Why Mike Tyson’s earnings from Jake Paul defeat become a waiter’s tip compared to potential new fight offer

Now we know why Iron Mike said he wasn’t going to retire just yet.

We’re now over a month removed from the highly anticipated bout between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. Although it was by all intents and purposes one of the biggest boxing events in history, it feels like the hype has already died down completely. We can thank a relatively boring and slow fight between the two for that.

Tyson showed his age, moving gingerly and not throwing a high volume of punches, which we’ve essentially never seen before. In Tyson’s own words, he “blanked out” during the fight and seemed to lose his essence. Even his son, Amir Tyson, admitted that Tyson just had no energy left after the first couple of rounds. Despite the poor performance, Tyson laughed his way to the bank, reportedly making around $20 million for a few minutes in the ring.