The Baddest Man on the Planet’ fought ‘The Problem Child’ in their controversial yet highly anticipated showdown at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on November 15. During the fight, the boxing community and fans quickly noticed that Tyson was not his usual aggressive self, and at the end of 8 rounds, Paul was declared the winner by decision. Now, over a month after the fight, Tyson opened up about not being in the best place after losing to Paul.
Steve Covino and Rich Davis interviewed Tyson on the FOX Sports Radio in early December. In conversation, he opened up about the aftermath of his fight against Paul. “That fight was such a big ascent, we were so up and high, we were so excited. The fight’s over, boom. Wow, I’m kind of depressed a little bit. We got to get back into our living situation, back to living. Training for it 9 months,” he said.
It isn’t wrong to say that, for many, the fight did not live up to the hype. The controversy and hype surrounding the fight undoubtedly gassed it up for both the boxing community and fans. While over 100 million people tuned in to see the boxing champ recreate the pugilist magic that he was once a master of, they were left dismayed. Many even felt that the fight was rigged. During the same interview, Tyson was asked if it was a real fight and if he remembered anything from the fight.
“Could Still Do A Lot of Stuff”
On the other hand, Tyson’s former opponent, Roy Jones Jr., feels like while Paul’s got a good punch, the former champ failed to check his chin during the fight. Moreover, he mentioned that he would like to test the same out with Paul.
Tyson was asked about this during the same interview and it looks like he is certainly confident about how his former opponent, Jones Jr, will fare in the fight. “He’s fast enough, though. Yeah, Roy, if Roy’s training, Roy could still do a lot of stuff. He has to be training, though. You have to be training,” he said.
