Jake Paul’s mom launches blistering attack on Mike Tyson and vows to ‘kill him’ after weigh in slap
Jake Paul’s mother could be ready to step into the ring on Friday night and take her son’s place against Mike Tyson.
Tensions exploded on stage Thursday as the unlikely rivals hit the scales in a tension-drenched weigh-in 24 hours before their controversial Netflix battle at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.
As the pair came together for the usual showdown, the Baddest Man On The Planet, 58, shocked onlookers by punching the YouTuber, 27.
Paul, who is 31 years younger than his rival, was unfazed by the boxing legend’s explosive outburst, but his mother, Pam Stepnick, reacted furiously.
Despite preparing to watch her son trade punches with Tyson in an eight-and-two minute showdown on Friday night, the mother-of-two took issue with the boxing great laying a hand on her son.
“I’m going to kill Mike Tyson for you,” she said, squeezing her son into a tight hug after the onstage altercation. ‘F***ing little b****.’
Mike Tyson punched Jake Paul during the confrontation after their weigh-in
The former YouTuber’s mother was furious and issued a chilling warning to the boxing legend
Her brave claim earned a laugh from Paul, who declared that she ‘hits harder’ than Tyson.
After lashing out, Tyson was restrained and left the stage, giving Paul the chance to have the final say.
“The talk is over,” Tyson replied before leaving with his entourage, but shortly after the blow Paul said: “I didn’t even feel it.
‘He’s angry. He’s an angry elf,” he added, saying, “Mike Tyson, I thought that was a cute punch.”
Speaking to Ariel Helwani on stage, Paul said: ‘Mike Tyson, that was a cute slap buddy, but tomorrow you’re going to get the fuck knocked out.
‘I’m fucking him, I’m fucking him! He hits like crazy. It’s personal now, it’s personal now!’
He then took the opportunity to give his opponent one last chilling warning, adding, “He must die!”
Tyson’s former training partner turned politician Tom Patti later revealed the reason why the 58-year-old lashed out at Paul.
The pair had to be separated after Tyson physically punched his opponent
Tyson was just over a pound heavier than Paul before he knocked his rival onto the stage
He claimed Tyson retaliated after YouTuber boxer Paul stepped on his foot after jumping at him.
“Jake stepped on Mike’s foot, that’s what caused the reaction,” Tom Patti, one of Tyson’s old friends, told USA Today.
“I was there and Mike just told me.
“My personal opinion (is) that Jake shows enough disrespect that he starts crawling toward Mike and then jumps in front of him… like some kind of swinging animal.
“Mike put him in his place.”
Footage appears to back up Patti’s comments with Paul, who was wearing sneakers and landed on the top of Tyson’s right foot prior to the confrontation.
Tyson, meanwhile, said: “I had my socks on and he had shoes on, he stepped on my toe because he was fucking a hole. I was in a lot of pain. I had to answer something.”
Just before the outburst, Tyson was just over a pound heavier than Paul. Having previously operated as a cruiserweight, Paul has expanded to take on Tyson, weighing in at 227.2 pounds.
Tyson went on to wear Versace pants and looked in incredible shape, especially considering he turned 58 in July, when he tipped the scales at 228.4 pounds.
The controversial fight, which will be streamed live on Netflix, will be held at AT&T Stadium in Texas.