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Master Black Belt
And he'd dare anyone to do something about it!
Tyson vs Paul
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Yeah it was very clear he was holding backā¦.anyone upset about it post fight needs ti get in realityā¦.what did they think was going to happen Tyson is 58 with years of drug and alcohol abuse and spent years and years not training there was 0 chance he was knocking anyone out and Jake Paul isnāt going to go and try and kill an old man. Iām no fan of the guy but his antics are all for publicity. If people got scammed into paying for the fight thatās their fault
drop bear
Sr. Grandmaster
Sammy Naur
Green Belt
The fight definitely wasn't fixed.
Sammy Naur
Green Belt
Jake Paul is a good boxer,getting better with every fight.
Mike Tyson is a legend and held his own.
Sammy Naur
Green Belt
Jake couldn't murder Tyson, he was barely breathing by the end of 8x2 minute rounds.
He stayed outside Tyson's reach almost the entire fight.
He was too scared to stay in the clutch after round 1.
Nobody noticed the lack of clinching after the first 2 minutes? Paul wouldn't do that again he stayed at range. Talk about murder, Jake Paul would be a dead man if he'd stayed inside the swarm range.
Sammy Naur
Green Belt
Paul definitely said that he could. That's what he does, talk smack.
Paul was taunting Tyson up to the weigh in, and only backed off literally the minute the fight was over, after he realized he'd barely won a decision over a 58 year old heavyweight champion.
drop bear
Sr. Grandmaster
Tyson was not in good shape.
Iām grateful for last night. No regrets to get in ring one last time. I almost died in June. Had 8 blood transfusions. Lost half my blood and 25lbs in hospital and had to fight to get healthy to fight so I won. To have my children see me stand toe to toe and finish 8 rounds with a talented fighter half my age in front of a packed Dallas Cowboys stadium is an experience that no man has the right to ask for. Thank you.ā
Iām grateful for last night. No regrets to get in ring one last time. I almost died in June. Had 8 blood transfusions. Lost half my blood and 25lbs in hospital and had to fight to get healthy to fight so I won. To have my children see me stand toe to toe and finish 8 rounds with a talented fighter half my age in front of a packed Dallas Cowboys stadium is an experience that no man has the right to ask for. Thank you.ā
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Master Black Belt
Please post a link to the quote.
OP
OP
For whatever reason, it was a disappointing fight. My friend said he would not watch it because he wanted to remember Tyson from his heyday. I reminded him he avoided seeing Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd with me for the same reasons. He was wrong about Zep and The Floyd, he was right about this Tyson fight!
Anyway, taking on Tyson looks great on Paulās CV (resume), taking on Jake Paul doesnāt look so good on Tysonās.
Anyway, taking on Tyson looks great on Paulās CV (resume), taking on Jake Paul doesnāt look so good on Tysonās.
Fungus
Black Belt
I watched the fight on netflix as it was over, so i fwd and skipped watching the other fights.
1a) Paul has having respect for Tysons close range striks, and didn't want to take the risk of getting knocked while trying to attack? Beeing knocked out by an even old Tyson would probably have looked bad in his CV. So playing safe? After all Pauls guard was a bit all over. So had Tyson gotten close more often it may have been risky.
or
1b) Paul think he could have charged harder and knocked Tyson, but didn't want to damage him more than necessary, if his money was secured anyway?
I suppose both are in theory possible.
As for Tyson
2) Why Tyson didn't charge in as much, could perhaps be explained by age, and as i read he have a history of sciatica (similar to my issue), and given that some knee issue, then a more defensive (waiting for a chance to counter) may be more conservative on your resources than than charging attacks yourself on a younger opponent with presumably superior cardiofitness.
Compare to other boxing fights (but I don't watch alot of boxing) both was very defensive, and there was not as much energy in the fight. Perhaps that is also because their money was safe without need to win.
Yes, and none of the fighters seem to make any powerful attacks.. but there are different explanations, not sure which one it was?
1a) Paul has having respect for Tysons close range striks, and didn't want to take the risk of getting knocked while trying to attack? Beeing knocked out by an even old Tyson would probably have looked bad in his CV. So playing safe? After all Pauls guard was a bit all over. So had Tyson gotten close more often it may have been risky.
or
1b) Paul think he could have charged harder and knocked Tyson, but didn't want to damage him more than necessary, if his money was secured anyway?
I suppose both are in theory possible.
As for Tyson
2) Why Tyson didn't charge in as much, could perhaps be explained by age, and as i read he have a history of sciatica (similar to my issue), and given that some knee issue, then a more defensive (waiting for a chance to counter) may be more conservative on your resources than than charging attacks yourself on a younger opponent with presumably superior cardiofitness.
Compare to other boxing fights (but I don't watch alot of boxing) both was very defensive, and there was not as much energy in the fight. Perhaps that is also because their money was safe without need to win.
Sammy Naur
Green Belt
It was all Paul talked about for over a year. They were both trading jabs at each other.
Paul is a straight up smack talker with everyone he fights. He's a massive narcissist.
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Master Black Belt
In other words, Paul never said that. Got it.
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Master Black Belt
Yeah, and? The goal is to hit without getting hit. That's boxing. Damn.
Sammy Naur
Green Belt
Paul's new post fight interview line is that he held back and "didn't want to hurt" Mike.
I think that's baloney and it's what I expected. Paul is a very passive aggressive person because he's deep down still a child, even with all that new muscle. End of day Mike is a swarmer and to beat a swarmer you stay out of the clinch range where he dominates. And since Mike is slower than he used to be, it's just a matter of running out the clock.
Floyd Mayweather Jr made his whole career about staying at long range with the Shell and earning points.
Sammy Naur
Green Belt
He did, and all sorts of other smack talk.
Sammy Naur
Green Belt
Sarcasm, wow. Can we have an adult conversation?
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Master Black Belt
Link or it didn't happen.
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Master Black Belt
We already are. Once again, the goal is to hit without getting hit. If Tyson was as good in that fight as he was in 1988, then the tactics that you're attributing to Paul (which doesn't break any rules, by the way) wouldn't have saved him.
Sammy Naur
Green Belt
Do your own homework. There is hours of video and interview transcript out there for you.
