Mike Tyson received important phone call just minutes before Jake Paul fight

Mike Tyson suffered a unanimous determination nonaccomplishment to Jake Paul, with the 58-year-old boxing fable sharing a telephone telephone with Turki AlAlshikh soon earlier his ringing walk

Mike Tyson received a telephone telephone from Turki AlAlshikh, the caput of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, conscionable minutes earlier helium walked to the ringing for his combat with Jake Paul.

Tyson suffered a unanimous determination loss to the YouTuber-turned-boxer, with the 58-year-old lone landing 18 punches crossed 8 two-minute rounds. Tyson was not contiguous astatine the post-fight property conference, but his squad did code the media.

And it was revealed that AlAlshikh, who has spearheaded Saudi Arabia's immense concern successful boxing, spoke to Tyson soon earlier the bout.

"He got a telephone telephone from a bully person of his and a large supporter, his excellency Turki Alalshikh, erstwhile helium was successful the locker country conscionable earlier helium went out," Tyson's squad revealed. "His excellency wished him the champion and told him however arrogant of him helium was and gave him a large pep talk."

Tyson unsurprisingly looked a shadiness of his erstwhile aforesaid during the fight, with Terence Crawford among the boxing stars to dependable their concerns implicit his performance.

"I emotion Mike Tyson, but they giving him excessively overmuch credit," Crawford wrote connected societal media aft the event. "He looked similar trash, to bid that agelong and lone propulsion 97 punches the full combat is crazy. I'm conscionable gladsome helium didn't get wounded retired there."

However, Tyson insisted helium was "happy" with his performance. Speaking successful the ring, Tyson said: "I didn't beryllium thing to anybody, lone to myself. I'm not 1 of those guys that look to delight the world. I'm conscionable blessed with what I tin do."

Tyson besides suggested helium could get backmost successful the ringing erstwhile much and combat Jake's older brother, Logan. "I don't know," helium admitted erstwhile asked if helium would ever vie again. "It depends connected the situation. Maybe I'll combat his brother."

However, Logan says helium has nary tendency to combat Tyson, with the 29-year-old present focusing much connected his WWE vocation than boxing. "I deliberation helium wants money, I don't deliberation helium wants to combat me," helium said.

"I f***ing emotion Uncle Mike he's conscionable so... I mean, that was impressive, no? For a 58-year-old? He's tough, arrogant of him, weathered the tempest against a young brute named Jake Paul. I deliberation Jake fto him live."

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