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Tyson vs. Paul: Who & Why?

I figured it was futile. It was also the only time I have ever pulled for Tyson. He appears to have mellowed with age and seems philosophical compared to the thug he was in the past. It wasn't me rooting against Paul. At 55 I had to root for the introspective 58 yr old.

I haven't watched boxing in years. Pooling money to watch PPV where Tyson bit Holyfield followed by Lewis' boxing style and run as champeen, had this causal fan disinterested.

I don't hate Iron Mike anymore. Still not sold on him being the most upstanding citizen but he seems to be a much more decent human being these days.

I can still hate on Lennox Lewis. :)
 
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I figured it was futile. It was also the only time I have ever pulled for Tyson. He appears to have mellowed with age and seems philosophical compared to the thug he was in the past. It wasn't me rooting against Paul. At 55 I had to root for the introspective 58 yr old.

I haven't watched boxing in years. Pooling money to watch PPV where Tyson bit Holyfield followed by Lewis' boxing style and run as champeen, had this causal fan disinterested.

I don't hate Iron Mike anymore. Still not sold on him being the most upstanding citizen but he seems to be a much more decent human being these days.

I can still hate on Lennox Lewis. :)
I gave you a 🤣 for the Lennox Lewis comment. With that said, if I knew I'd waste over 4 hours of prelims, I would rather have binged watched the new 5 episodes of Cobra Kai.
 
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I figured it was futile. It was also the only time I have ever pulled for Tyson. He appears to have mellowed with age and seems philosophical compared to the thug he was in the past. It wasn't me rooting against Paul. At 55 I had to root for the introspective 58 yr old.

I haven't watched boxing in years. Pooling money to watch PPV where Tyson bit Holyfield followed by Lewis' boxing style and run as champeen, had this causal fan disinterested.

I don't hate Iron Mike anymore. Still not sold on him being the most upstanding citizen but he seems to be a much more decent human being these days.

I can still hate on Lennox Lewis. :)

Kind of what I thought could happen. I do wonder if Paul purposely took it easy the last few rounds or if he was just not wanting to risk taking a good shot. The age was just a killer for Tyson. Hopkins I think could still fight decent at about 50 but he trained like a madman and never took a break from the sport.
 
Kind of what I thought could happen. I do wonder if Paul purposely took it easy the last few rounds or if he was just not wanting to risk taking a good shot. The age was just a killer for Tyson. Hopkins I think could still fight decent at about 50 but he trained like a madman and never took a break from the sport.
Paul actually said he eased up a bit in the final rounds
 
Jake Paul will not lose one of these "fights" he puts on. He purposely picks opponents who "need" a payday and are well passed their prime. It makes both a lot of money
 
Jake Paul will not lose one of these "fights" he puts on. He purposely picks opponents who "need" a payday and are well passed their prime. It makes both a lot of money

I thought that before but he lost a decision to Fury's brother and it didn't look fixed to me. I think it's more him being smart about who he fights. I don't think Furys brother is that good but he at least knows how to box. All the others were MMA over the hill guys etc and this way over the hill Tyson fight.

I didn't see that Logan Paul - Mayweather mess but a lot of people think it was fixed.
 
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