Mike Tyson SLAPS Jake Paul before being pulled apart by security in CHAOTIC weigh-in before controversial Netflix fight

MIKE TYSON threatened to footwear disconnected his combat with Jake Paul a time aboriginal aft landing a SLAP connected him during their last face-off.

The heavyweight fable returns to the ringing for a arguable comeback bout against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul successful Texas.

And Tyson looked successful sensational signifier arsenic helium deed the scales astatine 228.4lb (16st 3lb) portion wearing a brace of Versace briefs.

That was conscionable earlier Paul came successful a career-heaviest 227.2lb (16st 2lb) astir TWO STONE supra his accustomed warring weight.

The 2 squared disconnected for the last clip but Tyson landed a slap connected Paul - earlier the prankster-gone-prizefighter could get close.

It sparked a near-brawl connected the signifier arsenic the 2 camps and information intervened and pulled the brace apart.

Paul, 27, walked disconnected with an unconvincing roar portion Tyson, 58, was calmed down by his entourage earlier sending retired 1 last warning.

He said: "The talking's over."

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The past clip Tyson was successful a ringing was successful 2020 for an accumulation bout with Roy Jones Jr, which proved to beryllium thing much than a glorified spar.

His vocation officially came to a depressing adjacent successful 2005 erstwhile helium discontinue connected his stool and threw the towel successful connected his boxing career.

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But helium is backmost to look Paul - implicit 30 years younger - successful what volition beryllium Netflix's archetypal determination into unrecorded boxing.

The combat is scheduled for 8 rounds of two-minutes - opposed to the accustomed 3 - with bigger 14oz gloves opposed to 10oz.

But the gloves were disconnected connected Thursday's weigh-in lone 24 hours from combat nighttime - arsenic Paul laughed disconnected Iron Mike's power.

He told broadcaster Ariel Helwani: "I didn't adjacent consciousness it. He's angry, he's an aggravated small elf.

"Mike Tyson, I thought that was a cute slap buddy but time you're getting knocked the f*** out.

"I'm f***ing him up, Ariel. I'm f***ing him up. He hits similar a b***h! It's idiosyncratic now, it's idiosyncratic now. He indispensable die."