[Other Sport] A sad moment in the history of the Noble Art or the path which the sport is going down?

Seagull58

In the Algarve

Jan 31, 2012

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Vilamoura, Portugal

• Nov 14, 2024

• #41

seagull_si said:

I have often thought that if boxing was not a sport and someone suggested it became one it would not stand a chance of being approved.

Head protection,,,,,nah no need for that, they are wearing gloves.

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Male amateur boxers no longer wear head protection because there is more likelihood of brain bamage when wearing them. The reason being that the bicer absorbs more punches but the brain "swirls" inside the skull.

 

Paulie Gualtieri

Bada Bing

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May 8, 2018

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• Nov 14, 2024

• #42

Seagullinhove said:

It will be interesting for 2 mins then it will be awful as Tyson gasses out. He’s 58 and I’m afraid he’s old. I hope he’s well paid as he gave us a lot of entertainment growing up.

An evening with Nigel Benn in Brighton next saturday if anybody wants to hear and see the legend. I think the metropole.

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I’d read that Paul was guaranteed $40M and Tyson $20M

I’m assuming there will be “encouragement” to prolong this, if I was a betting man I’d place it on a controversial draw

 

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seagull_si

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Jul 8, 2011

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Peacehaven

• Nov 14, 2024

• #43

Seagull58 said:

Male amateur boxers no longer wear head protection because there is more likelihood of brain bamage when wearing them. The reason being that the bicer absorbs more punches but the brain "swirls" inside the skull.

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I do understand that but to me a sport where the quickest way to win is to knock them out by ultimately getting the brain to swirl around the skull doesn’t sound much like a sport to me and IMO would not be approved as a sport today if it was not already a sport from many years ago.

 

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lasvegan

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Jan 30, 2009

2,201

Sin City

• Nov 15, 2024

• #44

Commander said:

Would be much more interesting if it was rival Politicians. I would definitely pay to see that.

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He even bit his ear!

 

WhingForPresident

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Feb 23, 2009

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Marlborough

• Nov 15, 2024

• #45

Jake Paul is an utter ****. Tyson obviously needs a payday given his past financial woes.

It'll obviously be scripted, but I'd love it if Mike ripped his face off.

 

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Half Time Pies

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Sep 7, 2003

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Brighton

• Nov 15, 2024

• #46

This has been sanctioned as a professional fight but its quite different, with 2 minute rounds instead of 3 minutes, and 14oz gloves instead of the usual 10oz gloves which will reduce the chances of a knockout.

 

Fignon's Ponytail

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Jun 29, 2012

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On the Beach

• Nov 15, 2024

• #47

Im not fussed at all about watching the fight, but hope Tyson wins. JP is a bit of a dick (my boys used to follow him and his brother avidly on the socials a few years ago) but he has become a competent fighter over time tbf...so who knows how it will go.

If JP loses, at least he can collect his money and get looked after by his gorgeous Dutch speed skater champion girlfriend, Jutta Leerdam....

 

Herr Tubthumper

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Jul 11, 2003

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The Fatherland

• Nov 17, 2024

• #48

It’s amusing watching former pro-boxers ridicule Jake Paul, claim they, or he, are not interested in YouTube boxing to then issue a thinly veiled come-and-get-me. Both Bellew and Froch have now done this.

 

Mackenzie

Old Brightonian

Nov 7, 2003

34,035

East Wales

• Nov 17, 2024

• #49

It was sad when Swift Sports closed down, great shop.