Mike Tyson may have lost, but at least he kept his sense of humor.
After losing a unanimous decision to Jake Paul on Friday night, Tyson was asked by ring reporter Ariel Helwani about his habit of biting his boxing gloves, which led to many watching the highly anticipated fight on Netflix. attracted the attention of people.
“Yes, I have a habit of biting gloves,” he said. “I have a habit of biting.”
The post-fight jab drew some nasty laughs as it was an obvious reference to his 1997 rematch with Evander Holyfield, which ended in bizarre fashion with Tyson biting off part of Holyfield's ear.
Tyson was disqualified for the incident and had his boxing license revoked for 15 months.
Paul was well aware of his off-season history, attending Wednesday's pregame press conference wearing $200,000 diamond-studded ear covers.
“I wasn't mad Friday night,” Paul said. “I got ear covers with diamond spikes.”
It turns out the 27-year-old didn't have to defend much during the bout, with the fighters spending the final few rounds of the tilt dancing around each other with little action, drawing boos from the AT&T Stadium crowd. .
Paul may instead have to lend them to his brother Logan, who received an informal challenge from Tyson after the match.
“Fuck, Mike, I'm going to kill you,” Logan told him.
