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OT: Iron Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul

Chin Diesel said:
Netflix is going to surge in value after this.

Bandwidth is an easy solution to fix.
Proof of concept they can get massive numbers for a horrible product.
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Yeah, not so sure about that. It was a production DISASTER and the American public won’t be so easily fooled next time.

How hard is it to make sure ear pieces and microphones work?? And the lead announcer was about 100x overhyped. Not to mention the buffering issues. That was as bad a night as Netflix could have feared with the spotlight on.
 
temery said:
What does don't measure him mean and why is it against the rules?
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This refers to a boxer sticking his arm straight out and leaving it there, not throwing a punch, as a way to find the distance their opponent is away from them. You can measure distance by putting your arm out then pulling it back but you cannot just leave your arm straight out to find out if the opponent is within your striking distance.
 
The real shame was the awful technical difficulties during the entire event did not allow people to see Serrano and Taylor go to war again. Two of the best women's fighters of all time, if not the two best, deserved their stage with all eyes watching.
 
ColchVEGAS said:
The real shame was the awful technical difficulties during the entire event did not allow people to see Serrano and Taylor go to war again. Two of the best women's fighters of all time, if not the two best, deserved their stage with all eyes watching.
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I thought it was my wifi, so I started using my phone and data.
 
Marat said:
I thought it was my wifi, so I started using my phone and data.
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I gave up on trying to watch. I will probably go back and watch the Taylor/Serrano fight. Really wish Shu Shu Carrington's fight was televised. He has a bright future and would have been a great stage to introduce him to the casual fans that were tuning in.
 
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UCan3 said:
Great point, and the technical difficulties as the night went on was like adding fuel to the fire.

I am sure Netflix is looking ahead to charge for live events - big step backwards last night.
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Anyone that’s watched a boxing match in the last 30 years knows 8 o’clock never means 8 o’clock there’s always an undercard Usually don’t go off till 11 o’clock. Standard procedure. Member all the pay per view fights back in the day? Old tyson fights were always in Vegas and deff wouldn’t go off till at least 11:30pm ET. They re not gonna have a 5pm fight in Vegas. (Even tho this was Dallas)
 
uconngb said:
Yeah, not so sure about that. It was a production DISASTER and the American public won’t be so easily fooled next time.

How hard is it to make sure ear pieces and microphones work?? And the lead announcer was about 100x overhyped. Not to mention the buffering issues. That was as bad a night as Netflix could have feared with the spotlight on.
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Don’t ever underestimate the ability of the American public to be fooled.
 
JB75 said:
Anyone that’s watched a boxing match in the last 30 years knows 8 o’clock never means 8 o’clock there’s always an undercard Usually don’t go off till 11 o’clock. Standard procedure. Member all the pay per view fights back in the day? Old tyson fights were always in Vegas and deff wouldn’t go off till at least 11:30pm ET. They re not gonna have a 5pm fight in Vegas. (Even tho this was Dallas)
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I guess the fact that Netflix was hosting a huge boxing event and drawing in many new fans to the sport, it felt a bit misleading to keep stressing Tyson/Paul 8:00 PM or whatever it was.

So you are right but even I was surprised at how definite some of those promos were that it started ~8 PM.
 
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JohnFSilver said:
Was it sad? He went out there. Still showed some reflexes, but didn't look crippeled. He was washed at 39 losing to McBride.

Yes, I wish he could fight. But he can't. His body wont let him.
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It was more sad for me. watching him move around like that actually made me feel old. :)
 
I'm not trying to defend anyone here and I think we all know that at 58 years old, Iron Mike wasn't going to do anything impressive. I thought he might be able to get some power punches in. I didn't watch so I don't know. We knew it wasn't going to be real boxing.

In sports we expect teams to let up when the game is over. Sportsmanship. Winning the fight in real boxing isn't enough, we want to see a knock-out.

"There was a point where he (Tyson) was not engaging back, I could just tell his age was showing a little bit.
"That violence war thing... that went away as the rounds went on.
"I tried to give the best fight I possibly could.
"When someone's just surviving in the ring, it's hard to make it exciting.
"I don't care what people have to say. It is what it is."
"I'm sorry I didn't knock him out.
"After I'd seen him tired I didn't want to put too much hurt on him, but I wanted the fans to get a good experience."

www.ladbible.com

Jake Paul issues apology over Mike Tyson win as he explains the fight 'was just different'

Jake Paul has reflected on his controversial fight with Mike Tyson
www.ladbible.com www.ladbible.com
 
Kolumbo said:
I'm not trying to defend anyone here and I think we all know that at 58 years old, Iron Mike wasn't going to do anything impressive. I thought he might be able to get some power punches in. I didn't watch so I don't know. We knew it wasn't going to be real boxing.

In sports we expect teams to let up when the game is over. Sportsmanship. Winning the fight in real boxing isn't enough, we want to see a knock-out.

"There was a point where he (Tyson) was not engaging back, I could just tell his age was showing a little bit.
"That violence war thing... that went away as the rounds went on.
"I tried to give the best fight I possibly could.
"When someone's just surviving in the ring, it's hard to make it exciting.
"I don't care what people have to say. It is what it is."
"I'm sorry I didn't knock him out.
"After I'd seen him tired I didn't want to put too much hurt on him, but I wanted the fans to get a good experience."

www.ladbible.com

Jake Paul issues apology over Mike Tyson win as he explains the fight 'was just different'

Jake Paul has reflected on his controversial fight with Mike Tyson
www.ladbible.com www.ladbible.com
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I don't blame him for not KO'ing an old man. I blame him being cpmplicit in embarrassing the entire sport of boxing twice a year.
 
UCan3 said:
I guess the fact that Netflix was hosting a huge boxing event and drawing in many new fans to the sport, it felt a bit misleading to keep stressing Tyson/Paul 8:00 PM or whatever it was.

So you are right but even I was surprised at how definite some of those promos were that it started ~8 PM.
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The places I looked up all said main card starts at 8 pm with Paul / Tyson likely at 10/11. The main fight in UFC is barely ever on before midnight
 
George Foreman fought real fighters and last won at age 48 I believe in 1997.
 
jibsey said:
George Foreman fought real fighters and last won at age 48 I believe in 1997.
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I'm an average athlete.

At 48 I was three years removed from playing QB in our annual geezers vs younguns T-day game, and winning.

At 58 I was three years shy of an ACL, an MCL, a fractured meniscus, bone chips, and arthritis in both knees due to playing lob pitch softball. Oh, and plantar fasciitis too.

Some terrific athletes have played pro sports into their 40s. Nobody does past 50.
 
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storrsroars said:
I'm an average athlete.

At 48 I was three years removed from playing QB in our annual geezers vs younguns T-day game, and winning.

At 58 I was three years shy of an ACL, an MCL, a fractured meniscus, bone chips, and arthritis in both knees due to playing lob pitch softball. Oh, and plantar fasciitis too.

Some terrific athletes have played pro sports into their 40s. Nobody does past 50.
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Gordie Howe had 41 points for the Whalers in his final NHL season, he was 51.
 
superjohn said:
How was that farce sanctioned?

So many things wrong with it from Jake Paul clearly being on steroids and Tyson most likely being on steroids, to Tyson's age, to neither guy trying.

They didn't even try to make any of it look real, another black eye for boxing.
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Texas gonna be Texas is my guess how it was sanctioned. I'm just surprised they didn't have a live rattlesnake in the ring during the fight to spice things up.
 
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storrsroars said:
I'm an average athlete.

At 48 I was three years removed from playing QB in our annual geezers vs younguns T-day game, and winning.

At 58 I was three years shy of an ACL, an MCL, a fractured meniscus, bone chips, and arthritis in both knees due to playing lob pitch softball. Oh, and plantar fasciitis too.

Some terrific athletes have played pro sports into their 40s. Nobody does past 50.
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Satchel Paige
 
UCan3 said:
I guess the fact that Netflix was hosting a huge boxing event and drawing in many new fans to the sport, it felt a bit misleading to keep stressing Tyson/Paul 8:00 PM or whatever it was.

So you are right but even I was surprised at how definite some of those promos were that it started ~8 PM.
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True. I hear ya. And I will admit nowadays when they say somethings gonna start sports wise, It usually means within 20 minutes- max /baseball playoffs ,NFL kick offs, NBA etc… usually do start fairly close to the time whereas back in the day that was long pregames and lead-ins
 
husky429 said:
I don't blame him for not KO'ing an old man. I blame him being cpmplicit in embarrassing the entire sport of boxing twice a year.
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Why blame him. Give him credit for doing an awesome fleece job. Blame all the suckers that paid him. It's a free country after all.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Netflix is going to surge in value after this.

Bandwidth is an easy solution to fix.
Proof of concept they can get massive numbers for a horrible product.
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Spot on stock up 2.8% this week. No one really talking about the horrible streaming experience. They are probably working on fight #2. I would love to see Paul fight Canelo, he (Paul) just might be reaching a bit in wanting to fight a real fighter who is under 40 yrs old.
 
HooperScooper said:
If someone watched for 5 seconds did they count you?

www.espn.com

Netflix says 60M households worldwide watched Paul-Tyson

Netflix says 60 million households tuned in live to watch Jake Paul's unanimous decision win over Mike Tyson, while 50 million watched Katie Taylor retain her undisputed women's lightweight championship over Amanda Serrano.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
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then they counted me a couple dozen times because that's how many times I had to login in order to watch even five seconds.
 
husky429 said:
I don't blame him for not KO'ing an old man. I blame him being cpmplicit in embarrassing the entire sport of boxing twice a year.
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I don't know anybody who took this fight seriously, they just wanted to watch a train wreck.
 
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