That's the path Paul decided to take, as he easily disposed of Tyson via an eight-round unanimous decision. Following the lopsided victory in a matchup that broke streaming and gate sale records, big names from boxing, MMA and beyond used Paul's win as an opportunity to call out "El Gallo" or respond to previous callouts made by Paul.

But Tyson still won, if only because he chose to do the hard thing, both physically and emotionally. The “baddest man on the planet” surely didn’t want to lose to a middling fighter. He surely didn’t want to tarnish his boxing legacy, much less embarrass himself in front of millions of people.

Jake Paul said on the latest edition of the Impaulsive podcast that he didn't feel the infamous Mike Tyson slap during their weigh-ins at all.