Things got weird at Thursday’s Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul pre-fight press conference.
During a preview of the July 20 fight at AT&T Stadium, the two fighters got into an argument on stage in Arlington, Texas, but the mood changed when Paul tried to get laughs from the crowd.
“I want to kiss Mike’s big juicy lips,” Paul said during the confrontation.
Amused, Tyson took it a step further.
“It’s very ironic that he said that,” Tyson replied. “Because when I was 16, I saw a picture of him doing a little dance on YouTube. And for some reason I got an erection.”
Afterwards, the two exchanged thoughts on future fights, and Tyson chided Paul about his fighting career.
“He couldn’t even be knocked out.” [Nate] Diaz,” Tyson said. “Diaz weighs 40 pounds. Is he going to knock me out? Anderson Silva. He couldn’t even knock out the little guys, how is he going to knock me out? […] He never knocked out a real man. He didn’t knock out Tommy Fury. I’m gonna blow Jake away. ”
“I can’t stand here and say I did those things,” Paul replied. “But what I promise people on July 20th is that I’m going to put Mike to sleep and he’s going to feel my power. I’m going to go down as the man who put Tyson to sleep for the last time. ”
The bizarre scene was just the latest development in a high-profile battle streamed on Netflix.
Tyson’s last competitive fight was on June 11, 2005, when he lost to Kevin McBride.
The soon-to-be 58-year-old has reportedly given up marijuana and sex in order to train for a fight in July, which appears to be causing his mind to wander.
Paul, 27, is 9-1 in 10 fights in his career, with his most recent victory coming on March 2 against boxer Ryan Borland.
He is 2-1 against boxers, with his only career loss coming against Tommy Fury.
The YouTube star-turned-fighter repeatedly badmouthed the legendary boxer as he prepared to step into the ring, at one point referencing Tyson’s infamous ear-biting incident in 1997.
“He can’t bite my ear off even if I knock out his teeth,” Paul told Fox News’ Jesse Watters in April.
