And at one point Paul showed his last attempt to mock his opponent, recalling one of his greatest shames. He unveiled a set of diamond earmuffs, a reference to Tyson’s 1997 rematch with Evander Holyfield, when he bit off part of his rival’s ear during the fight.

Jake Paul mocks Mike Tyson with $200,000 earmuffs

In his latest attempt to mock Tyson, Jake Paul bought a pair of ‘ear coverings’, encrusted with diamonds and pointed. The ostensible reason for wearing such gear is to avoid getting your ears bitten by the New York native, who has history in that field.

Paul also wore a Jacob and Co on stage. $7 million ‘billionaire’ watch. The enormous expense will put a serious dent in even his reported $40 million purse for the fight, which he gambled with co-headliner Katie Taylor during another press conference segment.

“I’m not going to get my shit done on Friday night,” Paul told Tyson during an otherwise relatively boring press conference, before showing off his expensive jewelry from VOBARA. “So I have my diamond-tipped earmuffs there.”

Mike Tyson infamously bit off part of Evander Holyfield’s ear during the world title fight

The stunt Paul pulled was supposed to bring back memories of the infamous night in 1997 when Tyson faced Evander Holyfield for the second time. He had been stopped the first time they met seven months earlier, and their rematch did not go well as they reached the third round.

In the first fight, Holyfield dominated eleven rounds, and in the second fight it went the same way. Tyson complained about headbutting his rival and retaliated by biting his ear in the second inning, earning a two-point deduction.

However, that punishment wasn’t enough to stop him from doing it again in the third. He took it a step further and even took a chunk out of Holyfield’s ear, which led to the fight being called off and chaos taking over the arena.

They eventually got things fixed and Tyson even sold weed gummies to make fun of the situation. Now the pair are close friends and regularly discuss the incident in documentaries and performances.

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