Mike Tyson has candidly shared his feelings of being “kind of depressed” after his lucrative clash with Jake Paul, despite walking away $20million richer. The boxing legend failed to come out on top in their recent fight, which was decided in eight rounds with the judges scoring it 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 unanimously in Paul’s favour.
While the defeat was a tough one to swallow, the hefty payday was a silver lining for Tyson, who discussed the emotional lows following the high-stakes match in a chat with Steve Covino and Rich Davis on the FOX Sports Radio YouTube channel earlier this month.
The 58-year-old sports icon reflected on his post-fight mood and the adjustment back to everyday life, saying: “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 [daily life], back to living. [We were] training for it 9 months.”