Boxing legend Mike Tyson has insisted he wasn’t the least bit tired during his eight-round struggle against Jake Paul.

A 58-year-old Tyson entered the ring for his first official bout in almost 20 years last month when he faced the YouTuber-turned-fighter. His last match before tangling with Paul was a 2005 defeat to Kevin McBride, where he bowed out after five rounds.

Despite the mix of skepticism and hope that surrounded Tyson’s comeback, many boxing enthusiasts held onto the belief that ‘Iron Mike’ might upset the odds. But as expected, Tyson’s age appeared to become a major factor as he lost steam from the second round.

Even though ‘The Problem Child’ failed to knock out the legendary boxer, he secured a unanimous decision win in Texas. And though spectators suspected Tyson’s energy dropped off a cliff by the third round, the man himself felt time flew on fight night.

“Magically. It just happened so quick,” he told 7News at a Miami pop-up event (via The Mirror). “Eight round were over fast. I wasn’t tired. I wasn’t sweating. I didn’t understand that.”

‘Iron Mike’ seems to have finally hung up his gloves for good when it comes to fighting. However, he doesn’t see his connection to the boxing world ending there.

“As I said before, the sky is the limit,” he said when asked about what the future holds. “Anything I want, I’m just happy to be able to do it. I’m very grateful to have the opportunity to be able to do everything that I want to do in this and beyond.”

His remarks came shortly after his wife seemed to hint at Tyson’s retirement from the ring. His son, Amir, disclosed that his stepmother has declared the icon “done” for good.

Speaking with Seconds Out, Tyson Jr said: “I think he’s done. My stepmom, she’s saying he’s done and they’re a team. That’s husband-and-wife stuff.”

In the same conversation, Amir tackled the rumors that the fight was fixed, adding: “Some people are on that bogus ‘oh, it’s rigged’. We know it wasn’t rigged. He just got tired. Jake would move out the way. It looked like he pulled his punches back but Jake’s moving. It’s not like the pads, he’s moving.

“When someone doesn’t want to accept that someone lost, when it doesn’t go that way of course they’re gonna pull that. And that’s what they’re putting on the internet. His gas tank after the third round was just shot. That’s all it was. He just kept on staying throughout. He did his best. No holding back, he did the best he could at his age.”

Boxing icon Roy Jones Jr has expressed his disappointment in Jake Paul’s performance against Mike Tyson and called out the YouTuber-turned-boxer.

Jones’ last fight was in 2023, where he suffered a majority decision defeat to former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. This marked Jones Jr’s first professional fight since his victory over Scott Sigmon in 2018, but he did participate in an exhibition match against Tyson in 2020, which ended in a predictable draw.

Tyson returned to the ring four years later for a heavyweight bout with Paul in Texas, losing a points decision after eight boring rounds. And Jones Jr, who provided commentary for the match, revealed his dissatisfaction with ‘The Problem Child’s’ performance against the 58-year-old legend.

“The fight really did not live up to the hype,” Jones Jr told BoxingScene. “You have a 58-year-old man against a 27-year-old man. We expected more because Mike was a former great and still is a great. Jake is just a guy learning the game. We expected more fireworks from Mike, and Jake, really. To be honest, you got your money’s worth in the two fights before that in Mario Barrios vs. Abel Ramos and Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano. To me, you didn’t get cheated out of anything.”

While Jones Jr revealed he hasn’t had any discussions about facing the young American, he insisted he’d beat Paul in the ring. “I haven’t had any conversations about fighting Jake Paul. I am not really a full-fledged heavyweight, but I weigh probably what he weighs right now,” he added. It wouldn’t be hard to match his weight, I guess. They do catch weights, so I’m sure we could figure out the right weight. We can make it happen. The only thing different though is he will probably have to take me out because I’m coming to knock him out.

“I’m going to get him, or he’s going to get me. It would be very difficult to pick him apart because he is so powerful and big. He has power and is a dangerous puncher. I would beat him, I’m sure, but you would have to be on your A-game all night, especially at my age.”

In the aftermath of his win over Tyson, Paul revealed that despite the intense pre-fight trash talk, he had no desire to knock out the legend when it became clear he was merely trying to survive as his age began to take its toll. “I wanted to give the fans a show but I didn’t want to hurt someone that didn’t need to be hurt,” Paul explained. “There was a point where he (Tyson) was not engaging back, I could just tell his age was showing a little bit. That violence war thing… that went away as the rounds went on.”

Paul also addressed his reputation for being a polarizing figure, stating, “People just love to hate me. I intentionally say things for people to hate. That’s what I like to do. If people want to see more… give me a couple of months. I tried to give the best fight I possibly could. When someone’s just surviving in the ring, it’s hard to make it exciting. I don’t care what people have to say. It is what it is.”

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