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      Mike Tyson-Jake Paul                                                        was not having it. It only takes one  he  was  back.  Hitting  pads  and
                                                                                  punch to be put out and Jake took  trying to hit another human being,
                                                                                  no chances. Mike showed ingrained  in his prime, hitting you back, are
                                            stadium  was  packed  with  75-80
                                            thousand people, and it was viewed    muscle  memory  on  defense  with  two completely different things. To
                                            by  millions  on  Netflix.  The  spin-  his blocking/slipping. But his jab is  think otherwise is ignorant.”
                                            off  for  business  was  incredible,   slow, and he can no longer put fast    As  for  Jake  Paul…  to  say  out
                         By Jorge Luis      to  say  the  least.  Everyone  made   combinations together. He was also   loud  that  he  “carried”  Tyson  isn’t
                                            money. The result was a unanimous     slow and clumsy on his feet. But,     a  display  of  grace  or  empathy  for
                                            decision for Jake Paul. Do I think    for  a  man  pushing  60-years-old,   Tyson.  It  doesn’t  say  a  lot  about
                                            Jake  Paul  took  it  easy  and  held   Jake could not knock him out if he   Paul’s  character.  There’s  a  code
                                                                                  tried.
                                            back on Mike? No. Mike managed                                              in  boxing.  A  code  the  younger
           ello folks. In the aftermath  to slip, block, and roll with a lot of      Good on Mike. Let’s see someone  generation  isn’t  grasping.  The
      Hof the Mike  Tyson-Jake Paul  punches.  Jake,  being  the  younger  else that age do what he did. As for  point  of  carrying  your  opponent
      “fight,”  I  have  been  asked  many  man, used his legs, moved around,  Jake Paul, he will fight on, picking  is  to  help  them  keep  their  dignity.
      questions.  I  previously  wrote  an  and clinched when Mike got close.  opponents,        making      lucrative  By admitting it out loud strips that
      article  in  this  column  about  what  Mike  Tyson  does  not  have  legs  purses,  and  I  don’t  blame  him.  In  person of the same dignity you were
      I  thought  of  the  fight  and  what  and  his  balance  is  compromised.  a  cutthroat,  unforgiving  game,  he  trying to protect. He’s a side show
      it  means  for  boxing.  Do  I  think  He tried to lure Jake in by staying  bypassed  tradition,  big  promoters,  who trains hard, has improved but
      the  fight  was  fixed?  No!  Why  put  and  even  backing  up.  Jake  did  it  his  way,  while  making  will never be a real contender. And
      would  it  be?  No  point,  unless  the  never engaged him in a toe to toe  huge  money  in  the  process.  Good  he  doesn’t  have  to  be.  He’s  found
      oddsmakers in Vegas would tilt the  slugfest.  He  fought  a  smart  fight.  on  him!  It  got  people  watching  another way to make his money.
      odds to make a big score. But I don’t  Mike can still punch very hard, and  boxing,  talking  boxing,  and  that’s
                                                                                                                          The  real  fight  was  the  co-main
      think so. Tyson made $20 million;  his best chance would have been to  good! What’s bad is young people
                                                                                                                        between Katie Taylor and Amanda
      Jake  Paul  made  $40  million.  The  connect with a haymaker. But Jake  think  they  can  be  like  Jake  Paul,
                                                                                                                        Serrano.  Great  fight.  I  had  it  a
                                                                                  train for a few months, turn pro, or   draw.  But  I’m  fine  with  a  Taylor
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                                                                                                                        The  commentary  team  was  very
                                             Stories And More About The People In Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry  athletic young man. He works very   biased.  These  were  Jake  Paul’s
                                                                                  hard and because he has money, he
          Would like to thank all our advertisers, who have teamed                                                      commentators.  Amanda  Serrano
                                                                                  is able to hire good trainers to teach
          up with us to share some remarkable, positive local sports                                                    was  Jake  Paul’s  fighter,  and  they
                                                                                  him. But... he has talent and works
          success stories, from all ages, young and old.                                                                highlighted her work. The narrative
                                                                                  hard!  Natural  ability  alone  is  not   was  clear.  If  anyone  was  getting
                          
         
  
	                                         enough. You must apply yourself to    robbed, it would be Taylor. She won
                     
                             	                              training and Jake Paul does.          because  she  was  quicker,  boxed
                          
                      

 	   
  
                        Here is my son, Tony’s, take on  better,  and  adjusted  to  Serrano’s
                                                                                  this fight…                           power  and  pressure.  There’s  more
                                                                                                                        to winning fights than just “coming
                                                                                    “I’m not sure what people were
                                                                                                                        forward.”  But  Taylor’s  head  is
                                                                                  expecting from Tyson. It’s amazing
                                                                                                                        a  serious  liability  and  Serrano’s
                                                                                  that  after  everything  he  has  lived
                                                                                                                        trainer had a right to speak out.”
                                                                                  through,  people  still  believe  he’s
                                                                                  that  20-year-old  killer.  Reality  is   Fight fans, we wish you a Merry
                                                                                  Tyson was done as a top fighter 20    Christmas  and  a  happy  new  year,
                                                                                  years ago. No, he did not “throw”     full of health and happiness. If you
                                                                                  the  fight  against  Jake  Paul.  The   want to learn to box or get in great
                                                                                  fight  was  not  “fixed”  because     shape,  check  out  Champs  Eastside
                                                                                  the  58-year-old  took  it  easy.  The
                                                                                  marketing  behind  this  fight  was   Boxing on Facebook! Keep fighting
                                                         
    
                   incredible.  A  handful  of  edited   the good fight.
                                                                                  training clips of a 58-year-old with    Proud coach of Champs Eastside
                                                                                  some speed had everyone thinking  Boxing Club,
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