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Is anyone watching the Tyson fight?

26 replies

Cowboycorgi · 16/11/2024 05:29

Not sure what to think of it so far

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Iridescentdragon · 16/11/2024 05:33

I stayed up with ds to watch it, wish I hadn't.

Feelingstrange2 · 16/11/2024 05:33

I assumed it would be like WWF and in some way fixed to keep both safe as its a bit of an odd decision to put these two in a ring together.

frenchnoodle · 16/11/2024 05:33

No, if wanted to see a man in his 20 punching a pensioner I can stand outside my local ASDA.

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Valhalla17 · 16/11/2024 05:36

It's uncomfortable to watch actually. I'm now on my phone while ds watches...

Cowboycorgi · 16/11/2024 05:36

Christ, what a joke!. Tyson looked old & Paul didn't have it in him to finish. What a croc of shit

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rockingbird · 16/11/2024 05:37

Yes me!! I was a huge fan way back - yes he's an old man but he's not going down 🥊

Simplepink · 16/11/2024 05:38

It definitely felt uncomfortable to watch like elder abuse or something

rockingbird · 16/11/2024 05:39

OK .. delayed here and a win on point last 😤 the fact the man still standing and Paul couldn't finish him off is a win for Tyson. He gets a nice payout and he's still standing. Frigging legend!!

Gettingannoyednow · 16/11/2024 05:39

Tyson's a convicted rapist.

Gettingannoyednow · 16/11/2024 05:40

Simplepink · 16/11/2024 05:38

It definitely felt uncomfortable to watch like elder abuse or something

He got $40 million for 16 minutes' work, and he chose to be there.

rockingbird · 16/11/2024 05:43

Absolutely that @Gettingannoyednow

BrightLemonShark · 16/11/2024 05:54

I watched it.
I think it turned out exactly how I expected. No 58 year old man can beat a man in the prime of youth. I’m glad iron mike stayed on his feet and I would like to see Jake fight a world class fighter in his prime.
I really enjoyed the women’s bout before although I would have given Serrano the win.

HopelessHouseMaid · 16/11/2024 05:59

BrightLemonShark · 16/11/2024 05:54

I watched it.
I think it turned out exactly how I expected. No 58 year old man can beat a man in the prime of youth. I’m glad iron mike stayed on his feet and I would like to see Jake fight a world class fighter in his prime.
I really enjoyed the women’s bout before although I would have given Serrano the win.

Same, I was shocked she didn’t win. I was gutted for her!

SecretSoul · 16/11/2024 06:02

Absolute pile of shite.

I assumed - wrongly - that the fact this fight was being put on meant that either a) it would be a highly entertaining but scripted fix or b) Tyson was still capable of putting up a good performance.

Neither was true.

Tyson looked broken and frail. There are plenty of very fit 58 year olds - but Tyson looked old, out of shape, and just not quite with it.

Jake Paul is a truly shit “boxer” and having a victory over Tyson on his record makes him sound half-decent. Which he isn’t.

I remember watching Tyson back in the day. I absolutely detested the man, and he was a savage out of the ring too. He was abused and taken advantage of by many people, but in turn he abused (and raped) others.

So I’m definitely no Tyson cheerleader. But weirdly I did hope to see at least some semblance of the fighter he once was. But his well-documented history of health issues have clearly taken a toll.

This whole “fight” was a joke.

(And I’m still struggling to understand the result from the Taylor fight - based on the stats it seems hard to see how she won. But I did miss the first few rounds so maybe I missed something- judging by the comments though it doesn’t sound like it.)

Shame on Tyson’s family and trainers for encouraging him to get back in the ring.

SecretSoul · 16/11/2024 06:03

@BrightLemonShark - ah cross posted re the Taylor Serrano fight!!

Cowboycorgi · 16/11/2024 06:04

@BrightLemonShark I agree. Serrano deserved the win. Taylor fought dirty. The headbutting was deliebrate every time. Should have cost her.

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VulcanVause · 16/11/2024 11:59

I’m glad that The Convicted Rapist lost !

Duc · 16/11/2024 13:29

I would have liked to see them spark off when they were both the same age! Christ that boy wouldn’t even have been allowed anywhere near MT

BrightLemonShark · 16/11/2024 14:07

Duc · 16/11/2024 13:29

I would have liked to see them spark off when they were both the same age! Christ that boy wouldn’t even have been allowed anywhere near MT

Absolutely.
Jake Paul looks like any one of the thousands of young men at any boxing club around the country.
Good enough to go the distance but not heavyweight champion material.

Treeper22 · 16/11/2024 14:28

Gettingannoyednow · 16/11/2024 05:39

Tyson's a convicted rapist.

Quite. This match (and sadly this thread) puts paid to the oft quoted belief that a 'false' rape accusation can ruin a man's life when an actual convicted rapist who caused internal injuries to his victim is able to carry on as if it never happened.

Oh well, at least by the sounds of it he isn't quite living his best life.

SwordToFlamethrower · 16/11/2024 14:47

Tysoe was accused, tried and convicted of rape. He went to prison.

So no.

He should be in the gutters, a nothing. Disappeared.

My heart breaks for the poor woman who he brutalised.

HelenHen · 16/11/2024 18:12

I think it's a massive FU to women having the greatest women boxers as the undercard to this joke of a fight.

Taylor Serrano was an epic fight, absolutely fantastic... and yes Taylor won! If you think the stats don't support that, you're not looking at the stats that actually account for the scores.

I think the interviews afterwards were very disrespectful to Taylor and not a good look for Serrano after what was a classic fight. They're trying to make Taylor out to be some kind of cheating villain, but she's just not.

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IamChocLover · 16/11/2024 18:22

We had alarm set to watch it - glad I decided to stay in bed and watched much later.

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