If Jake Paul wasn’t already in the mood, he is now.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer was on the receiving end of Mike Tyson’s wild weigh-in slap on Thursday night, a day before they’re scheduled to duke it out in the ring.
“I didn’t even feel it,” Paul said moments after Tyson threw the first literal salvo between the combatants. “He’s angry, he’s an angry little elf. Mike Tyson, I thought that was a cute slap buddy, but tomorrow you’re gonna get knocked the f–k out. I’m f–king him up, I’m f–king him up. He hits like a bitch. It’s personal now. It’s personal now. He must die.”
Tyson explained his actions as purely business.
“Talk is over,” he said.
The scene at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas, followed Paul paying deference to his foe a day earlier as reporters questioned the boxing legitimacy of “The Problem Child,” asking when he planned to fight more accomplished fighters.
“You’re sitting here disrespecting Mike Tyson to his face,” Paul said during the final news conference Wednesday. “Do you not think he’s a serious boxer?”
The stage is now set for a full-on spectacle, with the 27-year-old going for his 11th win in 12 tries against Tyson, the 58-year-old, a former heavyweight champ who has not fought in an official bout since 2005.
Paul enters as the betting favorite — -165 at BetMGM — in what is expected to be the most bet-on boxing match of all time.
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Bettors in New York won’t be among them, as the state isn’t a fan of the deviations from the norm — eight two-minute rounds and 14-ounce gloves instead of 12 three-minute rounds and 10-ounce mitts.
The next hands getting thrown will come in the ring at AT&T Stadium on Friday night, broadcast live on Netflix.