ARLINGTON, Texas — Jake Paul respected the elder “elf” Friday night that he belittled and promised he would kill just 24 hours earlier.
Paul, 27, clearly wary of even a 58-year-old Mike Tyson’s power, mostly approached the former heavyweight champion with caution throughout their anticlimactic eight-round bout at a packed AT&T Stadium. Worse yet, an aged, inactive Tyson, infamous for biting Evander Holyfield’s in their rematch 27 years ago, spent more time nibbling on his gloves than throwing punches and barely let his hands go after the second round.
The scorecards reflected Tyson’s inability to muster much offense.