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gp. wrote: ↑14 May 2024, 14:50

Kilburn wrote: ↑14 May 2024, 14:32

gp. wrote: ↑14 May 2024, 14:27

Jake Paul has 26.5 million followers on Instagram.

And they all want to watch their guy fight a 58 year old man who hasn’t had a fight in 20 years?

Maybe they did a poll of the followers and this Mike Tyson guy was their first choice…

Yep. They'd watch him wrap a parcel, but they'll be up for this. They know who Tyson is, for a start. If Paul fought Usyk they would still watch it, but it wouldnt be as exciting to them to watch Paul fight that Ukrainian guy nobody ever heard of as it would to see him fighting the great Mike Tyson. Everyone knows Mike Tyson! He's a boxer.

Bear in mind that you are talking about people who stood in lines for hours, drove miles and paid ten times the retail value to get hold of bottles of coloured sugar water when Jake Paul told them to. Although actually that was his brother, but same thing.

Craighmfc1874 wrote: ↑17 May 2024, 12:18 Why is this fight happening

Craighmfc1874 wrote: ↑17 May 2024, 12:18 Why is this fight happening

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑27 May 2024, 11:33 Tyson had medical emergency.. in hospital now

Loynesy wrote: ↑29 May 2024, 08:58 Which gloves are they wearing? If it's 14 or 16oz it's literally throwing pillows at each other and it's like a spar.

Loynesy wrote: ↑29 May 2024, 12:25 Thanks for that.

I'm 51 and with a few weeks training I could go a few 2 minute rounds with 14 or 16 gloves with anyone of a similar age. Go to 12 or below I wouldn't last 20 seconds.

Loynesy wrote: ↑29 May 2024, 17:15 I think the gloves weight makes a massive difference.

As I say with 14oz and 16oz it's effectively a pillow fight. As I've mentioned before, I've boxed at the lowest possible schoolboy and university levels with those gloves, no one ever got hurt.

I once thought I'd try sparring with 12oz. Latest about 30 seconds.

Loynesy wrote: ↑30 May 2024, 05:40 I didn't say I boxed FOR Cambridge I boxed AT Cambridge. Was nowhere near getting my Blue but used to go for sparring and general fitness.

I'd rather you didn't call me a liar.

Loynesy wrote: ↑30 May 2024, 06:44 That's not true either - schoolboy boxing and intra-Cambridge fights weren't just sparring, there was a bell and a referee. I've stated that the first time I ever tried with the lighter gloves I was on floor within seconds so I'm hardly boasting.

Look - you've been hostile to me on another thread so you clearly don't like me. I've been on this forum for over 20 years and never had a problem with anyone before. Let's just block each other as life is far too short for acrimony.

I don't lie - perhaps as someone who has been a top level solicitor for over 25 years (if you don't believe that I can send you a copy of my Practicing Certificate) my phrasing can seem nuanced but I'm never false.

All the best


Loynesy