UnhingedSeagull94
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- Jan 6, 2024
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The whole thing is scripted. Expect a draw or someone to win by marginal points. Unfortunately this celeb boxing is just a massive cash cow for the guys in the ring.
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[Other Sport] Tyson v youtuber
- Thread starter kojak
- Start date
- Oct 17, 2008
- 15,023
Bet you watch the highlights on yt though
Look, you don’t know me or anything about me, but I love boxing. Real boxing. I’m no fighter myself, I could barely crush a grape (Stu Francis reference), but I think it’s a sport which is permanently desperate for credibility.
Terrible judging, refereeing, mismatches, and - yes - worked fights are a reality across all levels of boxing.
Something like this comes along now and again and makes (more of) a mockery of the sport and I don’t like it.
Will I watch the YouTube highlights? Probably, it’s worth the fraction of penny they’ll get in revenue and the two five second ads. Would I buy this ridiculous farce like a chump? No.
I agree this fight is a joke and should never of been sanctioned but you do realise this isn't a PPV fight.
So they're just training then. When's the actual fight?
- Oct 17, 2008
- 15,023
I can guarantee the rematch will be.
If he was wearing 10oz fighting gloves, he may pack a punch, but he'll be wearing training gloves, so Jake won't feel it.
Cotton Socks
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- Feb 20, 2017
- 2,209
It's pathetic & they're only doing it for the cash (which is fine).
Jake Paul is a nauseating little twat & if it hasn't already been decided that Tyson is going to win then I think Tyson should just knock the little gobshite out anyway! It's difficult actually as Tyson isn't exactly a 'fair' boxer, biting someones ear off is not good sportsmanship!
I dislike both & don't actually like boxing but I thought I'd comment anyway as I rolled my eyes when I saw it this morning.
Jake Paul is a nauseating little twat & if it hasn't already been decided that Tyson is going to win then I think Tyson should just knock the little gobshite out anyway! It's difficult actually as Tyson isn't exactly a 'fair' boxer, biting someones ear off is not good sportsmanship!
I dislike both & don't actually like boxing but I thought I'd comment anyway as I rolled my eyes when I saw it this morning.
Which is about where England and America are right now.It's nothing to do with boxing, it's not even a fight, it's a victorian freak show
Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
- 8,315
If you are thinking of watching the Paul v Tyson fight, don't bother. Think there were probably more punches landed in any single round of the 2 fights prior than were thrown in the whole fight.
The 2 fights before that were far better fights and probably worth watching if you get the chance, and both definitely should have had a far higher billing over that novelty match-up (especially with titles on the line in both) & Taylor v Serrano should have been the headline fight regardless, especially as the first fight they had was, and it wouldn't have disappointed.
The 2 fights before that were far better fights and probably worth watching if you get the chance, and both definitely should have had a far higher billing over that novelty match-up (especially with titles on the line in both) & Taylor v Serrano should have been the headline fight regardless, especially as the first fight they had was, and it wouldn't have disappointed.
- May 8, 2018
- 10,817
Tyson earned more than $1,000,000 per landed punch, should never have been sanctioned really but it’s a pay day
At least no one was seriously hurt
At least no one was seriously hurt
I threw about the same number of punches as Tyson in rounds 3-8 and I was in bed motionless so I did not disturb the wife.
The crowd got bored. It was just an old bloke staggering around after he was hurt by a weak glancing blow in the second round.
That was awful. It might have actually damaged the latest craze of YouTubers fighting. There won’t be a rematch. Curious viewers like me won’t bother with such a thing again.
I happened to wake up at 5am and put it on. I wish I was still sleeping instead as I have a long day ahead.
The crowd got bored. It was just an old bloke staggering around after he was hurt by a weak glancing blow in the second round.
That was awful. It might have actually damaged the latest craze of YouTubers fighting. There won’t be a rematch. Curious viewers like me won’t bother with such a thing again.
I happened to wake up at 5am and put it on. I wish I was still sleeping instead as I have a long day ahead.
Sounds like this was just about the biggest mugging of the public ever (as predicted by several on here).
If it was pay per view then yes it would be. It wasn’t.
Wasn’t thinking of that - more the dressing up of it as a ‘contest’. Can’t believe the number of people that were planning to stay up all night to watch it. Anyway, each to their own
Cheeky Monkey
Well-known member
- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,963
Taylor/Serrano was decent, the guy in Serrano's corner (trainer?) was a mouthy prick. I thought Caroline Dubios was supposed to be on the bill, must have got that wrong.
ElectricNaz
Well-known member
Just reading about it from the BBC live text.
The documentary series was good, I'll admit *that* was/is worth watching as I'm a sucker for a good sports doc. But even that didn't "sell the fight" to me. A YouTuber vs an old man was essentially a monumental waste of everyone's time as expected. But they both got paid a staggering amount of money so it'll keep on happening.
The documentary series was good, I'll admit *that* was/is worth watching as I'm a sucker for a good sports doc. But even that didn't "sell the fight" to me. A YouTuber vs an old man was essentially a monumental waste of everyone's time as expected. But they both got paid a staggering amount of money so it'll keep on happening.