Comments Thread For: Jake Paul-Mike Tyson: The countdown is on, the cold feet are coming

[elfag]

mike tyson is almost 60 ***ing years old.

the commission is a joke, what state is this again? the feds should shut down their sporting commission for sanctioning this money grab.

[sidefx996]

Speaking of betting, Paul recently proposed a side wager to Tyson: If Iron Mike can get through four rounds, Paul will pay him an extra $5 million; if Tyson canāt get through four rounds, heāll have to get a tattoo that reads I love Jake Paul.

disrespectful little cNUT.

It's just showbiz and everyone is eating it up and making him rich. And mind you Mike Tyson will probably make more money off this circus than he made in any of his prime title fights. The problem is people are looking at this through the same lens as when Canelo picks his next opponent. It's not. It's two guys having fun and striking a nerve with fans and that equals making some serious money. The only problem I have with it is the very real chance of Mike Tyson getting seriously hurt.

[Liondw]

Eddie says that but he'd be promoting it big time if he could have a nice piece of the pie.

[Toffee]

I used to think so too, but at this point we are like 5+ years into these freakshow fights happening regularly and it surprisingly hasnt done the damage it seemed like it could. Obviously it still sucks and the sooner Jake Paul ****s off the better, but still, it seems like as long as good real fights get made people are willing to overlook the BS.

Boxing is only ever one punch away from tragedy. It's been a while since we had a high profile one. And profile does, unfortunately, make a difference.

I think they're increasing the likelihood of that happening. High profile due to the broad appeal of the combatants, increased chance of tragedy due to the age of one and the inexperience of the other.

The Holyfield 'event' was just horrific to see. Thank God he couldn't stay on his feet otherwise we might have seen a 60 year old put in a coma.