What Was Up With Mike Tyson’s Buttcheeks?

As veterans of the Jake Paul circus act, we weren’t surprised by what happened in the fight. What we saw before in the locker room, though…

Mike Tyson showed his full ass on Friday night in Texas, and we’re not talking about his fight with Jake Paul (although that wasn’t great either).

Tyson lost to Paul via unanimous decision in a fight where it was clear from round three that the 58 year old had nothing for the 27 year old upstart — shocking, we know. After catching Tyson with a few mean punches early on and realizing the elder legend could barely move around the ring, Paul resorted to staying on the outside and hitting Tyson with occasional potshots. He kept just busy enough for the fight to not devolve into complete farce … but it was close (watch the highlights, such as they are, here.)

In a fitting preview of what was to come, the broadcast cut to Tyson’s locker room during the amazing Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor fight for a quick interview with “Iron Mike.” A stone faced Tyson promised a vicious win in the ring before telling the interviewer he loved him and kissing him on the cheek. He then walked away, revealing he was wearing nothing but a jockstrap that left his bare buttcheeks exposed.

What the hell was that?

Well, we can explain the kiss. That wasn’t just some random roving reporter interviewing Tyson. That was Mike’s eldest son Amir, hence all the love being shown.

As for the full moon we saw last night? What can we say … hang out in locker rooms, and you’re gonna see some things. Tyson was getting prepared to walk out and fight Paul. The broadcast had a very small window to sneak in a quick interview between the final bell of Taylor vs. Serrano and the reading of the scorecards. That window occurred between the time Tyson put on his jock and when his shorts went on.

It was definitely one of the highlights of the event for us because it captured some of the surreal absurdity of what we were about to witness. It’s even better when you consider a ton of people were experiencing streaming issues with Netflix. There was endless buffering through the night for many, only for things to start working the moment Tyson’s rear end flashed on the screen.

Chef’s kiss, Netflix. Really.

Take a look at some of the best reactions to Mike Tyson’s bare butt broadcast.