Jake Paul’s business manager, Nakisa Bidarian, has admitted they were left stunned after Mike Tyson detailed his health issues following their controversial boxing fight in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Paul won the bout in Texas by unanimous decision, with the 27-year-old winning his 11th professional fight of his career.
After the bout, Tyson took to social media to reveal he ‘almost died’ back in June.
Iron Mike wrote: “This is one of those situations when you lost but still won.
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“I’m grateful for last night. No regrets to get in ring one last time.
“I almost died in June. Had 8 blood transfusions. Lost half my blood and 25lbs in hospital and had to fight to get healthy to fight so I won.
“To have my children see me stand toe to toe and finish 8 rounds with a talented fighter half my age in front of a packed Dallas Cowboy stadium is an experience that no man has the right to ask for. Thank you.”
Yet Bidarian has now revealed that he, and the rest of Paul’s camp, weren’t aware of the severity of Tyson’s health issues.
He told The Ariel Helwani Show: “That sentiment that was shared by him on that post, was never shared with us.
“We have the doctor’s reports, we have the conversations with the doctor’s, that was never something we thought about… him close to losing his life or whatever it was he said in the post.
“I appreciate there was a lot of emotion leading up to that event and I appreciate him the next day him reflecting on what he went through, but I can unequivocally say every single report we had from the his team, every conversation we had his doctor’s were nothing other than ‘he’s 100 per cent going to be able to compete, starting at the end of August, early September’.”
The fight between the two men had originally been due to take place on July 20.
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However, the duo were forced to push the showdown back after Tyson’s health scare.
The boxing legend suffered an ulcer flare up that had many fans worried that he’d be unable to return to the ring.
And though Tyson was a pale imitation of the formidable fighter he used to be, he still deserves credit for going the distance and avoiding a knockout.
Meanwhile, some have alleged that the showdown was rigged.
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Yet Bidarian insists that wasn’t the case.
He said: “The only thing that bothers me is the continued kind of narrative and people saying the fight was rigged.
“I saw something from Michael Irvin, he was on the broadcast and actually sat there with Jerry Jones.
“I saw something this week where he’s like, ‘Oh, yeah, I saw the contract and Mike couldn’t throw an uppercut’.
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“I’m concerned there’s a CTE problem there for Michael Irvin because how would you see the contract to begin with that Mike Tyson couldn’t throw an uppercut? It’s beyond lunacy and the realm of reality of life.
“This was a regulated professional bout by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
“And we were partners with Netflix, the biggest media company in the world, who’s a public company.
“For anyone to suggest that this was in any way a rigged fight, they’re either dumb or they’re looking for attention.”