Editor's note: Follow Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight live updates and highlights. ARLINGTON, Texas — A longtime friend of Mike Tyson said the boxer told him he slapped Jake Paul Thursday night ...

A representative for Tyson said his slap was in response to Paul’s baiting of him. Jake Paul and Mike Tyson face off during weigh-ins at the Toyota Music Factory the day before their fight.

Tyson cleared the air, telling the New York Post it was because Paul stepped on his foot, maybe on purpose. "I was in my socks, and he had on shoes," Tyson told the outlet after the weigh-in.

Yet another celebrity slap saga is unfolding, this time with Iron Mike Tyson and YouTuber Jake Paul, but what started it all? Sure, Tyson and Paul are slated to battle it out in the ring Friday ...

And Mike hasn't fought someone like Jake for a very long time ... He proved it with the weigh-in slap. Tyson appeared agitated at both hype events with fans in the Dallas area, first in the ...

things got intense between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, with the boxing legend slapping the YouTube star. Before Tyson, 58, and Paul, 27, let it all out in the ring at Texas’ AT&T Stadium in front ...

Mike Tyson gave Jake Paul a preview of what he can expect in the ring at their upcoming boxing match. Tyson, 58, and Paul, 27, had their final weigh-in on Thursday, November 14, meeting face-to ...

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul don't fight until Friday night ... "Talking's over," Tyson told Ariel Helwani after the slap, before walking off stage. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

Hitting the stage in a crawling stance, Jake Paul then immediately began ... while Tyson walked away from the stage. The slap marks a shift in Mike Tyson’s behavior towards Paul.

The highly-anticipated fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is only one day away ... Paul didn't appear fazed by the slap as he blew kisses at Tyson, laughed and clapped.