ARLINGTON, Texas — San Joaquin County Supervisor Tom Patti, a longtime friend of Mike Tyson who has brought the boxing legend to Stockton numerous times over the years, said the boxer told him he slapped Jake Paul Thursday night because Paul stepped on his foot .
Video appears to show Paul briefly stepping on the front of Tyson’s right foot and quickly moving his foot back at the weigh-in for their Friday fight at AT&T Stadium. Tyson then slapped Paul across the face with his right hand and pointed toward the ground before the two men were pulled apart.
“Jake stepped on Mike’s foot, that prompted the reaction,’’ Patti told USA TODAY Sports by text message. “I was there and Mike just told me.’’…