Mike Tyson was left aching all over after sharing eight rounds with Jake Paul.
The former undisputed heavyweight champion returned to the ring last month at the age of 58 to take on Paul, 27, in a controversial professional fight.
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'Iron Mike' hadn't competed in the paid ranks since 2005 when he was retired on his stool by the unheralded Kevin McBride and looked very rusty as he laboured to a unanimous decision loss against the content creator.
The fight was a low-output affair with Paul landing 78 punches over the distance to Tyson's 18.
But Tyson took more than enough punishment to properly assess Paul's punching power.
Particularly in the third round when he was shaken up by a left hook.
“I don’t remember it, but my body, my chest, stomach and stuff was really sore," he told Fox Sports when asked how hard Paul hits.
"Jake punches hard. My body hurt so bad.”
Tyson remembers Paul punched hard but the rest of his recollection is hazy.
"I don't remember the fight that much, I kind of blanked out," he added.
"I haven't watched the fight. You know what I remember.
"I remember coming back from the first round and Jake was doing some sort of bow.
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"That's the last thing I remember. I wasn't tired, I wasn't sweaty.
"I went to the house we were staying in, I left the house with my wife and kids, went to the after-party then we came back...
"The day after the fight I said to my wife 'Why did I do that?'
"I don't know, I just don't know what the hell goes on...
"I don't know why I did it. I guess to fight Jake.
"We were talking about it for years so we just did it."
