I sort of feel bad at how much joy I get from the prospect of Tyson letting out his pent up aggressions on Jake Paul.
Let’s just say that would be wonderful, but I lower my expectations as we wait to see if they dance around and punch a bit or if they fully fight.
Are they really wearing the head gear? Disappointing if true.
“This guy is going to come, he’s going to try to hurt me, which I’m accustomed to. He’s going to be greatly mistaken.”
Probably true.
The lesser Paul at -500? WTH is that?
I don’t suppose there is much reasoning behind oddsmakers’ decisions, although there should be.
In what world is a child with no experience at boxing such a favorite? Tyson’s just going to have a heart attack or run out of steam at the end of round two? 58 is ancient in many sports, but this is a child without any history of heart or experience. At any sport, including boxing. No, MMA is not boxing.
So, given that the rules of this “exhibition” are not fully disclosed yet, it may well come down to a civil lawsuit to decide if whatever TKO is what was agreed upon.
IMHO this is a situation that encourages great cynicism on what used to be a sport.
Since I already pay for Netflix I’ll probably watch. I don’t see how anyone would pay to go watch live. That stadium holds 100,000 people. Are 100,000 people going to pay to see a sparring exhibition?
Depending on the time it comes on, I’ll watch it on a second screen while watching something else.
The “child” in question is 27 and his record is 9-1 with six TKOs.
Except for the initial line, aren’t the odds driven by the betting?
Would there be any betting on an exhibition? The Maywether exhibition didn’t have a declared winner.
Why not? Don’t people bet on anything and everything?
You can bet on pro wrestling and that’s not even an actual competition.
(FTR, the line on Wrestlemania’s main event this weekend is Cody Rhodes -425, Roman Reigns +265.)
You can even bet on a child who has never fought anybody, much less a boxer, of any importance, regardless of age.
That’s an excellent question, and I’m not sure how the moneyline odds in any sport vary over time. Obviously, it’s not parimutuel betting, but I would further suggest that the oddsmakers really don’t have that much information about money placement. Maybe a bit more than “word on the street,” but how could they possibly know about actual money on the street? Online gambling sites probably sell that info to the “right” people. But that’s not all the money out there, fairly confident to say.
I don’t know. Never bet on a game or exhibition I’m not a participant in ever, nor some silly prop bet like if Palooka Joe comes out of his corner in the third with his head facing left or right.
What is the answer, anyway? I know there are gamblers here. Speak!
As noted above he’s 27 years old and has a 9-1 record. Where do you live that 27-year-olds are considered children?
Anyone younger than me is a kid.
(Robert Forster’s character in the modern film classic Alligator).
And 9-1 against what? Some chumps, some MMA play actors, some whatevers? Nobody relevant to any talk concerning Tyson, even at his age.
I’d like to see you go twelve rounds with any of the men Paul has fought and then tell us how easy it was.
I’m not a skilled fighter of any sort, much less am I in the physical condition of some kid!
What’s with this guy?
What do they call that, a tu quoque or some shit? It’s probably in Quintilian somewhere, but it doesn’t matter.
Either of the Paul brothers, and probably many of the “men” I meet at work or on the street daily could curbstomp me pretty handily. So what?
So could Mike Tyson, if he felt like it. So could your average slim-hipped gal with a nicely placed knee to the crotch, probably.
So, that’s been decided by me. I’d lose. And even if I prevailed, I would bet against myself.
What about the actual interesting question in this thread recently?
What is the answer? I want to know.
Then maybe you shouldn’t be so casually dismissive of his proven track record.
Anyone can bet on anything. I should say how can the legitimate bet sites take action on an exhibition? If there is a scorecard and judges fine. Like I said the Mayweather exhibition just ended. There was no declared winner.
Why the hell not?
It’s the entire topic of this thread and probably about 70% of the internet at this point.
We know a few things: (i) We don’t really know what rules are to be applied in what appears to be an exhibition match (ii) And eksetera.
I’d like to know more about the things one can know at this point. Namely, how the betting line odds vary, in general.
In specific, we already know what the lesser Paul and what Tyson have said in public so far. If they speak more, then it may be amusing.
If there is an actual argument to be made that the smaller Paul has fought anyone comparable to Iron Mike, past or present, then I wouldn’t mind hearing that as well.
I’d love to be proved wrong, but I’ve never heard any line about Jake Paul “is a seasoned boxer who has demonstrated his talent in the ring against challenging opponents.”
Then isn’t that one possible betting result? I mean, I don’t bet on anything. OK, not so much now as in the past. But can’t rules be come up with that adjudicate these results?