Mike Tyson reveals his injury and explains why he kept biting his gloves in the Jake Paul fight

mike tyson He explained why he bit his gloves during a disappointing defeat. jake paulhe also confirmed that he was injured in the fight.

‘Iron Mike’ The 58-year-old, one of boxing’s all-time great heavyweights, was seen biting his gloves several times during the boring main event in Texas on Friday night. easily beaten on points in his first professional outing in almost two decades by an opponent 31 years his junior.

While commentators at the time speculated about whether there was something wrong with Tyson’s mouth guard, others said it was something they had noticed in their fights in years past.

Tyson confirmed in his post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani that this was actually nothing new, saying: “I have a habit of biting my gloves when I’m fighting, yeah.”

When asked why he did this, Tyson responded playfully: He playfully alluded to the infamous incident in Las Vegas in 1997, in which he sparked huge controversy and temporarily lost his boxing license after biting off part of opponent Evander Holyfield’s ear in a rematch for the WBA heavyweight title. title.

“There’s an obsession in me,” joked Tyson, who had Holyfield among the prayers of past and present boxing stars in attendance at Dallas’ AT&T Stadium on Friday.

Already serious concerns about the 58-year-old Tyson’s ability to keep up with a much younger fighter were quickly raised when he took his pre-fight ring walk in Dallas with a brace on his right knee.

Tyson later confirmed he was injured going into the fight with Paul but refused to blame him for his comprehensive defeat.

Regarding his knee problem, he said, “Yes, but I can’t use that as an excuse.” “If that were the case, I wouldn’t be here.”