Tyson vs Paul

[Non-Mentholated Black Man]

However, was caring and considerate towards dogs.

He was reportedly not a good person.
Of that, I really do not know.
I can confirm that he was a very bad man.

 

[WerewolfOfLondon]

Agreed. Even in an uneventful fight you can expect to swing hundreds of times and take dozens, if not hundreds, of hits. In that sense, Tyson is fighting two opponents: Paul, and Father Time.

Tyson is looking great in recent videos, but he was also seen with a cane in the not-so-distant past. For him, this fight is a blessing because it provides the motivation to get back in fighting shape and to feel young again. He gets that even if he doesn't win, but he can revel in it if he does.

For Paul, it's all plus too. If he wins, he'll always be able to say he beat Tyson, even if there is an asterisk following that statement. But if he loses, he'll be able to say, "Well of course I lost! It's Mike mutha fuggin Tyson!" His name still grows like a Chia Pet.

He had a cane? Blimey he must be even more knackered than I realised. I know he is a prodigious pot head as well, so that won't help him either. I fear poor Mike could be in for a humiliating night at the hands of a man he would have annihilated even ten years ago.

 

[kola]

WWE. Hope we see a really good long hard bout. All FAKE. And watch for Tyson to spill the beans in a few years - how it was all rigged.

 

[ADKPiper]

I've watched most of Paul's fights. He has a very limited skill set. He tends to dive in low and throw overhand bombs that he lands occasionally. Tyson has a lethal uppercut. Do the math. If Paul makes it through the first round I'll be amazed.

 

[shanez]

 

[Old Smokey]

Guys it is highly unlikely Tyson will win this fight. He is nearly 60. Not to have a pop at anyone that age, but it is just the truth. We see snap shots of Tyson hitting the bags and that looks good. But that is just a 20 second burst. He will do that against that little fuckdog Paul, and will then be knackered, and get picked off.

 

[anotherbob]

I have a soft spot Tyson, so he he does wreck Paul.
He doesn't look that out of shape, Day 1 sparring.

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One of my college student employees fought Tyson in an exhibition amateur bout back in the early 80's. This kid was a super-heavyweight Olympics alternate, about 6' 5", 275 pounds or so. He went three rounds with Tyson, didn't know who he was back then. He said he had never been scared in the ring until that fight.

impressed that he went three rounds. Tyson fought like a killer, like he wasn't trying to win, but was trying to survive by wrecking the other person for life.

 

[anotherbob]

However, was caring and considerate towards dogs.

It's those darn puppy dog eyes. They can steal from you openly and you'll forgive them once they give you that look. I know cause my cat has the same skill.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Word is they are going to use headgear and 18 ounce gloves.

Sigh.

 

[karam]

Having done a bit of boxing myself I have the utmost respect for anyone going into a fighting ring, whoever they are, whatever they achieve, even if nothing at all ever. There's a camaraderie in the fighting sports I've never seen elsewhere.

 

[Pipeoff]

Always cheered for any one fighting Ali. His hand holds behind the neck always turned me off, he should have lost enough points to loose any fight. Rope a dope tactic was not boxing. The only thing he had going for him was able to take a body punch and long reach.

 

[jpberg]

Always cheered for any one fighting Ali. His hand holds behind the neck always turned me off, he should have lost enough points to loose any fight. Rope a dope tactic was not boxing. The only thing he had going for him was able to take a body punch and long reach.

So, Ali was not a good boxer?

 

[cademars53]

Joke of a fight. Tyson wins either way. If he loses Paul will be ridiculed for beating an old, retired fighter. If he wins Paul will be ridiculed for being beat by an old, retired fighter.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Word is they are going to use headgear and 18 ounce gloves.

Sigh.

Update: no headgear, 16 ounce gloves, and no referees. So KO or TKO only.

Yes, it's a farce. A free farce if you have Netflix. No rigged PPV or Don King.

I echo a few comments here. And Ali was the greatest with the Sweet Science and mind games. Even Mike bowed before him, took a few intimidation plays from the book and was beaten only by himself. Sigh.

 

[Coreios]

Probably gonna be another rigged fight. If not, I hope Tyson beats the shit outta him. He's a snot nosed lil brat. Boxing for a long time has been unwatchable unfortunately due to refs, and judges being paid off. Even fighters agreeing to take a fall. Ill watch it anyways but I won't be on DraftKings.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

And the fight is indefinitely delayed.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/31/sport/mike-tyson-jake-paul-fight-delay/index.html

 

[BronzeAgePiper]

And the fight is indefinitely delayed.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/31/sport/mike-tyson-jake-paul-fight-delay/index.html

Good, maybe Jake finds another way to get attention now.

 

[Uguccione]

As a child my idol was George Foreman.
Boxers who thrilled me: Rocky Marciano, Marvin Hagler, Mike Tyson.
Strong boxers but whom I hated for their antipathy: Carlos Monzon, Mohammed Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard.