Summary
Jake Paul defeated 58-year-old Mike Tyson in an eight-round boxing match, with unanimous scores of 79-73 and 80-72.
The bout, widely criticized as a “stunted show,” highlighted Tyson’s physical decline, including issues with sciatica, a stomach ulcer, and knee problems.
Tyson, once a feared heavyweight champion, struggled to compete, while Paul’s performance lacked effort and authenticity.
Fans, initially supportive of Tyson, grew disenchanted, booing by the final rounds.
Tyson dismissed the fight’s significance beforehand, rejecting the concept of legacy as meaningless. The event was seen as a cynical, contrived spectacle.
The dude is 58 and in better shape than the vast majority of people his age and he just made 20 millions.
He won
There was a time when dignity mattered.
People like you, that think just making money is enough to “win” are the reason the world is going to shit now
Tyson could have made 20 million with dignity if he wanted to. He decided to take the easy and dumb way. He is only a winner to people like you
The only person who lacks dignity here is the guy challenging someone twice his age to a boxing match.
How much did you lose?
Tyson can punch me up for 16 minutes straight, take whatever of my dignity he wants for himself, and I’d be cool with even 10 million.
The world isn’t going to shit because people are willing to entertain others for serious money.
I’ll take a million and he can bite the tip of my ear off too.
Talking about dignity when it’s a sport where adult men punching each other in the face for entertainment
Also historically one of the most flagrantly corrupt sports in the world, up next to FIFA
How will kids be able to look up to Mike Tyson after this??
I’m sure he’s weeping into his silk sheets right now from the indignity of the whole affair. Poor baby.
How else do you think Tyson could make 20 million?
I’m not the OP, and I don’t much care about money so long as I have enough to be relatively comfortable, but I also don’t really feel as if I understand the concept of dignity. Why is it meaningful?
Sets an example for others, especially the younger generation. Reinforces that living up to a principle can benefit everyone. Puts ethics above selfishness, greed, hate.
Humans change their behavior based on what they see other humans doing. A person seeing most people or people of influence acting primarily in self-interest makes them that person more likely to do the same.
And, no, Libertarians, everyone acting in self-interest does not lead to better outcomes. That’s a childless myth.