Mike Tyson Vs Jake Paul

[SticklinchJoe]

I haven't been keeping up with all the goings-on in relation to this other than the first date got cancelled, and now it's scheduled for this weekend on Netflix. 

 

Tell me, could we see Tyson die here? I'm genuinely concerned for him, and I don't know how this event got the green light. I remember watching his fight against Kevin McBride and surmising he was too old, past it, and needed to stop boxing immediately...that was twenty years ago!

 

It would be amazing if Mike caught him and knocked him out. But other than that, my main hope is that one of them pulls out of the fight at the last minute.

 

Thoughts??

[MilkyJoe]

13 minutes ago, SticklinchJoe said:

I haven't been keeping up with all the goings-on in relation to this other than the first date got cancelled, and now it's scheduled for this weekend on Netflix. 

 

Tell me, could we see Tyson die here? I'm genuinely concerned for him, and I don't know how this event got the green light. I remember watching his fight against Kevin McBride and surmising he was too old, past it, and needed to stop boxing immediately...that was twenty years ago!

 

It would be amazing if Mike caught him and knocked him out. But other than that, my main hope is that one of them pulls out of the fight at the last minute.

 

Thoughts??

Have you seen Tyson training for this? I think he's the least likely person in the ring to die.

 

In all seriousness although I hate these exhibition 'fights for likes' and I feel they are disrespectful to genuine fighters that work hard to make a career it will still be interesting to see if Tyson takes it seriously.

 

I'm sure they will want to put on a good show and it could well be agreed between them to stretch it out for the distance but this is the guy that bit somebody's ear off and it wouldn't surprise me if Tyson knocked Paul out in the first 2 rounds. I know there's a huge age difference but I imagine they are a class apart in skill and feel there is a very real danger Paul could get seriously hurt. It's only a matter of time before one of these youtubers is injured badly.

[SticklinchJoe]

7 hours ago, MilkyJoe said:

Have you seen Tyson training for this? I think he's the least likely person in the ring to die.

 

In all seriousness although I hate these exhibition 'fights for likes' and I feel they are disrespectful to genuine fighters that work hard to make a career it will still be interesting to see if Tyson takes it seriously.

 

I'm sure they will want to put on a good show and it could well be agreed between them to stretch it out for the distance but this is the guy that bit somebody's ear off and it wouldn't surprise me if Tyson knocked Paul out in the first 2 rounds. I know there's a huge age difference but I imagine they are a class apart in skill and feel there is a very real danger Paul could get seriously hurt. It's only a matter of time before one of these youtubers is injured badly.

 

Would you consider Tyson the favourite in this fight then? It's interesting to hear other people's perspective on this.

 

Out of interest I skipped through some of the accompanying Netflix documentary, which shows some of the training. I thought Tyson looked in good shape (for a 60 year old), but I didn't see anything where I thought he had any business getting back in the ring.

 

I feel like I shouldn't watch the fight, to be honest, but I probably will just in case Tyson manages to catch him. I also heard somewhere that it will be 2-minute rounds, and the gloves will be bigger than usual pro boxing fights. Don't know how true that is.

[MilkyJoe]

6 hours ago, SticklinchJoe said:

 

Would you consider Tyson the favourite in this fight then? It's interesting to hear other people's perspective on this.

 

Out of interest I skipped through some of the accompanying Netflix documentary, which shows some of the training. I thought Tyson looked in good shape (for a 60 year old), but I didn't see anything where I thought he had any business getting back in the ring.

 

I feel like I shouldn't watch the fight, to be honest, but I probably will just in case Tyson manages to catch him. I also heard somewhere that it will be 2-minute rounds, and the gloves will be bigger than usual pro boxing fights. Don't know how true that is.

Yes I would say Tyson will be favourite. He might be 60 years old but he’s in good shape and I still wouldn’t like to be on the end of one of his punches! You have to remember though it’s billed as an exhibition fight so it’s anybody’s guess what has been agreed by the two camps.

 

You're correct on the round lengths. It’s 8 x 2 minute rounds. I won’t be watching live myself, I’ll read the reviews the following morning and if it sounds like it was actually a fight I’ll probably watch it at some stage afterwards.

[SticklinchJoe]

3 hours ago, MilkyJoe said:

Yes I would say Tyson will be favourite. He might be 60 years old but he’s in good shape and I still wouldn’t like to be on the end of one of his punches! You have to remember though it’s billed as an exhibition fight so it’s anybody’s guess what has been agreed by the two camps.

 

You're correct on the round lengths. It’s 8 x 2 minute rounds. I won’t be watching live myself, I’ll read the reviews the following morning and if it sounds like it was actually a fight I’ll probably watch it at some stage afterwards.

 

He'd beat me up, that's for sure. I don't like his chances against a 27-year-old with boxing fundamentals, who trains seriously though. Hopefully I'm wrong.

 

Although, Mike Tyson is a convicted rapist, which is easy to forget. So he probably deserves a beating.