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Summary

Jake Paul defeated 58-year-old Mike Tyson in an eight-round boxing match, with unanimous scores of 79-73 and 80-72.

The bout, widely criticized as a “stunted show,” highlighted Tyson’s physical decline, including issues with sciatica, a stomach ulcer, and knee problems.

Tyson, once a feared heavyweight champion, struggled to compete, while Paul’s performance lacked effort and authenticity.

Fans, initially supportive of Tyson, grew disenchanted, booing by the final rounds.

Tyson dismissed the fight’s significance beforehand, rejecting the concept of legacy as meaningless. The event was seen as a cynical, contrived spectacle.

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[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 264 points 2 weeks ago

The dude is 58 and in better shape than the vast majority of people his age and he just made 20 millions.

He won

[-] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 123 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The only thing real in this conflict was the paychecks at the end.

[-] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 49 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 41 points 2 weeks ago

Oh boy did we buffer.

We buffered like it was 1999.

[-] Lenny@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Surprised they didn’t wheel him out too

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago
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[-] MattTheProgrammer@lemmy.world 106 points 2 weeks ago

Now I can go back to never thinking about Jake Paul again.

[-] ObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.ca 76 points 2 weeks ago

Until he runs for office or Trump puts him in his cabinet.

[-] kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 weeks ago

Look, I don't believe in manifesting, but I still think we should be a little cautious

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago

There is a non-zero chance of this happening, unfortunately.

[-] MattTheProgrammer@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

The last decade or so has really taught me to avoid saying the words "that will never happen."

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[-] HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee 31 points 2 weeks ago

Next week he's digging up Muhammad Ali for Disney+.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 103 points 2 weeks ago

Young rapist defeats old rapist in "which rapist can punch harder" contest.

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 52 points 2 weeks ago

which rapist can punch more

ftfy

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago

I'll take your word for it. I've never really understood the whole idea of boxing being entertaining in the first place.

[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

Skilled athletes are entertaining to watch. Guys that know how fight and do it well, at least. It can be a highly technical, highly skilled competition. Some people are just there to watch two adults beat the piss out of each other. Which, to be fair, is how the sport started.

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[-] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 69 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck this year is disappointing.

[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 64 points 2 weeks ago

The main event really undercut the earlier fights.

Serrano vs Taylor was fucking amazing. Despite Taylor’s dirty moves, she couldn’t keep Serrano at bay for a single second. I can’t believe the judges robbed her of the win.

[-] MattTheProgrammer@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago

Serrano has earned my respect. I'm not a regular fan of the sport and this is the first time I've watched a fight in over 20 years. How she didn't get the W is beyond me. Her trainer was dropping bombs in the post match interview though, I wouldn't fuck with that dude.

All 3 of the opening fights were amazing.

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[-] Blackout@fedia.io 53 points 2 weeks ago

I thought it was cute all the people saying Mike was going to murder him. As a 45 year old boxer I am pretty exhausted after 3 minutes. 5 rounds later and I'm ready for a nice cup of tea in an armchair sitting by the window. Time catches up to us all.

[-] lychee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 weeks ago

Mike though? How is there any universe where this wasn't scripted

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago

In this universe he is nearly 60 and his opponent was in his 20s. Don't get me wrong, I still wouldn't fight Tyson because I'm 40 and in, at best, mediocre shape but we can acknowledge that he is well past his prime.

[-] warm@kbin.earth 12 points 2 weeks ago

No shit, all these social media showmatches are just grifts. Anyone who thinks they are real fights are loopy.

From my perspective, he was being way too careful to avoid hurting himself. At 58 you're not going to recover as well, and dude has a bad knee which is a major disadvantage in boxing.

Plus, after not really boxing for 20 years, it's perfectly believable that he lost his edge.

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[-] Brodysseus@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago

Wish he'd fight young competitive boxers now. It's wild how much time catches up to a human.

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[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 35 points 1 week ago

I actually saw this fight. I knew they'd rig it for Jake Paul just for the headline.... but I was hoping they'd be less obvious about it.

Mike Tyson basically just stood there doing nothing while Jake Paul tried to hug him, and while doing this "hug it out" routine wore himself out in the process...... Dude looked like he was melting into a puddle of sweat while Mike Tyson just kinda no-sold the farce.

I'm tired of the biggest douches in the world beating talented people in fixed fights...

[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm honestly surprised anyone thought it wouldn't go this way.

Anyone who knows how big of a piece of shit Jake Paul is knew this was going to happen.

Jake Paul is a piece of shit and so is his brother Logan.

[-] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago

I'm glad no one got hurt. The other fights on the card were better. Main event was boring and predictable. Tyson was slow and off balance. Paul threw and landed 2x the punches Tyson did. Not a match that would convince a non fan that there is something more to the sport than punching.

[-] Anissem@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 weeks ago

I was really hoping to see Jake Paul get crippled.

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[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 weeks ago

I learned it involves a lot of homoerotic hugging as well

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