Did Mike Tyson Fight Without Socks? Everything He Has Said Footwear News [Video]

Mike Tyson is emerging from retirement to fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on Nov. 15 in a matchup that Netflix will broadcast live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The preliminary card will begin at 5:30 p.m. ET and air on the Most Valuable Promotions YouTube channel. The main card will follow at 8 p.m. ET on Netflix.

Ahead of the event, FN investigates a longstanding question attached to the heavyweight champion: Did Tyson really fight without socks?

Tyson himself has opened about the unusual practice. He was asked once in an ES News interview, “Hey, is it true when you fought you didn’t have socks on? How did it feel to fight with no socks?”

“I was used to it,” Tyson responded, which led him to discuss the physical state of his feet. “That’s what no socks will do to you — it looked like my toes blew up.”

He also discussed the matter in an interviewwith the fashion …