December 16th 2024.
Mike Tyson was left puzzled by his own decision to step into the boxing ring once again. After his match with YouTube sensation Jake Paul in Texas last month, Tyson had a worrying conversation with his wife Lakiha Spicer. The Netflix bout was a controversial and unprecedented event, with loud boos echoing in the arena at the end of the underwhelming showdown. Tyson, a former world heavyweight champion, suffered a defeat via unanimous decision - his first fight in 19 years. Despite this, he released an emotional statement explaining why he believed he had won the fight.
In the aftermath of the match, Tyson opened up to Fox Sports Radio about his confusion over his choice to face the 27-year-old Paul. He admitted to his wife that he couldn't understand why he had agreed to enter the ring. "The day after the fight, I woke up and told my wife, 'Why did I do that?'" Tyson shared. "I just don't know what the hell went on." He even shockingly revealed that he couldn't recall a significant portion of the fight. "I don't remember the fight that much, I kind of blanked out," Tyson confessed. "I haven't watched the fight. You know what I remember? Coming back from the first round and Jake was doing some sort of bow... that's the last thing I remember."
Despite the confusion and lack of memory, Tyson walked away with a hefty sum of around $20 million. He had come out of retirement for this one-off fight with Paul at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. However, both fighters faced accusations of fixing the match from professional boxers who were part of the undercard. Sara Bailey, the women's WBA world light flyweight champion who was in the corner of Lucas Bahdi - the Canadian lightweight who fought on the undercard - suggested that the main event was set up to protect Tyson from taking too much punishment.
When asked about her thoughts on Paul's win against Tyson, Bailey didn't hold back. "Yeah, it was fixed, I'm sorry," she stated. Bahdi, who also believed that Paul had taken it easy on Tyson, added, "I think he [Paul] took it easy." These accusations added to the already controversial and unprecedented nature of the Netflix bout, leaving many fans and experts puzzled about the true outcome of the match.
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