Mike Tyson reveals reason for biting his boxing gloves during Jake Paul fight

Mike Tyson reveals reason for biting his boxing gloves during Jake Paul fight
Mike Tyson joked he has a “biting fixation” after repeatedly biting down on his boxing gloves during his comeback fight against Jake Paul.

On a night where Netflix streams crashed and fans walked out on the main event in Dallas, Tyson’s first professional fight in 19 years ended in defeat. Tyson, 58, had no answer for the 27-year-old YouTube star, who claimed victory on the judges’ scorecards 80-72 with two judges and 79-73 with the third.

The pair embraced in the ring post-fight, with announcer Ariel Helwani asking Tyson – who had been struggling to move throughout, clearly hampered both by age and a knee injury – about his display. He queried: “The broadcast team was debating what you were doing with your gloves, was it a mouth piece issue or were you just biting on your glove?”

“I have a habit of biting my gloves when I fight,” Tyson replied before adding: “I have a biting fixation.”