Anybody think Silva threw the fight?

[MONGOOSE66]

I've watched his run in mma as well as Boxing and it felt like his tempo was thoughtfully suppressed against Paul.

I missed the first 2-3 rounds due to streaming issues. But from that point on until the end, it seemed like Silva's gameplan was to just try and steal rounds. I thought that was odd.

Very little activity during the round, leaving the kid available do his thing, and the last bits of the round, Silva would do his work. I thought SIlva would come out and box the majority of the rounds, but he did a lot of posturing and only fought in spurts.

Not saying I believe he threw the fight, but the thought entered my mind last night.

Ive never seen his face look like that after a fight so…….

[famicommander]

He's 47 years old, he has been stopped half a dozen times, and he has spent far more time training in Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Taekwondo than he has boxing.

It's ridiculously ****** to even consider this fight being fixed. If they wanted to fix it Silva could've taken a dive at any point in time and nobody would've blinked because he's been knocked out several times and he's old enough to be Paul's father.

[Damn Wicked]

No, Silva didn’t throw the fight. Despite Silva being the physically larger guy with vastly greater combat experience he was beaten. Jake Paul deserves some respect for this win, especially considering that he’s a newbie who hasn’t had much experience. He may never be a world champion but he’s beating the guys that are put in front of him. Lots of people thought Silva would destroy Paul. Now that JP beat Silva I’m not surprised that the haters are moving the goal post.

[War Room]

Ive never seen his face look like that after a fight so…….

Who's face?

[jaded]

From this angle, I'd say it was a setup. The left was a soft unextended tap...the right was an unextended miss...and down goes Silva. The left touched with the back of the hand above the knuckles right on the logo of his glove...you can see his wrist bend. It was a nothing burger followed up with a miss...maybe he ever so slightly grazed him by a milometer. Looks pretty sad, unless somehow his right knee buckled on him due to some previous injury as he took a step back?

[War Room]

Did I start something lol?