ARLINGTON, Texas – Mike Tyson showed off his bare bum during an interview on Netflix live streaming before his fight.
It was fitting, because he then made his own ass when he entered the ring.
Tyson was washed up in 2005.
In 2024, they are just embarrassing.
Father real time.
Boxing ability decreases at age 58.
Who would have thought?
Tyson, fighting an officially sanctioned professional bout for the first time in 19 years, was dominated by 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium.
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Paul won by unanimous decision, 80-72, 79-73, 79-73, although most of the excitement came during the walkouts.
This is a cash show masquerading as a professional sporting event.
It turned out to be the most predictable boring gimmick.
Why should anything else be expected?
Tyson, of course, lost three of his last four fights before retiring in 2005.
Going back, he had won just five of his last 12 fights before Friday’s bout.
He has looked bad in the ring, and after losing to Kevin McBride admitted as much himself.
“I don’t have the guts in this sport anymore,” Tyson said after the 2005 fight. “I don’t want to disrespect the sport that I love. My heart is gone. I’m sorry to the fans who pay for this. I hope I can do better. I want to move on with my life. It’s time to move on with my life and be a father, take care of my children.”
Nineteen years did not miraculously restore Tyson’s gut or heart.
If they thought they didn’t respect boxing in 2005, they have now taken it to a new and sad level.
Tyson fell to 50-7-2, while Paul improved his record to 11-1.
Tyson came out swinging aggressively and quickly pinned Paul on the back foot in the first round.
But in the second round Tyson was breathing heavily and in the third round Paul became the aggressor, landing several wide left hooks.
Tyson was slow, barely able to move or avoid Paul’s attacks, a sitting duck in the middle of the ring.
He had no legs, lost his balance almost every time he touched it.
Tyson barely threw a punch after the first round.
Despite being the betting underdog, Tyson was the clear favorite in the stadium.
He was greeted like a hero while Paul was mocked mercilessly.
But fans left Friday night with a sorry image of one of the world’s biggest superstars.
Once one of the most feared people in the world, Tyson – if this is the last time he gets in the ring – will have a lasting impression lost to the personality of social media that took up boxing just a few years ago.
In the end, 72,300 fans were booing both fighters for the lack of action.
Yes, the match will be a financial success.
Tyson is expected to make around $20 million, while Paul is expected to make $40 million.
The gate (the amount of money generated from ticket sales) exceeded $17.8 million, the largest boxing gate outside of Las Vegas in US history.
Absurdity sells. But is it worth a joke?
Even fewer rounds, shorter rounds and bigger gloves – all provisions designed to protect Tyson – could have helped Tyson.
It didn’t matter what handcuffs he gave her, it was obvious that the old man wasn’t going to fight.
And if Paul thinks this will help him be taken seriously as a boxer, he needs to think again.
