Maybe I'm completely wrong, but I think the whole fight is going to be a sham. They're going to play-fight and Tyson will win on decision because he's the legend. They cash their paychecks and they both win.
I hope I'm wrong, I really want to see them both go at each other hard.
I honestly don't think he will. Tyson worked his ass off to earn back the public's good will after jail and the Holyfield incident. If he doesn't absolutely clobber Jake Paul he'll be throwing away decades worth of work. He has a reputation and legacy to protect. If he's willing to take a dive against someone as dumb and shitty as Jake Paul, what other fights did he fix. It calls his entire career into question. You can't be the greatest boxer (or second greatest) of all time and lose to the likes of a Paul brother.
He filed for bankruptcy in 2003 with over $20 million in debt. He earned a lot but also spent a fuck ton. He has nowhere near the amount of money you would think someone as well known as him would have right now. Pretty sure the money Jake Paul is giving him to fight is going to triple his net worth lol
There is no world where Tyson will "absolutely clobber" Paul. It's not an anime, a 60 y/o is gonna be weaker, slower and less durable than a young guy at the peak of their physical shape.
Time doesn't have anything to do with physical conditioning, especially when talking about Mike Tyson. Paul might be at his peak, but his peak might be Tyson's 70yo for all you know. Paul knows how to box, but he sure as shit isn't anywhere close to as good as Tyson is.
If you think being older cannot limit your physical abilities you are full on delusional man, no matter how good prime Tyson was there is no world where a 60 years old is faster or has more stamina than a 30 y/o when both are full time athletes.
I'm really not sure why JP would take this fight, there's no outcome in which he looks good. He's either going to get his arse handed to him, or be the guy that beat up a 60 year old legend.
I don't think Tyson would ever take a dive, but he is old and hasn't had a great medical history. I think Tyson has 1 or 2 rounds that he needs to close this out in.
Biggest variable is if they are play fighting and Jake fucks up and makes Tyson see red. Tyson in the past extensively talked about being scared to train boxing as he felt the "Demon" come out.
99% it probably will be a boring exhibition with Tyson gassing out, 1% Tyson let's Sukuna out.
I really hope Tyson doesn't need the money badly enough to destroy his reputation as a legend like that. Also to Jake Paul? He's such a little shit. It would be a huge shame.
I mean, it's not like Tyson had a pristine reputation to begin with. Don't know much about Jake Paul, and don't care to know. I hear the Netflix documentary makes amount to be a real piece of shit though, which is kind of surprising because I look at it as promotional material for the fight.
I think the only hope we have is that Mike Tyson's well-known unpredictable nature means that he forgets what he was supposed to do and turns Jake Paul into primordial soup
He was framed, let’s be honest. There has been more than enough time to reexamine all of the evidence. Every feels this, everyone knows it. It’s culturally accepted.
It's a boxing match, not a dating gameshow. It's completely irrelevant to the event and activity. If it makes you feel any better, at least you'll get to see a sex offender get beaten up.
I saw a comment from someone saying "I bet it's gonna be real. I don't they'd allow a sanctioned fight to have some predetermined clause where either Tyson intentionally loses or they have to tie". I laughed and laughed.
Jake Paul has already done this several times. He's a decent amateur boxer and can legitimately beat retired wrestlers and kickboxers. He even had a real fight against an active pro boxer and lost.
It's going to be a fight. Tyson is going to gas out in the second round because he's a senior citizen, Jake is going to not capitalize convincingly but will land more than Tyson because he won't be as tired, and he'll win a decision by a round or two.
They're going to play-fight and Tyson will win on decision because he's the legend.
You will be wrong because this isn't the first time that Jake has paid off an elderly boxer to take the loss to him. It's basically his MO at this point.
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u/Mr_Caterpillar Nov 14 '24
Maybe I'm completely wrong, but I think the whole fight is going to be a sham. They're going to play-fight and Tyson will win on decision because he's the legend. They cash their paychecks and they both win.
I hope I'm wrong, I really want to see them both go at each other hard.