Mike tyson was allowed to fight jake paul on friday night despite nearly dying over the summer. Tyson revealed saturday on x that he nearly died in june and had to. Ahead of his fight with youtuber turned fighter jake paul, mike tyson had another fight to overcome: A brush with death due to a serious health issue. Mike tyson took the boxing world by storm when he burst onto the scene at just 18 years old, earning nicknames such as 'the baddest man on the planet' and 'iron mike'.
Mike tyson has shockingly confessed to having almost died before his defeat to jake paul. Despite entering the ring with fervour on friday night, the boxing icon couldn't. Mike tyson faces an investigation after admitting he 'almost died' ahead of his boxing fight vs jake paul on friday. B ack in june boxing legend mike tyson suffered a medical emergency that forced his fight against jake paul to be delayed by several months. But after losing his fight against paul last. Mike tyson didn't look impressive in his unanimous decision loss to jake paul on friday, but it's apparently impressive he was in the ring at all. 'i almost died' tyson said he underwent several blood transfusions due to his ulcer. “the doctor said i lost half my blood. I almost died, tyson said.