The slap heard 'round the world struck Jake Paul on the left cheek Thursday night. Mike Tyson whipped his open-palmed right hand across Paul’s face at the weigh-in before their wild and weird and puzzling event.

In another year, maybe even in another week, the spectacle and absurdity of this might have felt different. What are you supposed to say about a 58-year-old sports icon on a slickly-lit stage with a 27-year-old “content creator,

Fight day has arrived for former champ Mike Tyson and YouTube star Jake Paul. What started out as another Paul fight against a retired or aging professional — with money as the main motivation — is now looking a lot like a grudge match.