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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    PJNB said:
    Roy Jones vs Tyson! I remember Jones always wanted to fight Tyson before he retired. Crazy 17 years later we are getting the fight!
    It's like Rocky VII where he goes in to reinstate his boxing license.
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    I have purchased a lot of dumb fights in my life, including many many Roy Jones fights. Mike Tyson is one of my favorite athletes of all time. I will not support this 
  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    Cliffy6745 said:
    I have purchased a lot of dumb fights in my life, including many many Roy Jones fights. Mike Tyson is one of my favorite athletes of all time. I will not support this 
    Why not?  A couple of legends going at it in an exhibition match, it's awesome. 
    Boxing is, and always has been, a sideshow sport anyways, so why not embrace it?  
    I also like the angle that people are fitter and healthier into their older years than ever before and senior sports deserve respect.
    It's ok for an 85 year old to drive the ball 100 yards in golf and everyone cheers, but a man can't fight professionally after 40?
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • eddieceddiec Posts: 3,881
    rgambs said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    I have purchased a lot of dumb fights in my life, including many many Roy Jones fights. Mike Tyson is one of my favorite athletes of all time. I will not support this 
    Why not?  A couple of legends going at it in an exhibition match, it's awesome. 
    Boxing is, and always has been, a sideshow sport anyways, so why not embrace it?  
    I also like the angle that people are fitter and healthier into their older years than ever before and senior sports deserve respect.
    It's ok for an 85 year old to drive the ball 100 yards in golf and everyone cheers, but a man can't fight professionally after 40?
    I don't know, man. YouTube 'James Toney' Punch Drunk.

  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    eddiec said:
    rgambs said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    I have purchased a lot of dumb fights in my life, including many many Roy Jones fights. Mike Tyson is one of my favorite athletes of all time. I will not support this 
    Why not?  A couple of legends going at it in an exhibition match, it's awesome. 
    Boxing is, and always has been, a sideshow sport anyways, so why not embrace it?  
    I also like the angle that people are fitter and healthier into their older years than ever before and senior sports deserve respect.
    It's ok for an 85 year old to drive the ball 100 yards in golf and everyone cheers, but a man can't fight professionally after 40?
    I don't know, man. YouTube 'James Toney' Punch Drunk.

    Wasn't he born that way? lol
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    rgambs said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    I have purchased a lot of dumb fights in my life, including many many Roy Jones fights. Mike Tyson is one of my favorite athletes of all time. I will not support this 
    Why not?  A couple of legends going at it in an exhibition match, it's awesome. 
    Boxing is, and always has been, a sideshow sport anyways, so why not embrace it?  
    I also like the angle that people are fitter and healthier into their older years than ever before and senior sports deserve respect.
    It's ok for an 85 year old to drive the ball 100 yards in golf and everyone cheers, but a man can't fight professionally after 40?
    Sideshow?  C'mon.  Pugelism is the purest form of sporting.  

    Tyson vs Jones reminds me of two things.  Rocky VI and the Geezers at Caesars.
  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    tempo_n_groove said:
    rgambs said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    I have purchased a lot of dumb fights in my life, including many many Roy Jones fights. Mike Tyson is one of my favorite athletes of all time. I will not support this 
    Why not?  A couple of legends going at it in an exhibition match, it's awesome. 
    Boxing is, and always has been, a sideshow sport anyways, so why not embrace it?  
    I also like the angle that people are fitter and healthier into their older years than ever before and senior sports deserve respect.
    It's ok for an 85 year old to drive the ball 100 yards in golf and everyone cheers, but a man can't fight professionally after 40?
    Sideshow?  C'mon.  Pugelism is the purest form of sporting.  

    Tyson vs Jones reminds me of two things.  Rocky VI and the Geezers at Caesars.
    Fireworks, costumed ring entrances, scantily clad ring girls, betting culture, half-literate crime prone participants...it's a sideshow.
    I do think combat and footracing are the purest forms of sporting, but pugelism is probably the most bastardized form of combat sporting.  What, like people don't have legs?  No opposable thumbs to grasp with? 😆

    I like boxing plenty, but this isn't any more ridiculous than Butterbean, Don King, or the second half of most boxers' careers, not to mention their outside the ring lives.
    Both of those guys are bad dudes that could beat younger men and should still have a place of some sort in the sport if they want it.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,056
    Anyone watch the Tyson/Roy Jones Jr. fight last night? I didn’t but heard Tyson should have won instead of it being a draw. Also I Jake Paul gets his ass knocked out in his next fight.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • eddieceddiec Posts: 3,881
    eeriepadave said:
    Anyone watch the Tyson/Roy Jones Jr. fight last night? I didn’t but heard Tyson should have won instead of it being a draw. Also I Jake Paul gets his ass knocked out in his next fight.
    I watched it this morning. It was actually decent. Tyson still looks good for a guy his age, but if he couldn't manhandle Jones Jr at this stage, can't see him doing any damage to the division- which seems like his goal all along. In his post fight interview he admits not caring about dying. 
  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,991
    Tyson won the match. You could tell they were going to call it a draw from the  beginning.  Also was Vinny giving most of the rounds to Roy?
    I miss igotid88
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    Fight night! Let’s go Philly!
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    Fiiiiighr night! Heavyweight fight night! 
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    This is a great fight: let’s hope at least 
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    This is fucking awesome
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    Great fight
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    That was an amazing fight 
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    Do not understand how a human that big is that fit 
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    Hello old friend. Looking forward to this evening 
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    edited July 2023
    Heeeeelllo…

    I don’t know how to not buy a fight, especially the biggest of the year…
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    Absolute domination. Fun fight though

    Won a couple bets and covered the pay per view and a bit more, so that’s always nice 


  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Absolute domination. Fun fight though

    Won a couple bets and covered the pay per view and a bit more, so that’s always nice 


    How was the main card?  We watched the MMA bout instead.
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Absolute domination. Fun fight though

    Won a couple bets and covered the pay per view and a bit more, so that’s always nice 


    How was the main card?  We watched the MMA bout instead.
    Very entertaining. Lopsided...Bud beat the shit out of him, so the result wasn't really in question from the 2nd round on, but it was entertaining and obviously a great performance from him
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,174
    edited July 2023
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Absolute domination. Fun fight though

    Won a couple bets and covered the pay per view and a bit more, so that’s always nice 


    We watched the MMA bout 
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,174
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Absolute domination. Fun fight though

    Won a couple bets and covered the pay per view and a bit more, so that’s always nice 


    We watched the MMA bout instead.
    one of America’s many problems.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    Wobbie said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Absolute domination. Fun fight though

    Won a couple bets and covered the pay per view and a bit more, so that’s always nice 


    We watched the MMA bout instead.
    one of America’s many problems.
    Boxing is run by promoters and they don't do the fights that people want to see.  That is why MMA is better.  

    Show me fighters in their primes wanting to go up against the best and not dodge competitors.

    Tyson vs Foreman?

    De La Hoya vs a younger Chavez?

    Maywether vs younger Pacquiao?

    This very fight should have happened a few years ago.

    I can go on and on.
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,056
    anyone gonna watch the Mike Tyson/Jake Paul fight on Netflix later this year?
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    No, and Paul will probably win but if Tyson separated his head from his body, that would be a good thing for the world 
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    Cliffy6745 said:
    No, and Paul will probably win but if Tyson separated his head from his body, that would be a good thing for the world 
    Paul sets himself up for wins.

    Anderson Silva about 10 years past his prime?  Yeah...
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,056
    eeriepadave said:
    anyone gonna watch the Mike Tyson/Jake Paul fight on Netflix later this year?

    tonight. I'll probably watch it.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,951
    I'm definitely watching, and I don't watch boxing ever. I find this story fascinating and pretty funny. Weirdly, the only boxing match i have ever watched is the one when Tyson bit off that ear, lol, and that was completely by accident. I just happened to roll into a bar for a meal while on a road trip, and that match was on. The whole place went silent when that ear came off, hahaha.
    I feel like a lot of people might be underestimating the ravages of old age today. But I am dying to see how it pans out.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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