For his big return to the ring, almost 20 years after his last fight, Mike Tyson was beaten at the end of last week by Jake Paul in Arlington (United States). The boxing legend would obviously have difficulty recovering from this duel.
He didn't hold up for very long. For his highly anticipated return to the ring, almost 20 years after his last professional fight, Mike Tyson lost at the end of last week to Jake Paul unanimously by the judges after eight rounds.
A clear defeat that the heavyweight legend had difficulty accepting. Even if he held on until the end of their confrontation. “Mike is so grateful that Jake didn't kill him, like he said he was going to do,” one of his entourage told the Daily Mail, adding that he is in “a bad form” and “a little embarrassed”.
“He throws in the towel”
And this setback sounded the death knell for his career. Aged 58, the American boxer should no longer put on the gloves. “He throws in the towel. He really hoped he could end his career with a win, but in the end it was a win because he got paid millions. This money goes directly into his retirement fund,” said the person close to Mike Tyson.
Despite his defeat, “Iron Mike” hit a nice little jackpot since he would have pocketed nearly 20 million euros. Enough to ensure his “old” days, while he experienced health problems with a peptic ulcer on the sidelines of this fight initially scheduled for July 20.
“I almost died in June. I've had eight blood transfusions. I lost half my blood and 25 pounds (11 kilos, editor's note) in the hospital and I had to fight to get healthy and fight, so I won,” he posted on his account X (formerly Twitter) the day after his defeat. And the latter will not take anything away from his immense career.
