paul has run away until the 58-year-old has tired.Shooting ducks in a barrel now. Tyson might get hurt here. Paul lands a couple of clumsy shots and Tyson wobbles backwards.Tragic after three.Verdict: 10-9 PaulRound FourThis is proper rubbish. The crowd are bored and boos are being heard.This is just two tired big lumps going at it.  One a legend, one a promoter.Verdict 10-9 PaulRound FivePaul jabs the body and aims right for the head and another one-two clips the icon.Tyson cannot keep his mouthpiece in, he is gasping for air. Paul lands a left hook but then so does Tyson.Verdict 10-9 PaulRound SixThank God these weren’t three-minute rounds. We are getting about four punches per round.Tyson is gasping in the air but replays show a left hook did graze Paul’s beard.Verdict 10-9 PaulRound SevenTyson slips a jab and tries an uppercut. The commentator admits it has been a “sad” spectacle.The AT&T stadium has been utterly stunk out. Paul is looking just as tired as Tyson.Verdict 10-9 PaulRound EightGo back to YouTube, Jake. You’re an excellent conman. But you’ve never been a boxer.The Judges decide: 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73. I’m glad Tyson gets paid and has stayed safe.But what a laughable performance from Paul to add to his stinker with Tommy Fury.Verdict 10-9 PaulSunSport’s final scorecard – 78-74 for Jake PaulClick to read the full round-by-round breakdown. More

TYSON FURY walked into his undisputed fight against Oleksandr Usyk a shadow of his usual self after wife Paris’ heartbreaking miscarriage.The Gypsy King, 36, didn’t even have full confirmation that his baby boy had been lost – a harrowing six months into the pregnancy.Tyson Fury is usually cheered on ringside by wife ParisCredit: Jamie McPhilimeyFury, 36, appeared subdued before taking on Oleksandr Usyk in MayCredit: GettyAndy Lee discussed what his pal went through with SunSportBut when Paris couldn’t turn up to the Riyadh bout, he knew deep down that tragedy had struck.Trainer and confidante Andy Lee, who has known Tyson all of his life, has confirmed to SunSport that while it is categorically not an excuse for the split decision loss in May, he saw right up until the first bell that his man was up against much more than just the Ukrainian genius.Lee told SunSport: “I wasn’t aware of it (Paris’ miscarriage). I knew she was expecting a child. She’s always at the fights and I was expecting her to be there, really.”When she wasn’t there I thought maybe she can’t fly or something like that.READ MORE IN BOXING”Tyson never mentioned it. He never mentioned it once but he was very quiet.”Even the day of the fight in the afternoon, the fight takes place so late over there, it must have been about 6 or 7pm, we all went for a walk and he was very quiet.”We had a good chat, me and him, just talking about his career and how far he’d come and what this moment meant to him.”There was a certain quietness to him or maybe a sadness but that was probably playing on his mind.Most read in BoxingUsyk went on to beat Fury via decisionCredit: Reuters”When you watch a fight, you’re just seeing a fight. But the months and weeks leading up to that fight dictate how the fight turns out, how it goes for you.”So being cut, not having a full, proper training camp and maybe having something like that in the back of your mind, it all leads into your performance.”It’ll be a knockout, 110% Sun Sport’s panel preview Usyk v Fury 2 with Tyson Fury trainer Andy LeeLee, 40, then gave a behind-the-scenes glimpse into what his friend may have been going through on the night.He continued: “For me, what was quite telling, was… when Tyson makes his ring walk I’ll go to the ring first, I won’t go on the ring walk with him.”I’ll go to the ring and make sure I’m in the ring before Tyson gets to the ring, to give him water and just be there, have someone to meet him.”I watched Usyk come into the ring and his crew and all the team and he was settling himself, Usyk, he was quite focused and present.”When Tyson got into the ring I could see somebody who was a little bit agitated and I think all of those little things that were going on in the build-up to the fight maybe were playing on his mind, or maybe just having that bit of anxiety about him.’HE WASN’T REALLY HIMSELF'”I could see, if you watch the fight back, before the fight he wasn’t really himself. Like usually he’s quite within himself.”So just an interesting insight, something I noticed straight away when he got into the ring.”Dad-of-seven Fury went on to lose the bout via split decision, the first defeat of his distinguished career.Only in October did the Gypsy King reveal that Paris had suffered a devastating miscarriage just hours before the fight.I could not be there for her in that moment. And that is tough for meTyson FuryTyson and Paris are parents to Venezuela, 15, Prince John James, 13, Prince Tyson II, eight, Valencia, seven, Prince Adonis Amaziah, five, Athena, three and Prince Rico, oneWhile stressing that he was not looking to make excuses, he explained: “The one that she was having, she lost that on the Friday of the fight, which was pretty s****y.“I am not making excuses but she was six months pregnant, it’s not like a small miscarriage at the beginning, you have to physically give birth to a dead child, on your own, while your husband is in a foreign country.“I could not be there for her in that moment. And that is tough for me.”I have been with the woman for longer than I wasn’t with her, so it is hard that I couldn’t be there with her, in that time.“When she said she couldn’t come over, I knew there was a problem.“She usually comes out on fight week but she said she had high blood pressure.“She said she couldn’t come and I asked her what was up and asked her to tell me but she wouldn’t.“So I knew, I knew, I knew there was a problem. I said to my brother, ‘She’s lost that baby.’“She never told me she had lost the baby, but I knew.”’DO I TELL HIM?Ahead of the Usyk fight, Paris agonised over whether to tell Fury straight away.She told the Mirror last month: “I had to make the ­decision, do I tell him? And I came to the conclusion that whatever was happening with me, I couldn’t change it. But I could change dramatically what was happening in his life.READ MORE SUN STORIES“I made up a lie that I had high blood pressure. It was the only thing I could think of that would stop me from flying without having to give him the terrible news.”Fury is set to meet Usyk again on December 21 in Saudi Arabia.Tyson and Paris Fury pose for a picture with their seven children on holidayCredit: InstagramFury vs Usyk 2: Ring walk time, TV channels and undercard – all you need to know for big rematch More