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That'd probably have resulted in him forfeiting a giant portion of his prize purse. Not sure it'd have been all that funny to repeat one of the most embarrassing moments of his career.

[BiggDick]

[KUTradition]

Jake Paul is not really very good at boxing.

this is pretty much my take away

that, and the women showed everyone how to brawl…that shit was crazy

[TDub]

so supposedly if Tyson KO'd Paul he didn't get paid.....if Tyson won by decision....he didn't get paid.

WWE event.

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so supposedly if Tyson KO'd Paul he didn't get paid.....if Tyson won by decision....he didn't get paid.

WWE event.

From what I've read, those are just rumors. This was a sanctioned fight, and other than maybe a handful of states which banned betting on it, was a fight you could wager on. So having agreements like that may have been illegal not to disclose, I'd have to think. (For their to be language like that in the contract over compensation)

Tyson wasn't going to be able to knock any half trained boxer out after the first 4 or 5 minutes, because he was gassed. His balance was awful. His timing was off. He's still extremely powerful, especially training, but without his legs under him, in the ring it's hard to land any meaningful power shots.

Roy Jones Jr kept saying "i don't like how his legs look" and how he didn't like his stance and foot movement (or lack thereof).



....now, Tyson was always friendly with both Paul brothers before this. So it's entirely possible they had an understanding of how the fight was supposed to go. Paul even said after the fight he stopped hitting him as much as he could because he didn't want to hurt him.

[TDub]

so supposedly if Tyson KO'd Paul he didn't get paid.....if Tyson won by decision....he didn't get paid.

WWE event.

From what I've read, those are just rumors. This was a sanctioned fight, and other than maybe a handful of states which banned betting on it, was a fight you could wager on. So having agreements like that may have been illegal not to disclose, I'd have to think. (For their to be language like that in the contract over compensation)

Tyson wasn't going to be able to knock any half trained boxer out after the first 4 or 5 minutes, because he was gassed. His balance was awful. His timing was off. He's still extremely powerful, especially training, but without his legs under him, in the ring it's hard to land any meaningful power shots.

Roy Jones Jr kept saying "i don't like how his legs look" and how he didn't like his stance and foot movement (or lack thereof).



....now, Tyson was always friendly with both Paul brothers before this. So it's entirely possible they had an understanding of how the fight was supposed to go. Paul even said after the fight he stopped hitting him as much as he could because he didn't want to hurt him.

perhaps, but we live in a world where rules and disclosures don't matter. Only money does.

[pdub]

He blew through his money and filed bankruptcy early in his career so all that money he made when he was at the top of the world is gone.

If i'm 28 years old in my prime I'm absolutely not taking a fall in a fight. My legacy means more than money.

If i'm 60 years old and I could make 20 million dollars to take a fall in a pretend fight, i'd likely do it.
It's not doing anything to my legacy. I'm 60.

Tyson was asked after the fight by a child reporter about how this could affect his legacy:

“Legacy means nothing to me. We’re just nothing. We’re dead. We’re dust. We’re absolutely nothing.”

[Shirley]

He blew through his money and filed bankruptcy early in his career so all that money he made when he was at the top of the world is gone.

If i'm 28 years old in my prime I'm absolutely not taking a fall in a fight. My legacy means more than money.

If i'm 60 years old and I could make 20 million dollars to take a fall in a pretend fight, i'd likely do it.
It's not doing anything to my legacy. I'm 60.

Tyson was asked after the fight by a child reporter about how this could affect his legacy:

“Legacy means nothing to me. We’re just nothing. We’re dead. We’re dust. We’re absolutely nothing.”

Already Classic!

Tell us what you, (and many of us), really think, Mike.



Dear Mike:

“If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray