Mike Tyson's longtime friend Tom Patti says the legendary boxer slapped Jake Paul at Thursday's weigh-in because Paul stepped on Tyson's foot.

Paul, 27, beat Tyson, 58, after eight two-minute rounds, with the scorecards reading 80-72, 79-73, 79-73 in his favour. The bout was Tyson’s first professional contest since the heavyweight legend retired in 2005, though he did box Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition in 2020.