He should fight Beterbiev. That would make the people happy.

Of course, he might die, but that's a risk I'm willing to take.

1. Mike loses because the 14 ounce gloves means Jake doesn't get knocked out or hurt badly and Jake scores more points while not seriously hurting Mike.
2. It's a rigged draw. I don't think Mike's ego would let him lose on purpose to Jake.
3. Mike wins because he is still Mike. I think in a street fight Mike would knock out Jake Paul in two minutes

So do I bet?

If you think it may be rigged for a draw you could put $500 on Mike and $100 on a draw and total net winning proceeds would be $950 or $600 unless Jake wins. The maximum downside would be losing $600 if Jake wins.

Do people forget that Tyson lost to some scrubs later in his career? His last loss to Kevin McBride basically forced him into retirement because he was tired of losing to crappy fighters. Tyson is now 58 years old, and Im sure is even worse of a boxer now than he was when he lost to Danny Williams and Kevin McBride when he was 38.

Jake Paul isnt a great fighter or anything, but hes 27 years old and in his physical prime. I dont think Tyson can keep up with him at his age. Its like asking an out of shape former NBA superstar at 58 years old, to go against a mediocre 21 year old current NBA player in a game of one on one.

Tyson is 58... Paul is going to win, all the 50 year olds here on TexAgs pretending that isn't a huge factor

The Jake's MO. He can't fight people in their prime so he picks fights against over the hill competition.

Paul has a pretty strong right hand, and Tyson's age has to be a factor in avoiding that.
On the other side of the coin, Paul has put on somewhere between 20-40 pounds to get to heavyweight status for the first time in his "career". He may not be as nimble for as long as he's used to, although it's hard to imagine Tyson having a lot of endurance either.

The 50-year-old comment is pretty spot on, because in the 80s, there was no greater thing than watching Tyson destroy someone. Watching him fight Michael Spinx when he was an "old man" of 38 or so was a very memorable part of my childhood. Really don't want to see Tyson embarassed, and would love to see Paul dismantled but sheer genetics make it seem like it's going to go the other way. Hope I'm wrong.

I think it's a scripted outcome, but I'm really uncertain how it'd go if it were real. Mostly because I have zero clue as to what Paul's skill level is (I don't watch boxing).

There are plenty of combat sports where retired, high-level competitors can still easily dominate younger, more athletic opponents in their 20's (wrestling, BJJ, Judo, etc.) when the skill gap is huge.

But I'm not sure if the skill gap between the two is enough to make up for the obvious difference in physical attributes in boxing.

No 58 year old has any punching power and all 27 year olds can knock out a horse. 58 beats 27, 99.87% of the time. That's what some think. It's not like Mike Tyson is fighting…geez

I tend to agree that its scripted and it'll end in some form of split decision most likely in Tyson's favor. Keeps Tyson's image and record up while also not tanking Paul's marketability to draw huge numbers for fights.

So what time should the Tyson fit start?

PlanoAg98 said:

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So what time should the Tyson fit start?

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They have to be careful and plan it between an early dinner at Golden Corral and Matlock, which comes on at 8.

We are going to watch, hell my wife is even interested to watch and she hasn't watched boxing since the Holyfield ear biting match, granted neither have I.

I think the only way Tyson wins is if by KO in the first 2-3 rounds, anything longer than that and he just wears out. (I'm 50 and couldn't even imagine making it past one round against someone even close to my age.) It's early KO or nothing.

Line I saw today


Tyson to win +180

Tyson to win by decision +1000

I mean whats the harm in placing $50 on each of those?

Yeah, I think he'll make a legit attempt to get a KO in the first minute of the first 2-3 rounds, then he'll be spent. 2 minute rounds will save him a bit. Not sure how 57 year old Tyson will take a punch, but old Tyson could take a punch. Paul has also never been hit by a heavyweight. I think it ends up going the 8 rounds and Paul gets a decision.

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"I do not have the guts to be in this sport anymore," Tyson said. "I don't want to disrespect the sport that I love. My heart is not into this anymore. I'm sorry for the fans who paid for this."

That was said 20 years ago. Two decades.

Just two years ago, Tyson was photographed in a wheelchair and holding a walking stick at the Miami International Airport. Tyson later confirmed in an interview with Newsmax that he has "sciatica every now and then" and when it flares up, he "can't even talk."

Sciatica is pain that travels along the path of the sciatic nerve, from the glutes down each leg. Usually, it's caused by a herniated disk, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Tyson's back issues also date back more than 20 years ago, to his final fights during his boxing career.

And then, five months ago:

"I had a big ulcer, two-and-a-half inches, and it was bleeding," Tyson said. "All my friends were calling me like I was dying. I asked the doctor if I was going to die, and she didn't say 'No.' ... You wouldn't believe what I endured from my ulcer. I lost 26 pounds."

Mike Tyson is 58 years old and hasn't fought a real fight in 20 years.

This is apparently a sanctioned fight (intended to mean "real" fight), with some changes made from typical matches. Despite the governing body sanctioning it, I question what agreements the Paul and Tyson teams have in place off the books. I strongly suspect it will not be a real fight but I'm always ready to be happily surprised. Maybe not happily, although it will be a spectacle I believe 58 is too old to be in a boxing ring taking real shots from capable fighters.

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"I do not have the guts to be in this sport anymore," Tyson said. "I don't want to disrespect the sport that I love. My heart is not into this anymore. I'm sorry for the fans who paid for this."

That was said 20 years ago. Two decades.

Just two years ago, Tyson was photographed in a wheelchair and holding a walking stick at the Miami International Airport. Tyson later confirmed in an interview with Newsmax that he has "sciatica every now and then" and when it flares up, he "can't even talk."

Sciatica is pain that travels along the path of the sciatic nerve, from the glutes down each leg. Usually, it's caused by a herniated disk, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Tyson's back issues also date back more than 20 years ago, to his final fights during his boxing career.

And then, five months ago:

"I had a big ulcer, two-and-a-half inches, and it was bleeding," Tyson said. "All my friends were calling me like I was dying. I asked the doctor if I was going to die, and she didn't say 'No.' ... You wouldn't believe what I endured from my ulcer. I lost 26 pounds."

Mike Tyson is 58 years old and hasn't fought a real fight in 20 years.

This is apparently a sanctioned fight (intended to mean "real" fight), with some changes made from typical matches. Despite the governing body sanctioning it, I question what agreements the Paul and Tyson teams have in place off the books. I strongly suspect it will not be a real fight but I'm always ready to be happily surprised. Maybe not happily, although it will be a spectacle I believe 58 is too old to be in a boxing ring taking real shots from capable fighters.

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This. People forget that a 58 yo Holyfield fought a 44 yo Victor Belfort a few years ago. It was embarrassing. Holyfield didn't even last 1 round.

For all the discussion, I think I can safely say the universal best result that every single person wants tos ee is Tyson knocking Jake Paul into next week.

It seems unlikely, wouldn't it kibosh Paul's whole shtick if he got destroyed by someone who could easily be a grandpa?

Not at all. I think Paul's entire boxing career is designed to launch his Most Valuable Promotions. Eyeballs and an iconic KO by Tyson, even if it is Paul himself, only helps drive that forward. He's not looking to be the next great champ. He's looking to be the next great promoter.

Tyson could still fail the physical

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Tyson could still fail the physical

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His physical should include a colonoscopy

The Porkchop Express said:

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It seems unlikely, wouldn't it kibosh Paul's whole shtick if he got destroyed by someone who could easily be a grandpa?

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Larry Holmes was a (39 year-old) grandpa when Mike Tyson beat the hell out of him in 1988.

Holmes was also in his 50s when he won his last sanctioned professional fight versus Butterbean in 2002.

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Tyson is 58... Paul is going to win, all the 50 year olds here on TexAgs pretending that isn't a huge factor

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You just called out all of TexAgs.

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Not at all. I think Paul's entire boxing career is designed to launch his Most Valuable Promotions. Eyeballs and an iconic KO by Tyson, even if it is Paul himself, only helps drive that forward. He's not looking to be the next great champ. He's looking to be the next great promoter.

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agreed.

But I still want to see him GTF knocked out.

Z3phyr said:

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Tyson is 58... Paul is going to win, all the 50 year olds here on TexAgs pretending that isn't a huge factor

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post colonoscopy prep drinking poop slap bet on that?

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Z3phyr said:

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Tyson is 58... Paul is going to win, all the 50 year olds here on TexAgs pretending that isn't a huge factor

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post colonoscopy prep drinking poop slap bet on that?

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YokelRidesAgain said:

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The Porkchop Express said:

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It seems unlikely, wouldn't it kibosh Paul's whole shtick if he got destroyed by someone who could easily be a grandpa?

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Larry Holmes was a (39 year-old) grandpa when Mike Tyson beat the hell out of him in 1988.

Holmes was also in his 50s when he won his last sanctioned professional fight versus Butterbean in 2002.

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I watched the Spinx-Tyson fight on YouTube yesterday. I think Spinx was 38, but looked about 80. Tyson is so unstoppable he is practically dancing when the fight starts, he's so eager to get to that point of battering him.

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C@LAg said:

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Z3phyr said:

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Tyson is 58... Paul is going to win, all the 50 year olds here on TexAgs pretending that isn't a huge factor

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post colonoscopy prep drinking poop slap bet on that?

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they go low, you go lower.

tyson vs roy jones jr was unbelievably half-assed. two washed old men going half speed on each other. hoping this is much better but it will most likely be a ****show.

that said i hope tyson pulls out a miracle and whips his ass.

That one was at least marketed as an exhibition so everyone should have known what to expect. Tyson was also at least a lot more active than Jones. Hoping this one being an actual fight, counting against their professional records, etc. may change that.

Sidenote, Jake Paul put Nate Robinson to sleep with a KO on the undercard of that fight

The Porkchop Express said:

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nm

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maroon barchetta said:

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Z3phyr said:

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Tyson is 58... Paul is going to win, all the 50 year olds here on TexAgs pretending that isn't a huge factor

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You just called out all of TexAgs.

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DannyDuberstein said:

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That one was at least marketed as an exhibition so everyone should have known what to expect. Tyson was also at least a lot more active than Jones. Hoping this one being an actual fight, counting against their professional records, etc. may change that.

Sidenote, Jake Paul put Nate Robinson to sleep with a KO on the undercard of that fight

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all good points. thoughts on tyson +185, paul -225, or O/U 5.5 rounds?