Just curious what every one else thinks about this fight. I’m 62 yrs old, I know how I want it to go.
Old Guy knocks out the Young Guy round 2.
OOPs
Hoping this fight goes off without a hitch.
I need to join Netflix tomorrow and not wait till last day when their servers may crash.
It’s hard for me to imagine Tyson winning given the age difference. I’d like to see Paul on his back, but not if it requires fixing the match.
I fail to see the up-side. If Paul wins he beat Tyson when he was well past his prime, on the other hand if he loses he gets beaten by Tyson when he was well past his prime.
If Paul can withstand the Speed and Power of Tyson, he might be able to last a while. From all the videos I’ve watched of Paul, he’s not faced anything like Tyson. But I have to admit Tyson looks OLD.
He IS OLD. So that speed and power you mention is greatly diminished. I think the fight will be a joke…
I hope that Mike Tyson wins in a knockout.
I don’t know much about Jake Paul, but I know that Tyson used to have one of the strongest punches in boxing, and Tyson might still have that.
Yupper… But that was 30 years ago… My mom used to say “time is the greatest thief”. Especially for athletes.
Yes , but to have something and it diminish is one thing. To not have it at all is another.
Maybe I’m just biased against young obnoxious types, but I can’t help but think even a diminished Tyson is on a different level from what Paul has faced.
And let’s not forget - it isn’t exactly as if we’ve never seen a former heavyweight champ return to the ring after some time away and find success… even against younger opponents. I suspect Tyson still knows more about toughing his way through a match than Paul does.
But, like has already been said - it will never be seen as anything truly special… Tyson IS old and Paul is more or less a hyped-up amateur.
You may be right Tyson is 58, but it’s like a pre planned train wreck, You Can’t look away
Other boxers have said the Power is the last thing they lose. The reflexes and endurance are what most said was the biggest problem.
For easy reference George Foreman decked the Heavyweight champ at the time Michael Moorer. 19 yr age difference. 45-26
He was slow and losing the fight on all cards until he baited him into the center of the ring a feigned being tired/hurt.
One Righthand later fight over by Knockout.
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Can’t wait for Friday night, just wish they didn’t drag it out so late but that is big match boxing’s MO.
What would be nice is if someone measured Tyson’s punch strength in his prime, and then measured his punch strength today, and then released the results.
I don’t know if that is even possible, but it would be useful information.
Measure punch strength. Look at the Face / Fear in his trainers eyes while holding those mitts.
He appears to be super focused to. I saw one interview where he talked about his kids seeing how famous he really is. Tyson Tyson Tyson
The age equalizer for this matchup will be the 2 minute rounds. Tyson’s training sessions show how true it is that boxers typically lose their power last. His punches look as powerful as they were in his prime, while his upper body movement is also very impressive. If the rounds were the usual 3 minutes, that would give Paul the advantage he would need. With that, I’m going with Tyson in 4.
Have you guys seen the weigh-in photos? Tyson is looking pretty fit for a 58 yr old
He’s amazingly fit for an athlete of any age!
I think he slapped Paul to get in his head. The last think Paul wants to do is go after Tyson. Will be a short night for him.
I dunno, I was getting WWE vibes from that. Makes me wonder if either of them will actually be serious about the fight. I bet there is no knock out