Mike Tyson feared he would be sued if he pulled out of fighting Jake Paul for a second time.
The heavyweight legend made an unlikely full professional return against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul at the age of 58, and was outpointed in a blockbuster commercial event.
It was a concerning admission, and boxing fans questioned why he simply didn’t just abandon the plans.
But in a new interview with Fox Nation, he revealed exactly why he chose not to.
He admitted: “I haven’t thought about that [if it weakened him].
“I was worried about getting sued, you know, because I was like, God, they’re going to sue me if I don’t do this fight.
He said: “I wanted to give the fans a show.
“But I didn’t want to hurt someone that didn’t need to be hurt.
“There was a point where he was not engaging back, I could just tell his age was showing a little bit.
“That violence war thing… that went away as the rounds went on. People just love to hate me. I intentionally say things for people to hate.
