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Pads don’t hit back.
He won’t have the stamina.
Obviously nearly skint in historical terms. Net worth $3m?
Over 50’s bouts could be screened in amongst daytime tv I suppose.
The standard is usually a big build up, then falls flat on the day.
Swerve.
There is also a good reason those pad clips were cut to a few seconds in time.
He was s hagged out.
Tyson backers will find a lot of sentiment but little logic, if all plays out fairly.
Tyson probably has a puncher's chance in the 1st round, and the 1st minute of the 2nd round.
Probably 5/1 or 6/1 against. Not the 2/1 he is being quoted at.
The awkward truth behind Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson.
A carnival of boxing awaits on Friday in Texas and, as Steve Bunce outlines, the bout between the former heavyweight world champion and the crossover star could leave everybody as a winner.
There is no hate, no love, the gloves are big and the rounds will be short when Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight on Friday night.
It makes no difference if the men share fifty million dollars for their carnival night in a Texas ring. It is one of the purest fights for money in the dirty, old boxing game; it’s not personal, it’s just cash. And, lots of it.
Tyson is 58 now, reformed, grey at the edges, his eyes have softened with his belly and each attempt at spitting venom sounds fake. Well, it probably is, so what? He was once Iron Mike, the youngest heavyweight champion in history, so please show some respect.
Paul, in his own unique way, has single-handedly ruined the boxing careers of many UFC stars and exposed them inside the boxing ring as flat-footed swingers; now the former child performer is hunting down faded kings of the ring. It is the unmade Rocky movie with a twist: can the old king beat the young kid? It’s the age-old boxing tale.
It has, obviously, been called a freak show, a meaningless event, a danger to Tyson’s health and a threat to the dignity of boxing, having been rearranged after Tyson suffered a health scare. Spare me the platitudes: it’s nothing more sinister than a cash exercise and there is no chance of Tyson getting hurt. The referee, his corner or the boxer will stop the fight – because of exhaustion – before Paul’s fists inside the 14oz gloves can hurt the faded icon. There is always a chance that Tyson lands and Paul is left sleeping; he would become the 45th man in 51 wins that Tyson has stopped or knocked out.
According to the Texas Commission, Friday’s fight will be over a maximum of eight rounds, the rounds will be two and not three minutes long, and the gloves will be 14oz and not the regulation 10oz. It needs to be said that the bigger gloves can still do enough damage if attached to a dangerous man’s hands.
The hope is that Tyson somehow emerges with some pride, unhurt and smiling, and that Paul does not gloat. There will be a fair bit of pantomime but there will also be a lot of holding, wrestling and Tyson fighting off fatigue by desperately clinging to Paul. I never said it would be pretty.
The whole article can be read here.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/jake-paul-mike-tyson-date-time-netflix-b2644916.html