The Boxing Thread

Called it. The world is a theatre these days unfortunately.

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I have Netflix, but i will not watch a micro second of that Money machine nonsense. BTW Tyson in his prime would have destroyed that Youtube whatever his name at the very start of the first round.

 

It doesn’t tarnish his reputation. He looked like exactly what he is, and what anyone should’ve anticipate him looking like if they took away the Mike Tyson label - a 58 year old man who openly admits he lost his hunger for fighting at the tail end of his professional career over 20 years ago, and has spent a couple of decades facing all life has to throw at him, including addiction, depression, loss of a child etc.

In the same way, it would add nothing to Tyson’s legacy if he had won. He would get a lot of internet clout, but he’s a man who reached the pinnacle of the sport at 20 years old. It’s entirely possible that won’t be surpassed in our lifetime. He fell short of being the best heavyweight of his era, but most would still have him among the top 15 heavyweights of all time, in a sport with history dating back 100+ years.

I actually have no issue with retired fighters going back into the ring and picking up some cash, and would rather it be against a Youtuber/celebrity than a young fighter eager to make a name for themselves, and risk genuinely hurting them. It will simply never be something I watch, or that really interest me. I would prefer it be classed as an exhibition, however.

I look at it in the same vein as charity football, and nobody watching that would be surprised to see a 58 year old former world class midfielder simply get overran by a 20 year old athletic bloke.

 

I appreciate your feedback but my opinion and respect for the guy plummeted after last nights performance and I suspect many people may have thought the same as me.

 

What were you expecting?

 

A performance instead of a farce

 

Well, there’s your problem right there.

 

Are you always so dismissive?
Tysons performance was that of a 90 year old not a reasonably fit 58 year old.

 

How am I being dismissive?

Mate, you watched this with completely unrealistic expectations of what you were going to witness, and are now upset at that. Thats really all there is to it.

 

Tyson at his prime was likely as fit as any human can be but that comes at the cost later in life when the * could barely walk and getting carted around in a wheelchair not so long ago.

At 58 he's 100% fitter than me at 37 however if I put in the same effort I will say one thing with confidence, my legs would be far more stable now at 37.

Tyson showed that years of competitive inactivity and years of bad habits in retirement have led to his legs are utterly gone.

 

I am not upset about anything, just a little disappointed that a champion I respected has let himself go.
Your blunt responses are dismissive in my opinion

 

He looked pretty much as good and as mobile as Holyfield when Holyfield got embarrassed by Vitor Belfort.