OT: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson on Netflix

[Clyde_Style]

It is not necessary to ask why did anyone think there was any point to this event, because

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

and the fact that there are that many people willing to pay to see it

Our culture is getting so rancid that nostalgia for a great boxer has people kidding themselves they could climb back into the ring at 60 after decades of inactivity

When a society's nostalgia is that stale you can stick a fork in it

Counterpoint - boxing is a perfectly fine place to channel your delusion and nostalgia.

I dunno man, if the appeal of influencers punching 60 year olds hinges on the off chance the geezer gets in one lucky punch then yes I'd say that qualifies as delusion and an opportunity to sport a gold lame dress after spending 10k on a ringside ticket

I'll stream me some Khruangbin instead

[Capn'O]

It is not necessary to ask why did anyone think there was any point to this event, because

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

and the fact that there are that many people willing to pay to see it

Our culture is getting so rancid that nostalgia for a great boxer has people kidding themselves they could climb back into the ring at 60 after decades of inactivity

When a society's nostalgia is that stale you can stick a fork in it

Counterpoint - boxing is a perfectly fine place to channel your delusion and nostalgia.

I dunno man, if the appeal of influencers punching 60 year olds hinges on the off chance the geezer gets in one lucky punch then yes I'd say that qualifies as delusion and an opportunity to sport a gold lame dress after spending 10k on a ringside ticket

I'll stream me some Khruangbin instead

I just watched on Netflix

For me, it was nice to see Mike in the ring for a minute again. Until it wasn't. Just a lot of other things weighing heavier right now and I decided "you know what? I'll take it."

[Clyde_Style]

Counterpoint - boxing is a perfectly fine place to channel your delusion and nostalgia.

I dunno man, if the appeal of influencers punching 60 year olds hinges on the off chance the geezer gets in one lucky punch then yes I'd say that qualifies as delusion and an opportunity to sport a gold lame dress after spending 10k on a ringside ticket

I'll stream me some Khruangbin instead

I just watched on Netflix

For me, it was nice to see Mike in the ring for a minute again. Until it wasn't. Just a lot of other things weighing heavier right now and I decided "you know what? I'll take it."

Khruangbin wins!

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[Jalen Bluntson]

It is not necessary to ask why did anyone think there was any point to this event, because

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

and the fact that there are that many people willing to pay to see it

Our culture is getting so rancid that nostalgia for a great boxer has people kidding themselves they could climb back into the ring at 60 after decades of inactivity

When a society's nostalgia is that stale you can stick a fork in it

Counterpoint - boxing is a perfectly fine place to channel your delusion and nostalgia.

I dunno man, if the appeal of influencers punching 60 year olds hinges on the off chance the geezer gets in one lucky punch then yes I'd say that qualifies as delusion and an opportunity to sport a gold lame dress after spending 10k on a ringside ticket

I'll stream me some Khruangbin instead

If it was a real fight people wouldn't be upset. Watching the workout clips Mike looked very capable of getting in some punches and possibly knocking out the fraud. It was staged and fake. Disgraceful.

[HarthorneWingo]

Jake looks stupid out there with Mike. But I can understand and respect Mike being humble enough to challenge himself by taking this fight. I don’t think this does anything for Jake Paul’s legacy.

Legacy? LMAO

Oops, I meant "legacy".

[MrDollarBills]

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I'm at a loss

People really thought that

A) Mike would beat a 27 year old at age 58?

B) That this fight wasn't anything more than an exhibition bout?

Like these guys were set to make 20m a piece, i doubt trying to knock each other out was even remotely on their minds.

If it were a real fight, lets be real, Paul wouldn't be fighting someone 31 years older than him

Did anyone see Tyson and Roy Jones fight awhile back? That's exactly what I thought it would be so i didn't bother.

[MrDollarBills]

It is not necessary to ask why did anyone think there was any point to this event, because

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

and the fact that there are that many people willing to pay to see it

Our culture is getting so rancid that nostalgia for a great boxer has people kidding themselves they could climb back into the ring at 60 after decades of inactivity

When a society's nostalgia is that stale you can stick a fork in it

Counterpoint - boxing is a perfectly fine place to channel your delusion and nostalgia.

I dunno man, if the appeal of influencers punching 60 year olds hinges on the off chance the geezer gets in one lucky punch then yes I'd say that qualifies as delusion and an opportunity to sport a gold lame dress after spending 10k on a ringside ticket

I'll stream me some Khruangbin instead

I don't think it's a bad thing for people to watch. Seems like more folks thought that Mike would actually be able to hang in there or knock the guy out. I didn't expect anything so I didn't bother.

Unfortunately as much as I hate it, I'd rather see people watching spectacle fights as opposed to boxing just dying out altogether. This stuff seems to draw more than regular pros

If Mike is gonna do exhibition fights, that's fine, but why not do it against guys closer in age who still have the itch to get in the ring? Meh.

[Capn'O]

Counterpoint - boxing is a perfectly fine place to channel your delusion and nostalgia.

I dunno man, if the appeal of influencers punching 60 year olds hinges on the off chance the geezer gets in one lucky punch then yes I'd say that qualifies as delusion and an opportunity to sport a gold lame dress after spending 10k on a ringside ticket

I'll stream me some Khruangbin instead

I don't think it's a bad thing for people to watch. Seems like more folks thought that Mike would actually be able to hang in there or knock the guy out. I didn't expect anything so I didn't bother.

Unfortunately as much as I hate it, I'd rather see people watching spectacle fights as opposed to boxing just dying out altogether. This stuff seems to draw more than regular pros

If Mike is gonna do exhibition fights, that's fine, but why not do it against guys closer in age who still have the itch to get in the ring? Meh.

A poster on the GB summed up exactly why I watched:

I think people just wanted one last look at Tyson, and had the hope that he might at least ring Jake Paul's bell once. It didn't happen, which isn't a huge surprise given the massive age gap and all that, but it was still kind of fun to see even Old Mike out there one last time.

I think you're about my age - a kid around the time that Tyson Mania was hitting. He's obviously not the GOAT but might have had the most electric, though brief, period of dominance. For a brief moment he was probably bigger than the sport itself. Another poster compared him to Derrick Rose but better respective to his sport, which hits it all the way down to the fall from grace. But yeah, I did just want to see him trot out there and stand in the ring again, as weird as that must seem from a fan of the sport.

I can't ever see myself getting INTO into boxing but it is a blast now and again. Every once in a while I go down a boxing lore rabbit hole, which are a ton of fun, and watch the associated fights. Would definitely appreciate a heads up as top fights crop up. There's obviously a lot of good new fighters

[Kampuchea]

I’ve still never watched a Jake Paul match, not sure why he’s so popular when he isn’t professional boxer. From the highlights it seems this fight was more entertaining

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[MrDollarBills]

I dunno man, if the appeal of influencers punching 60 year olds hinges on the off chance the geezer gets in one lucky punch then yes I'd say that qualifies as delusion and an opportunity to sport a gold lame dress after spending 10k on a ringside ticket

I'll stream me some Khruangbin instead

I don't think it's a bad thing for people to watch. Seems like more folks thought that Mike would actually be able to hang in there or knock the guy out. I didn't expect anything so I didn't bother.

Unfortunately as much as I hate it, I'd rather see people watching spectacle fights as opposed to boxing just dying out altogether. This stuff seems to draw more than regular pros

If Mike is gonna do exhibition fights, that's fine, but why not do it against guys closer in age who still have the itch to get in the ring? Meh.

A poster on the GB summed up exactly why I watched:

I think people just wanted one last look at Tyson, and had the hope that he might at least ring Jake Paul's bell once. It didn't happen, which isn't a huge surprise given the massive age gap and all that, but it was still kind of fun to see even Old Mike out there one last time.

I think you're about my age - a kid around the time that Tyson Mania was hitting. He's obviously not the GOAT but might have had the most electric, though brief, period of dominance. For a brief moment he was probably bigger than the sport itself. Another poster compared him to Derrick Rose but better respective to his sport, which hits it all the way down to the fall from grace. But yeah, I did just want to see him trot out there and stand in the ring again, as weird as that must seem from a fan of the sport.

I can't ever see myself getting INTO into boxing but it is a blast now and again. Every once in a while I go down a boxing lore rabbit hole, which are a ton of fun, and watch the associated fights. Would definitely appreciate a heads up as top fights crop up. There's obviously a lot of good new fighters

Yep. I used to watch Tyson fights as a kid, my Dad would have his friends over watching it (lmao black box cable) and I'd stay up as late as I could just to watch from the top of the steps. Mike was larger than life to me, and seeing him knock dudes out twice his size was surreal.

He wasn't the best fighter I've ever seen, not even close, but he is by far the most violent in terms of how hard he used to hit dudes.

I don't blame people for tuning in to watch. I just didn't think too much of it, Mike is an old man now that sells weed

[robillionaire]

My main takeaway from this is that I am now somewhat confident as an out of shape 41 y/o that I could kick mike Tyson’s ass in a fight. So, it’s kinda sad. If he wanted a payday he could have just done more professional wrestling stuff. He punched out HBK and Jericho and looked like a tough guy and it was fun. This wasn’t fun, it was very sad, and the whole fake pre fight slap and pretending like this was anything but a cash grab, I mean, why not just watch wrestling? Wrestling is entertaining. This was not entertaining. Oh and the real fight before that one had a rigged outcome too. I can’t imagine anybody who watched this is eager to watch boxing ever again.

[HarthorneWingo]

6-6

[Clyde_Style]

I dunno man, if the appeal of influencers punching 60 year olds hinges on the off chance the geezer gets in one lucky punch then yes I'd say that qualifies as delusion and an opportunity to sport a gold lame dress after spending 10k on a ringside ticket

I'll stream me some Khruangbin instead

I don't think it's a bad thing for people to watch. Seems like more folks thought that Mike would actually be able to hang in there or knock the guy out. I didn't expect anything so I didn't bother.

Unfortunately as much as I hate it, I'd rather see people watching spectacle fights as opposed to boxing just dying out altogether. This stuff seems to draw more than regular pros

If Mike is gonna do exhibition fights, that's fine, but why not do it against guys closer in age who still have the itch to get in the ring? Meh.

A poster on the GB summed up exactly why I watched:

I think people just wanted one last look at Tyson, and had the hope that he might at least ring Jake Paul's bell once. It didn't happen, which isn't a huge surprise given the massive age gap and all that, but it was still kind of fun to see even Old Mike out there one last time.

I think you're about my age - a kid around the time that Tyson Mania was hitting. He's obviously not the GOAT but might have had the most electric, though brief, period of dominance. For a brief moment he was probably bigger than the sport itself. Another poster compared him to Derrick Rose but better respective to his sport, which hits it all the way down to the fall from grace. But yeah, I did just want to see him trot out there and stand in the ring again, as weird as that must seem from a fan of the sport.

I can't ever see myself getting INTO into boxing but it is a blast now and again. Every once in a while I go down a boxing lore rabbit hole, which are a ton of fun, and watch the associated fights. Would definitely appreciate a heads up as top fights crop up. There's obviously a lot of good new fighters

OK, let me do y'all a big favor

This is the best boxing match I've ever seen

If any of you have never seen this, you're in for a treat.

Watch it from beginning to end, DO NOT SKIP AHEAD.

It is the most intense fight fought in a phone booth of all time.

AND

It is the most dramatic one too.

You're welcome

Watch on YouTube

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[Jalen Bluntson]

I dunno man, if the appeal of influencers punching 60 year olds hinges on the off chance the geezer gets in one lucky punch then yes I'd say that qualifies as delusion and an opportunity to sport a gold lame dress after spending 10k on a ringside ticket

I'll stream me some Khruangbin instead

I don't think it's a bad thing for people to watch. Seems like more folks thought that Mike would actually be able to hang in there or knock the guy out. I didn't expect anything so I didn't bother.

Unfortunately as much as I hate it, I'd rather see people watching spectacle fights as opposed to boxing just dying out altogether. This stuff seems to draw more than regular pros

If Mike is gonna do exhibition fights, that's fine, but why not do it against guys closer in age who still have the itch to get in the ring? Meh.

A poster on the GB summed up exactly why I watched:

I think people just wanted one last look at Tyson, and had the hope that he might at least ring Jake Paul's bell once. It didn't happen, which isn't a huge surprise given the massive age gap and all that, but it was still kind of fun to see even Old Mike out there one last time.

I think you're about my age - a kid around the time that Tyson Mania was hitting. He's obviously not the GOAT but might have had the most electric, though brief, period of dominance. For a brief moment he was probably bigger than the sport itself. Another poster compared him to Derrick Rose but better respective to his sport, which hits it all the way down to the fall from grace. But yeah, I did just want to see him trot out there and stand in the ring again, as weird as that must seem from a fan of the sport.

I can't ever see myself getting INTO into boxing but it is a blast now and again. Every once in a while I go down a boxing lore rabbit hole, which are a ton of fun, and watch the associated fights. Would definitely appreciate a heads up as top fights crop up. There's obviously a lot of good new fighters

He was a beast for 5 years. Then he fell off tripping over Robinson Givens on his way down. The jail time pretty much ended his career after Buster knocked him out.

As for this fight, something happened between training and the actual fight. Go back and watch the clips of him training and the way he held himself in the ring during the fight and it is night and day. Perhaps the training took everything he had left in him and he couldn't sustain it but, he looked like a killer in those clips in comparison to the broken old man he was against Fake Paul. They did cancel the original fight for health reasons. Maybe they covered up something serious to keep the money flowing. It definitely looked rigged though.

[FrozenEnvelope]

Can we get a GoFund me gong to get Wingo fight GreenArrow?

[Capn'O]

I don't think it's a bad thing for people to watch. Seems like more folks thought that Mike would actually be able to hang in there or knock the guy out. I didn't expect anything so I didn't bother.

Unfortunately as much as I hate it, I'd rather see people watching spectacle fights as opposed to boxing just dying out altogether. This stuff seems to draw more than regular pros

If Mike is gonna do exhibition fights, that's fine, but why not do it against guys closer in age who still have the itch to get in the ring? Meh.

A poster on the GB summed up exactly why I watched:

I think people just wanted one last look at Tyson, and had the hope that he might at least ring Jake Paul's bell once. It didn't happen, which isn't a huge surprise given the massive age gap and all that, but it was still kind of fun to see even Old Mike out there one last time.

I think you're about my age - a kid around the time that Tyson Mania was hitting. He's obviously not the GOAT but might have had the most electric, though brief, period of dominance. For a brief moment he was probably bigger than the sport itself. Another poster compared him to Derrick Rose but better respective to his sport, which hits it all the way down to the fall from grace. But yeah, I did just want to see him trot out there and stand in the ring again, as weird as that must seem from a fan of the sport.

I can't ever see myself getting INTO into boxing but it is a blast now and again. Every once in a while I go down a boxing lore rabbit hole, which are a ton of fun, and watch the associated fights. Would definitely appreciate a heads up as top fights crop up. There's obviously a lot of good new fighters

He was a beast for 5 years. Then he fell off tripping over Robinson Givens on his way down. The jail time pretty much ended his career after Buster knocked him out.

As for this fight, something happened between training and the actual fight. Go back and watch the clips of him training and the way he held himself in the ring during the fight and it is night and day. Perhaps the training took everything he had left in him and he couldn't sustain it but, he looked like a killer in those clips in comparison to the broken old man he was against Fake Paul. They did cancel the original fight for health reasons. Maybe they covered up something serious to keep the money flowing. It definitely looked rigged though.

He just said he had a bunch of blood transfusions in June. So that tracks.

[Jeffrey]

I’ve still never watched a Jake Paul match, not sure why he’s so popular when he isn’t professional boxer. From the highlights it seems this fight was more entertaining

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I don't mind Mike Tyson being the guy going around knocking trolls out especially from internet warriors and influencers.