2 hours Ago By Donagh Corby
Mike Tyson has opened up about the struggles he faced just making it to fight night for his record-breaking ring return. The legendary heavyweight champion faced Jake Paul on Friday night in Dallas, and struggled through to the final bell in a losing effort . But he views the getting to that point at all as a victory after a tumultuous training camp.
As recently as May, he was forced to reschedule their bout due to suffering an ulcer flare-up that had him vomiting blood . And he claims that he was near death at the height of his injury, which saw him lose a massive 25lb. Who is Mike Tyson? All you need to know about the boxing legend ahead of match with Jake Paul Mike Tyson lost his ring return to Jake Paul Boxing icon Mike Tyson was a big underdog heading into his fight with Paul on Friday night, and flew out of the traps in an effort to catch his young rival on the hop.
However, it took just two rounds for his gas tank to run out. From there on it, it was into survival mode from the 58-year-old, who continued to bob and weave almost from muscle memory. For his part, Paul didn’t push the pace, seemingly keen not to cause another incident like Evander Holyfield’s ill-fated comeback against Vitor Belfort.
The pair ended up lasting out the eight round distance, with Paul finishing the contest by bowing to Tyson right before the bell. They embraced after the fact and shared a moment together, but generally fans felt they didn’t get their money’s worth from the headline clash. Mike Tyson opens up about Jake Paul defeat in lengthy message In the aftermath of the defeat, Tyson has taken to social media to express his thoughts for the first time since a brief in-ring interview with Ariel Helwani .
At that point, he claimed he may fight again, and while that is not mentioned in his new statement, he noted the severity of his health issues. “This is one of those situations when you lost but still won,” Tyson wrote on X in a post viewed over 15million times. “I’m grateful for last night.
No regrets to get in ring one last time. I almost died in June. Had 8 blood transfusions.
“Lost half my blood and 25lb in hospital and had to fight to get healthy to fight so I won. To have my children see me stand toe to toe and finish 8 rounds with a talented fighter half my age in front of a packed Dallas Cowboy stadium is an experience that no man has the right to ask for. Thank you.
” Jake Paul claims he carried Mike Tyson in record-breaking fight Almost immediately after the fact during the post-fight press conference, Paul made it clear that he felt he had to protect Tyson in the ring, as opposed to looking for concussive shots. He noted that it may have made for less of a spectacle, but that he didn’t want to hurt somebody that was compromised. Asked if he had ‘carried’ Tyson , Paul replied: “Yeah, definitely.
Definitely a bit. I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn’t want to hurt someone that didn’t need to be hurt.” He later added: “I tried to give the best fight I possibly could, but when someone’s just surviving in the ring, basically it’s hard to make it exciting.
So I couldn’t really get him to engage me or slip shots and do something super cool or whatever. “But I don’t care about what people have to say. They’re always going to have something to say and that it is what it is.
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