Boxing Thread

[Brocklock]

Oh brother.

Silver lining for me is I feel like no matter what the result, it should (definitely not saying will but should) end whatever limited path there is to Jake Paul becoming a legitimate boxing contender.

Or maybe he pulls off the upset (is he the underdog, gambling nerds?) and sleazy boxing promoters decide to put him against a current boxing contender and he finally gets murked?

This definitely raises my interest in the fight, even if it’s taking it from like a 2 to a 4.

It pains me to say this, but Tyson feels like the underdog to me. I could see Jake Paul using his height and speed and age to outpoint him after Mike gasses early. Hopefully, Mike lands the kill shot, and knocks him out. Tyson is a guy that I think if he lands the right punch, could still knock people out at nearly 60. But, I figure Jake Paul dances and out paces Mike to a decision after Tyson gasses while trying to land that big punch.

 

[Brocklock]

I'd laugh and laugh (internally. I'm not a sociopath) if Tyson got injured during training camp and fight got called off. Knowing those sleaze bags though, they'd probably just get James Toney or Hasim Rahman to be the Human Whack A Gator for Jake Paul.

I almost said Holyfield but I think/HOPE that the Vitor Belfort fight was the last time anyone notable would put him in the ring.

Francois Botha can do it. Bring him out from the shadows.

 

[alkeiper]

I think Tyson is the favorite. But the last time he fought a legitimate fight he injured his leg in the first round, got knocked out by a journeyman and really did not want to be there in the first place. And that was a generation ago. People are constantly looking at an idealized image of Tyson that hasn't existed since 1989. And to 909's point, there's also a farcical element to these fights that precludes what people want to see, a brutal Tyson knockout. The chance for disappointment on this one is there.

 

[snuffbox]

It's great for the many people into the celebrity thing, though. These people aren't tuning in for a classic knockout. The same people were more focused on Knots Landing in Tyson's heyday and reality tv when Silva and Sonnen had their actual mma matches.

 

[AA484]

And how did I just now see Jake Paul is fighting Mike Perry in July lol. Perry is a piece of shit, but this is probably a more dangerous fight than most of the MMA guys he's faced because Perry still seems physically sharp.

 

[909]

I’ll say this. If Jake beats Mike Perry he would have murdered Tyson. Nobody in their right mind would think Tyson could beat Perry.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

RJJ’s son killed himself a few days ago. Can’t imagine the heartache he is going through right now.

 

[909]

Ryan Garcia is a piece of shit. Why couldn't he have killed himself

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

WBC expels boxing star Garcia after racial slurs

Boxing star Ryan Garcia has been expelled by the WBC from any activity with the organization following a series of racist remarks he made on social media Thursday.

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Idiots like him are what gives boxing such a bad reputation.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Mike Tyson claims he will be on drugs before and possibly during Jake Paul fight

While Jake Paul gets set to face Mike Perry this weekend, Mike Tyson will be on the outside looking in. Paul recently revealed that Tyson told him that Perry is a "killer", so it s

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First, days before the bout, he will ingest a drug derived from the poison of the Sonoran Desert toad-known as 5-MeO-DMT or simply "the Toad"-for what he calls a one-way trip to meet God. He's done the psychedelic close to a hundred times now, but he doesn't know what he'll talk to God about this time. He only knows it'll be deep.

 

[909]

I’ll say this. If Jake beats Mike Perry he would have murdered Tyson. Nobody in their right mind would think Tyson could beat Perry.

Yeah if you think Tyson would win you drank too much bad koolaid

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Mike Perry got fucking killed. How the hell did this guy beat MVP in BKFC? MVP must have really bad hands, or bad defence himself. I can understand Perry beating the other mma guys because they all looked washed. Maybe there’s something about bkfc that levels the playing field.

He looked like he had no defence in there. With that being said, there was a sizeable weight advantage for Paul.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Madrimov deserves way better than +450 odds, and the fight is close enough in my eyes that it’s worth betting on. honestly, I think he’ll beat Crawford.

 

[BruiserBrody]

35 Years Ago Yesterday: Buster Douglas shocks Mike Tyson.

The Mirage in Vegas takes a $168,000 bet on Tyson to win that would return $4,000.

The biggest bet on Douglas is $1,500. It wins $57,000.