Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul after weighing-in at the Toyota Music Factory. Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

Watch: Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul during pre-fight weigh-in

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Nov 14, 2024 9:21 PM ET

The fireworks are starting early between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.

On Thursday, Tyson and Paul hit the scales for the official weigh-in ahead of their highly-anticipated fight on Friday that will be streamed live on Netflix. As the two fighters were going nose-to-nose, Tyson took exception to Paul apparently stepping on his foot and proceeded to give Paul a pretty hard slap to the face.

Here is the video.

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Tyson officially clocked in at 228.4 pounds and Paul at 227.2 pounds for the professionally sanctioned heavyweight fight, which will take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

It is still unclear just how serious the bout will be, especially since Tyson is 58 now (to Paul’s 27) and has not had a real professional fight since 2005. But at the very least, the two fighters are doing a good job of drumming up interest in their showdown.

Things already got physical between Tyson and Paul during a joint press conference in August, and Tyson also just made headlines earlier this week for an unusual pre-fight interview.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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