Summary

Jake Paul defeated 58-year-old Mike Tyson in an eight-round boxing match, with unanimous scores of 79-73 and 80-72.

The bout, widely criticized as a “stunted show,” highlighted Tyson’s physical decline, including issues with sciatica, a stomach ulcer, and knee problems.

Tyson, once a feared heavyweight champion, struggled to compete, while Paul’s performance lacked effort and authenticity.

Fans, initially supportive of Tyson, grew disenchanted, booing by the final rounds.

Tyson dismissed the fight’s significance beforehand, rejecting the concept of legacy as meaningless. The event was seen as a cynical, contrived spectacle.

  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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    26 days ago

    The dude is 58 and in better shape than the vast majority of people his age and he just made 20 millions.

    He won

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        26 days ago

        The only person who lacks dignity here is the guy challenging someone twice his age to a boxing match.

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          Nah they probably sat together and said… we can make bank… let’s do this and give people a good show… And then they did the whole shebang and gave people a nice performance that cost next to nothing to produce and pocketed the rest. Pretty clever.

          Jake Paul knows some people pay to see Tyson beat the anot out of him, others hate watch him and he has fans apparently.

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              Or people that don’t know any of the drama and just wanted to see Tyson do something one last time. The uninformed do thoughtless shit all the time.

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            It definitely helped that it was on Netflix. That was the difference, at least for me. There is absolutely no way in hell I would’ve paid for a PPV of that, but given that my wife already has Netflix, it was more of an “eh, why not” type of thing.

            Taylor vs Serrano was 100% worth it, that was rad.

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          26 days ago

          I dunno mate, reading all these comments instead of doing literally anything else is starting to make me question my own dignity…

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          26 days ago

          The match was close despite the age difference and also the difference in the level of class both before and after the fight was staggering.

          Jake Paul made a fool of himself.

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            25 days ago

            If by close you mean Mike just stood there like someone unplugged Player 2’s controller while he wasn’t look, yeah…

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        26 days ago

        Are you talking about that guy that is almost as well known for biting off Hollyfield’s ear as he is for his boxing prowess losing dignity from making 20 millions dollars playing the sport that he loves regardless of the effort?

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        26 days ago

        Talking about dignity when it’s a sport where adult men punching each other in the face for entertainment

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        26 days ago

        Tyson can punch me up for 16 minutes straight, take whatever of my dignity he wants for himself, and I’d be cool with even 10 million.

        The world isn’t going to shit because people are willing to entertain others for serious money.

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          26 days ago

          My coworkers and I were discussing before the fight how much it would take to get us in the ring with Tyson. $100k seemed to be the consensus. After seeing that fight, I’d do it for $1,000.

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        26 days ago

        I’m sure he’s weeping into his silk sheets right now from the indignity of the whole affair. Poor baby.