You’re only as good as the company you keep. Whoever said that, if they aren’t dead already, was probably shaking their head in November last year. Why? Well, one fine day, 58-year-old Mike Tyson decided to fight 28-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul—and those around him let it happen. Despite Tyson’s successful businesses generating solid income, the fight was still given the green light. For his part, WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis remains frustrated by the decision to this day.

Since the fight in November 2024, which became the most-watched boxing match in the history of the sport and broke several records, Tyson has revealed that he is still not fully recovered. According to a January 2025 report from the New York Post, Tyson told them during the 2025 Pegasus World Cup, “I feel pretty good. I don’t know if I’m 100 percent recovered, but I feel good.”

Even going into the fight, fans and experts alike had expressed concerns over Tyson’s health. However, all those concerns went unheard by the organizers and the fighters themselves. Tyson himself was out to make a quick buck, promising he would knock out Paul. When the actual fight began, things became clearer.

After the first round, Tyson gassed out and Paul controlled the action, which made for an extremely boring fight. But the point is, it was not safe for Tyson, especially since he had suffered an ulcer flare-up only months before the fight, which forced the fight to be postponed to late 2024.

Regardless, Gervonta Davis doesn’t appear to have gotten over the whole thing and blames the people around Mike Tyson for letting the fight happen. “People that are around Mike Tyson shouldn’t let him fight,” Davis declared to Lil Yachty on the ‘A Safe Place Podcast’. “Because when you’ve been in a sport for so long, and you at that age, [there’s nothing] left in your tank to go in there.”

“It was somebody like, ‘We can make some money, so let’s do this,’” Davis speculated. “And Mike Tyson was just okay with it. Jake Paul is a big guy, he can hit. So if he crack[s] you good… If you go look at Mike Tyson, he ain’t 100% recover[ed] from that fight.” Nonetheless, something even bigger has since been revealed about the fight.

Gervonta Davis’ fear aside, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson were never drug-tested

According to a report from The Mirror, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson were never drug-tested before their controversial fight in November, despite expectations of strict protocols. A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation confirmed, “There was no drug test on either one.” This directly contradicts Paul’s earlier claim that there would be a “big drugs test” for the fight.

Tyson was already dealing with health issues leading up to the bout, including a severe ulcer that required multiple blood transfusions. He later admitted he wanted to pull out but feared financial consequences. “I was worried about getting sued… because I was like, God, they’re going to sue me if I don’t do this fight,” he confessed to Sean Hannity on Fox Nation’s Sean recently.

Adding to the concern, Tyson admitted he couldn’t remember large portions of the fight. “I don’t remember the fight that much. I kind of blanked out,” he admitted to Fox Sports Radio. The lack of testing raises serious questions about the fight’s legitimacy.

That said, Gervonta Davis was right to fear for one of boxing’s biggest names. While Tyson came out of the fight relatively unscathed, his latter admission that he doesn’t remember much of the fight and isn’t 100% recovered is definitely worrying. This raises the question—should Mike Tyson have been allowed to fight Jake Paul by people around him?