I hear his long-term plan includes racing Usain Bolt when he’s 75 and Paul is 64.

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    trying to prove that he setup, paid and that the fights were mostly scripted

    There’s nothing scripted about the fights. He just only fights people he knows he can handily beat because of his size and youth. I don’t like Paul, but the whole “the fights are fixed” narrative is silly (and entirely devoid of evidence). He’s a hack who only fights people who are ancient, retired, or not even fighters to begin with like basketball player Nate Robinson. He doesn’t have to fix these fights; they’re just that overwhelmingly booked in his favor.

    Also, this entire topic gives him exactly what he wants: attention for his rage-baiting clout-chasing career.

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        In what way? You mean the way Paul didn’t completely massacre him in round 1 even though he could’ve? That’s how exhibitions work. Paul was showing restraint because they wanted to put on a show. Tyson had zero chance of winning that fight so Paul carried him for a few rounds. That isn’t a “fixed” fight. “Fixed” means the outcome was agreed upon before the fight, but that isn’t what happened.

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            You might’ve seen one too many movies if you think Tyson was going to win that fight. Vegas odds were Paul +249 to Tyson -190.

            “I do not like Jake Paul and therefore Jake Paul could not have won the fight legitimately” isn’t evidence that the fight was fixed. Paul was fighting a man 31 years his senior and several inches shorter. It’s not rocket science. Everyone (including me) wanted Tyson to knock Paul out, but this isn’t Hollywood.

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              You keep telling yourself that. Tyson barely threw a punch.

              Kid yourself all you want, but don’t try and contaminate the rest of the world with your nonsense.

              Tyson reportedly interested in Turki Alalshikh’s offer, never got a reply from Jake Paul.

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                11 hours ago

                Tyson barely threw a punch because he’s ancient and knew Paul could counterpunch much faster than Tyson could react. Tyson knew he was fighting an uphill battle and chose to be very conservative with his approach. Which was a smart idea. He didn’t want to get knocked out like Tyron Woodley did.

                Do you actually follow combat sports at all, or do you only show up when a YouTuber is on the fight card? If the latter, I could understand why you might think the way you do. If you actually follow combat sports or have any understanding of how they work, it’s obvious that the fight didn’t need to be fixed. There’s a reason 58-year-old boxers don’t fight 27-year-old boxers. It’s boring and one-sided.

                Again, “I do not like Jake Paul” is not actual evidence that the fight was fixed. Please feel free to provide any actual evidence you might have supporting your position, though.

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                  😅😅🤡

                  You’re only saving grace is that you obviously don’t know what you’re talking about.

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                    And yet you refuted no part of my argument and did nothing to lend credence to your own 🤔

                    The ignorant party here is you. But by all means continue laboring under the delusion that you understand boxing because you watched the highlights of one YouTuber fighting a geriatric in an exhibition.