{"id":2369335,"date":"2024-11-15T08:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T13:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-tyson-strikes-jake-paul-at-weigh-in-claims-his-younger-opponent-made-first-contact\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T08:45:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T13:45:10","slug":"mike-tyson-strikes-jake-paul-at-weigh-in-claims-his-younger-opponent-made-first-contact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-tyson-strikes-jake-paul-at-weigh-in-claims-his-younger-opponent-made-first-contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson Strikes Jake Paul at Weigh-In, Claims His Younger Opponent Made First Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-tyson-strikes-jake-paul-at-weigh-in-claims-his-younger-opponent-made-first-contact%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369335&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The upcoming \u200dboxing match featuring YouTube star Jake \u2062Paul and legendary former champion Mike Tyson has \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analyst-weighs-in-on-daniel-penny-chokehold-case\/\" title=\"Expert analyzes Daniel Penny&#039;s chokehold case.\">garnered significant attention<\/a>, even from\u200d those \u2064who may\u2062 not be \u200bavid fans of the sport. \u200bScheduled for \u200cNovember 15\u2062 and broadcast on Netflix, the bout is particularly \u200cintriguing due\u2062 to Tyson&#8217;s\u200b age\u201458\u2014and his status as \u2064an iconic figure in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fury-to-fight-usyk-in-saudi-for-undisputed-heavyweight-title\/\" title=\"Fury and Usyk set for Saudi showdown, vying for heavyweight supremacy.\">boxing history<\/a>, juxtaposed against the\u200b 27-year-old \u200cPaul. <\/p>\n<p>The \u200canticipation surrounding the event has been heightened by recent confrontations during the ceremonial\u200c weigh-ins, where Tyson slapped Paul after the latter reportedly stepped on his toes. Despite the physical altercation, Paul \u2063remained unfazed, vowing to win the fight. The match comes after Tyson\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pictures-tearful-queen-elizabeth-ii-royal-family-attend-memorial-for-prince-phillip\/\" title=\"Pictures: Tearful Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Family Attend Memorial for Prince Phillip\">recent health issues<\/a>,\u2064 which delayed the fight initially planned for \u200cJuly\u200d due to a flare-up of stomach ulcers.\u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Critics have voiced concerns regarding \u2064the\u2063 appropriateness of a matchup between an\u2064 aging fighter and someone\u2062 significantly younger, especially considering Tyson&#8217;s health. Nonetheless, excitement builds for the fight, which is expected to \u200binclude seven bouts, \u200btaking place at AT&#038;T Stadium in Texas.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For many fight fans &mdash; and, frankly, even non-fight fans &mdash; the spectacle and allure of celebrity prize fighter Jake Paul tangling with one of the most feared boxers in history (albeit well past his prime), Mike Tyson, is hard to ignore.<\/p>\n<p>After all, it&rsquo;s not often that the &ldquo;David&rdquo; in the David vs. Goliath parable is a 58-year-old, former <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">multi-time boxing world champion<\/a> like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mike-tyson-calls-possible-trump-indictment-really-says-trump-not-go-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But that&rsquo;s to be expected when Tyson&rsquo;s opponent for Friday&rsquo;s mega-fight on Netflix is over 30 years his junior.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Paul, who was perhaps best known for being a viral YouTube content creator before turning to prize-fighting, is widely expected to beat Tyson in the ballyhooed main event of Friday&rsquo;s card &mdash; but the excitement and anticipation are palpable regardless.<\/p>\n<p>(According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/boxing\/2024\/11\/14\/mike-tyson-jake-paul-date-time-schedule\/76261827007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>, the card will feature seven total fights, including Paul-Tyson, and will take place at the AT&amp;T Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys play, in Arlington, Texas.)<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Given the spectacle of all this, it should surprise nobody that there were already fireworks during the ceremonial weigh-ins for Tyson and Paul on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Tyson got in the first shot of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-boxing-legend-mike-tyson-scared-death-jake-paul-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surprisingly bitter<\/a> feud, but he&rsquo;s claiming it wasn&rsquo;t totally unprovoked.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the slap heard across the streaming world below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MIKE TYSON HITS JAKE PAUL AT THE WEIGH IN <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PaulTyson?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PaulTyson<\/a><br \/>  &mdash;<br \/> LIVE ON NETFLIX<br \/> FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15<br \/> 8 PM ET | 5 PM PT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kFU40jVvk0\">pic.twitter.com\/kFU40jVvk0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Netflix (@netflix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1857227192918274108?\">November 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to what Tyson told the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/14\/sports\/heres-why-mike-tyson-slapped-jake-paul-at-pre-fight-weigh-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, his slap was a response to Paul literally stepping on his toes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was in my socks, and he had on shoes,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-boxing-legend-mike-tyson-scared-death-jake-paul-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyson<\/a> told the outlet. &ldquo;He stepped on my toe because he is a f***ing a**hole. I wanted to think it happened by accident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But now I think it may have happened on purpose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In fairness to Tyson, the above video and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChampRDS\/status\/1857249984208347392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">others<\/a> do appear to show some contact between the feet of the fighters.<\/p>\n<p>To his credit, Paul barely flinched at the strike and offered quite the NSFW response instead.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m f***ing him up,&rdquo; Paul <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bleacherreport\/status\/1857233684421595348?s=46&amp;t=OYStdAf9bOmyx_nj_5DcZg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said after the viral incident<\/a>. &ldquo;He hits like a b****. It&rsquo;s personal now. He must die.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of dying, this fight almost didn&rsquo;t happen because Tyson had some serious health issues earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The fight was originally supposed to happen in July, but it was postponed after Tyson suffered from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/netflix-provides-huge-update-mike-tyson-vs-jake-paul-fight-medical-scare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an ulcer-flare up<\/a> while flying.<\/p>\n<p>(Tyson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/legendary-boxer-mike-tyson-opens-caused-health-scare-postponed-celebrity-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attributed<\/a> the stomach ulcers to eating &ldquo;too much bad food and stuff.&rdquo;)<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s also worth mentioning that, despite the palpable anticipation, many fight fans have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ashamed-jake-paul-ripped-shreds-mike-tyson-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ridiculed and criticized<\/a> Paul for accepting a fight with someone who qualified for AARP benefits nearly a decade ago &mdash; to say nothing of the fact that he&rsquo;s recovering from an ulcer.<\/p>\n<p>The Netflix fight card begins at 8 p.m. ET Friday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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It&#8217;s rare for the &#8220;David&#8221; in a David vs. Goliath scenario to be a 58-year-old former world champion like Tyson, especially when his opponent is over 30 years younger. The 27-year-old Paul, previously known for his viral YouTube fame before entering the boxing ring, is widely anticipated to win this highly publicized match on Friday. Nevertheless, the buzz and anticipation are significant. The event will feature seven fights in total at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Given the hype surrounding this matchup, it was no surprise that tensions flared during Thursday&#8217;s weigh-ins for Tyson and Paul. Tyson initiated a heated exchange by slapping Paul first but claimed it was provoked by Paul&#8217;s actions\u2014specifically stepping on his toes while wearing shoes as Tyson stood barefoot. In an interview with the New York Post, Tyson expressed that he initially thought it might have been accidental but began to suspect otherwise after reviewing footage showing their feet making contact.<\/p>\n<p>Paul responded unfazed by the slap with an expletive-laden remark: \u201cI\u2019m f***ing him up&#8230; It\u2019s personal now.\u201d This fight nearly didn&#8217;t take place due to serious health issues Tyson faced earlier this year; it was postponed from July after he experienced stomach ulcers attributed to poor eating habits. Despite high expectations for the fight, many fans have criticized Paul for taking on someone who qualifies for AARP benefits and is recovering from health problems.<\/p>\n<p>The Netflix event kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on Friday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2369336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tyson-v-Paul.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[12475,14096,36559,42867,45063],"class_list":["post-2369335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-boxing","tag-confrontation","tag-jake-paul","tag-mike-tyson","tag-weigh-in"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tyson-v-Paul.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2369335"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369339,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369335\/revisions\/2369339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}