Mike Tyson finally broke his silence on slapping Jake Paul. The boxing legend slapped the YouTuber-turned-boxer on Friday night, during their face-off, ahead of their fight in Las Vegas’ Hard Rock hotel.
Confirming the social media speculations that Tyson had probably slapped Jake Paul because the latter stepped on his toes, Tyson has confirmed that it had indeed been the reason.
Tyson told The New York Post,
"I was in my socks and he had on shoes. He stepped on my toe because he is a ------- ---hole."
He further added,
"I wanted to think it happened by accident. But now I think it may have happened on purpose. I was in a lot of pain. I had to reciprocate."
Let us now explore what happened between Tyson and Jake in detail and see what both parties had to say following the incident.
What made Mike Tyson slap Jake Paul?
Tyson revealed that he slapped Jake as the latter stepped on his toes while wearing shoes, what led to it was when Jake, in an attempt to intimidate Mike, crawled toward him and suddenly stood up extremely close to him.
Mike’s reaction came swiftly and in the form of a slap. This incident called for immediate security intervention and the situation was brought under control. This incident comes in a highly tense week where till this point, Tyson was able to maintain his cool.
Following the incident, one of Tyson’s team members declared,
"Jake has been poking the bear the whole time. Mike slapped the ---- out of him."
Tyson had initially kept mum about the topic, saying that the time to talk had been over. However, Jake, on the other hand, made sure to express how he felt, saying,
"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 ---- out. I'm ------- him up. He hits like a -----. It's personal now, it's personal now. He must die!".
Paul’s win is predicted at tonight’s match but the betting odds for the boxing legend have recently tightened as the much-anticipated fight draws closer. This match marks Tyson’s return to the ring after four years when he ended up in a draw with Roy Jones Jr in a similar match.
Social media users are going crazy with Tyson slapping Jake
Social media users have been commenting on Tyson’s slap since it happened. Speculations arose that Tyson might have slapped Jake since he stepped on his toes, which was later confirmed by Tyson.
Since then, users have been commenting on all kinds of things. One user, lineal_chump, commented,
“everybody has a plan until they step on Mike Tyson”
Another user, Legitimate-Boot-7416 said,
“The more Jake Paul gets slapped the better the world will be lmao.”
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With tensions rising and the slapping incident turning the heat even more, it remains to be seen who comes out victorious in today’s match.
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