Social Media Detectives Have Uncovered The Odd Reason Why Mike Tyson Slapped Jake Paul During Their Faceoff, And It All Makes Sense Now

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul at weight-inMike Tyson and Jake Paul (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The real reason Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul has been revealed ahead of their highly-anticipated fight this Friday.

The two star personalities will square off in the ring at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, tonight in a Netflix event every boxing fan has been waiting for.

Tyson and Paul have been mostly respectful in the build-up to the bout, but things got ugly during their weigh-in on Thursday as the boxing icon delivered a right-handed slap after they got in each other’s faces.

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While the blow appeared random, turns out it was not.

The photo below shows Paul stepping on Tyson’s foot right before being slapped.

Jake Paul stepping on Mike Tyson's footMike Tyson and Jake Paul (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The 58-year-old was clearly unhappy about the move, given that he was only wearing socks while Paul had shoes on.

You can see him pointing to the floor immediately after slapping Paul.

Here’s a better view:

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Jake Paul Has Vowed To Knock Mike Tyson Out

To his credit, the 28-year-old fighter took the hit like a champ.

He was pretty fired up in the aftermath, sending a warning to his soon-to-be opponent in an interview with Ariel Helwani.

“It’s personal now, it’s personal now. He must die,” he said, vowing to knock Tyson out.

“Mind you, Jake did dat on purpose, he stepped on his foot, on purposed to get a rise out of Tyson to switch da narrative, yet he got rocked by a whole slapped, that he BRACED for,” a fan wrote on X.

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Paul’s own company, MVP, suggested he was to blame for the bust-up, writing, “The reason behind the slap… was this Jake’s fault?”