Is Anyone Actually Gonna Watch This???

[D. Bergin]

New article on ESPN

https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/...ctioned-safety


A couple of telling excerpts from the article:

It was originally set for July 20 but was postponed in late May after Tyson suffered an ulcer flareup while on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles.

Ulcers occur when stomach acid damages the lining of the digestive tract and results in abdominal pain. Perhaps more worrisome, Tyson revealed on Netflix's prefight documentary, "Countdown: Paul vs Tyson," that he threw up blood during that same flight.

"I had a big ulcer, two-and-a-half inches, and it was bleeding," Tyson said. "All my friends were calling me like I was dying. I asked the doctor if I was going to die, and she didn't say 'No.' ... You wouldn't believe what I endured from my ulcer. I lost 26 pounds."

And

While the fight is sanctioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, there are three major caveats. Tyson and Paul will wear 14-ounce gloves rather than the standard 10-ounce gloves for heavyweight fights; the rounds will be two minutes rather than three minutes; and the fight will be contested over eight rounds rather than 10 or 12.

[Exhibitman]

14 oz gloves and 2 minute rounds? It's a joke. Paul is the new Butterbean.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

14 oz gloves and 2 minute rounds? It's a joke. Paul is the new Butterbean.

I don’t remember Butterbean fighting any 58 year-old ulcer patients.

[Beercan collector]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

14 oz gloves and 2 minute rounds? It's a joke. Paul is the new Butterbean.

Pillow fight

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Beercan collector

Pillow fight

Are they gonna box, or play Pokemon Go?

[steve B]

From the slap at the weigh in it looks like one is at least taking it seriously while the other is just acting like the clown he is.

Hopefully Paul gets a bad awakening from this.

[Exhibitman]

Now, if they made it a bitch-slap competition, I would watch

As it stands, the real competition is over who has the worst ink.

My wife is at an event this evening, I am home alone w/a broken foot...so I am probably going to watch it. I think this is what the addicts call "rock bottom".

[Mark17]

If I'm Paul, I would be coating my ears with a goodly amount of serrano pepper juice.

[Mark17]

How many body punches to a 58-year-old man, with a 2 1/2-inch ulcer, will it take for more blood to be spit up and the fight called?