Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul, oggi he match

The last dignified performance in the ring, Mike Tyson he offered it on February 22nd 21 years ago and put it down after a few seconds Clifford Etienne, known as the Black Rhino. Then came two devastating defeats, knockout against the modest one Danny Williams and the very mediocre Kevin McBride which marked the end of a career that had long since begun its downward trajectory. A lot of water has passed under the bridge, too much. For example, Etienne discovered the hobby of painting: it happened to him in prison in Louisiana where he is serving 105 years in prison (it was 150 initially, but the sentence was reduced) for kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted murder, they in turn risk ending up killed in a settling of scores between prisoners.

Tyson in Texas to hunt for lost time

Mike Tyson for his part will chase lost time, knowing full well that he won’t be able to catch up. It will happen tonight in Arlington, Texas, the Dallas Cowboys stadium full as an egg (80 thousand spectators). At 58 he will meet Jake Paul, a 27-year-old YouTuber who has two vices: boxing and making tons of millions of dollars thanks to his social ability to create events. What he came up with this time is brilliant and will earn him 40, while Tyson will earn around twenty. Not bad for someone who has been out of the game for almost a quarter of a century, but who in the media holds comparisons with great champions of our time such as Usyk, Fury, Canelo Alvarez and so on.

Match without meaning but full of unknowns

The match, it is all too obvious, makes no sense but at the same time it is difficult to predict. Jake Paul is a mediocre boxer but he’s 31 years younger. Tyson has power (the last quality that abandons a boxer). All surrounded by a hornet’s nest of words and questions, especially about the risks that a man close to sixty would run if hit hard. To try to reduce these, used 14 ounce gloves will be used and rounds (8) shortened to two minutes.

A 300 million dollar round of money. And Tyson slaps Paul

However, the bet has already been won. Ringside seats sold for up to 40 thousand dollars, very privileged boxes for 2 million (!). Meanwhile, the two began the performance at the weigh-in. Tyson slapped Paul (though he was guilty of slyly stepping on his foot) and threatened: “I’ll slaughter him.” The very street-level reply: “I’ll knock your teeth out”. Perfect script for a film that will earn a total of 300 million dollars. From 2am tonight, everything live on Netflix. Let’s give a couple more reasons to set the alarm. The women’s super lightweight world championship between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, which can be defined as the match of the century without exaggeration, is a little piece of Italy in the ring. Armando Casamonica, the Fury of Quadraro: last month he defended the Italian title in Palermo, now he will fight in front of 80 thousand spectators against the Canadian fighter Bahdi.