Even at 40, Ward would destroy Paul and completely humiliate him. Andre Ward is a smart guy, he sees how mediocre Jake is and how easy the money would be, but Paul wont take a fight like that. Paul is better than the average joe, but in the boxing world, he's a "D" level fighter at best who LOST to a D level boxer in Tommy Fury.
Inactivity is killing the Sport of Boxing. Because the Top Guys in the Sport don't fight but once every 18 months...it is BAD for the Business of Boxing. This allows a Jake Paul to takeover an entire sport. The current boxers should learn the promotion and marketing aspect that Jake Paul has provided the Blue Print for. ~ Until these fighters fight more consistently and against the other TOP GUYS it is going to slowly kill the Sport of Boxing.
You making it seem like Jake Paul is fighting top guys Or even a top 20 in any division. He’s a influencer that used his following to market himself in boxing This doesn’t apply to REAL fighters. that have been grinding in the sport since they were kids so no that’s not the blueprint.
@@checkmate4213 He's pointing out why UFC is successful as compared to boxing, which took a major hit during COVID and has yet to recover. Top boxers barely fight. We're lucky to see them twice a year. One of boxings real problems is Al Haymon who basically controls everything to the detriment of the sport. He's been "advising" boxers in direct violation of the Ali Act.
@checkmate4213 I hear you and for the most part agree. However, sports don't make it on real fans they depend on the masses being interested, paying, and involved. The current state of boxing allows for a Paul to succeed. The hwt division is a great example, what could have been a great era resulted in the fight not happening and the Fury, Joshua, wilder, and more era being a disappointment
Props to u Stephen A for having Ward on & bringing up Paul. If Paul wants to get credit he'll start fighting opponents like Ward. I think Andre would beat the brakes off Paul. Ward is WAAAAY better than Tommy Fury. Thanks for the interview Stephen A. Smith.
He spars with an Oakland TMT fighter named Dynamie David Lopez. It’s not known how often, but he does work with him. He might have given Caleb Plant sparring too.
Jake Paul didn’t fight a boxer, he fought an old man that was once a great boxer. I like what Andre Ward had to say , Jake needs to fight someone legit . PAUL vs WARD !
Stephen A God Bless us the conversation with Andre Ward was excellent 🥊 I wish him well in his future endeavors 🧛🏾🫂 talk and see you soon Pamela always and forever my babe 👄🥰💝🌹be 😘
As someone who has fought and trained as an amateur boxer, I remember being told this is a poor man’s sport. If you want to make it here, YOU NEED TO EARN RESPECT-no money, no pride, no shortcuts can help you. That’s what it ultimately boils down to. People are waking up and realizing that all he truly has is his audience supporting him, not the professional boxing community or the fighters in the space. The professionals all shrug because they know the truth-just like the world is starting to see. He found a niche and chose to exploit it by manipulating the sport in a way that’s clearly visible. The outcome is bound to be ironic. RICHARD TORREZ and ANDY RUIZ will likely never receive a call from him, as his actions show a reluctance to face elite or rising professional boxers in his rankings. Ultimately, I believe AMANDA may face consequences for aligning with someone so self-centered.
Mike Tyson need not too Fight Anymore What do you Boxer Expect.? if Mike Tyson keep Geting in the Boxing Ring Someone going to try there very best to knock him out.. Just to have Mike Tyson on there Record."
@@NelsonFountain-h1f I don't think it's that simple either. If the opponent sees such difficulties in coordination. What kind of fame is he supposed to get? Maybe even revenge, Kid Dynamite is truly a household name in the boxing world. Injuring Tyson is something completely different. Actually, this has nothing to do with a professional main fight. But some bureaucrats on the commission apparently found ways to approve it. Apparently there are a lot of dollars for a little sparring with old Tyson. This is not something that can be conveyed to amateurs, they fight for much less money and there can also be good fighters who experience similar things in the ring as the professionals. The fight between Belfort and Holyfield (Exhebition, year 2021) was still shockingly honest. It was as you think, but what good did it do for him to knock down a Holyfield like that in the first round? There's the old rule in boxing, it's about the glory and the money is the reward. If there is a complete imbalance in boxing, then there is usually something fundamentally wrong. I think we're seeing that again right now. Apparently worse than ever. Although I lack the experience. Someone who used to bet a lot of money on a mafia fight and saw the standard would not have been able to handle it either. I wouldn't even be surprised if Mafia godfathers didn't understand why their boxer lost and who the opponent really was :-)
It’s just the average couch potatoes and casuals saying that. Anybody with a brain knows tyson should have never been in that ring. And some still have the nerve to say that jake paid him to lose. 😂
Why do people have selective outrage? Everyone hating on jake paul but tyson gets a pass. If anything tyson should be the one getting the hate, he is the one that fooled everyone into believing he still had it and was going to knock out jake.
Thank u Andre about Mike. Mike is Mike. God knows he's helped me as much as my mind dr. Both have. I thank both. I love what u said Mike is AN open book. I wrote ot in a journal I had a min ago. Thinking I knew..I just know maybe a bit more. Thank you. Real talk. 😅
This was an outstanding interview and the ball is in Jake's Court but I bet he won't accept Andre's offer because he knows that Ward would mop the floor with him 💯
We have seen Canelo beaten. We have seen him shutdown. He's lost at least 3 or 4 times. Crawford doesn't need to go up that high in weight to fight a lesser fighter like Saul. It's like watching a rerun.
Jake Paul vs Tyson was at heavyweight division. Big Bang Zhang and Andy Ruiz just to name a few are heavyweight ranked fighters lol. If he was serious he'd make those fights lol. Great interview Mr Andre Ward champ and Steven A Smith. 🥊🥊✌🏿
What I noticed throughout the fight is that once Jake got hit by Tyson, he tried to keep his distance from him the rest of the fight, meaning Tyson still is very strong for his age, his age is not why he loss go read the contact dummies, why y'all think mike was biting his glove? he was holding that fight inside wanting to unleash
I'm cautiously optimistic about what lies ahead for the sport.. That said I'd much rather watch guys from my time at advanced ages reengaging with each other than most of the younger talent.. And, well IDK how to feel about that..
That's why you never see any true real boxer at Jake Paul fights.at any major boxing matches they alway show who's who's in the crowd.No real boxer at the Jake Paul /Mike Tyson fight
Stephen A Smith is to podcasters what Martin Lawrence was to comedy with DCJ. I use to hate on the man but no more. Stephen A... hes a big bro to the new generation, the man believes in abundance.
This has always been my thought about it. It's all reaction. You want Jake to be a legit boxer, exclude him from that community of actual pro boxers. If you keep running to him its just going to feed his ego more and more PERIOD. Actual pro boxers need to be sending that message that "your not a real fighter" and give him that ultimatum, get in the ring with real active pro boxers or keep it real that he's just like the promoters people hate, because he's no different then these promoters who, for decades, pick fights based off biggest cash gains, not testing his ability and or not giving what the people what they want, he knows this when laying his head on the pillow at night and continues to lie to himself that hes the real deal holyfield. Ignore Jake paul and continue telling him that he's not a pro boxer, period. That will force him to make that decision and take on a real boxer NOT calling him out of emotion and frustration, it gives him the false perception that your just trying to get a slice of that cheddar cheese.
I dont think Jake Paul understands the repercussions. Yeah, the money was great for tyson to retire into, but Mike Tyson is a legend across all combat sports and a hero to a lot of fighters. If it was an exhibition I would understand, but this is a loss on Tyson's permanent boxing record.. There is no way someone lets Mike go out like that. Boxing is a martial art and a discipline with principles, values and morales. There are some lines that should not be crossed. Someone, I hope a ranked boxer, is going to avenge Mike Tyson just as Tyson avenged a loss for Muhammad Ali. I dont wish for jake to be seriously hurt, but he needs to be seriously humbled.
Nonsense. We all saw dominant Mike Tyson was in a training footage super fast aggressive and legs like a monster. 232 lb at 5 ft 11 with no fat. Let that sink in. Jake Paul is 180 lb guy. The only thing that saved Jake Paul is either an injury by Mike or a deal that was made before. Mike is not 99. At 58 absolutely obliterates him. In slow motion we could see a lot of punches that he aborted. He had Jake Paul exactly what he wanted him to and then he just pretended to be out of breath.
Damn. Andre Ward been desperate to get some buzz around his name since he retired and no one blinked. Truth is, Ward was a boring fighter and we only remember Kovalev beating him 😂. Canelo or Jake Paul have no reason to give dude attention. 😂
The NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin thinks the fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson was a ruse and claimed a clause in the contract prevented the Internet personality from getting hit. On the latest episode of It Is What It Is, the three-time Super Bowl champion gave his thoughts on the highly-publicized fight that ended with Paul defeating Tyson by unanimous decision . According to Irvin, the whole fight was one big lie because there was a clause in the contract that said Tyson couldn't go all out. "They had no intentions to really scrap at all," said Irvin. "If you look through that, I didn't see one patented uppercut by Mike Tyson. What if Mike Tyson hit him with an uppercut? Then I heard some people talking about they put that in the contract. He couldn't body and then uppercut. Like, how can you put that in a fight contract?"
Boy, america is getting soft. My grandpa, at 58 yr old was lifting car motors out of his car, putting it on the back of the truck. Stop putting age limits on people's abilities. Mike took a dive that all it was it had nothing to do with being 58. 90 yr old monks still do backflips foh
Doesn’t mean you ll be at the top of your game and be able to beat someone in their peak just because you can still be in good shape. You think the training Tyson went through was easy and the beating he took? Believe me brother you would have fainted.
Yes Nonsense. We all saw dominant Mike Tyson was in a training footage super fast aggressive and legs like a monster. 232 lb at 5 ft 11 with no fat. Let that sink in. Jake Paul is 180 lb guy. The only thing that saved Jake Paul is either an injury by Mike or a deal that was made before. Mike is not 99. At 58 absolutely obliterates him. In slow motion we could see a lot of punches that he aborted. He had Jake Paul exactly what he wanted him to and then he just pretended to be out of breath.
This interview was on point until they mentioned Crawford going up to fight Canelo. Too much weight and they act like Canelo can't punch and can't fight. Crawford is not going to Run he will want to hit back and that will be his downfall. Even Crawford trainer said its too much weight.
Paul dont want that smoke with a 40 year old Ward or a 39 year old Beterbiev. But he will fight a 58 year old Mike Tyson. Paul is a Hustler stealing the bag💰. IMO!! 🥊🥊 🗣♊️👤Rising
The fight was completely fixed. Too much money. Big money on Tyson by many. And he isn’t a bad bet, as if anyone has a puncher’s chance it’s Mike Tyson. Vegas and others aren’t gonna lost that bad. Tyson walked away with 20 million and probably won more which we don’t even know about. Paul’s career is safe and will continue now. Tyson’s legacy is secure. No way they’d let Tyson come in there and beat Paul, his career would be over and the whole sport of boxing would implode. At the end of the day, everyone made out. Mike also had rounds he didn’t even throw a punch. In the first couple rounds Mike held back on several punches too. You’d be blind to not see this was an orchestrated event.
SA and Andre are dead wrong. I watched Mike pull back jabs that would’ve hit Jake Paul clean so don’t tell me this fight was legitimate. Mike training vs Mike in the ring were two different people. I wouldn’t buy that this was a real fight for a nickel. But Mike won this battle: he became more endearing and more loved, plus he got that $20M bag.
Jake Paul is killing the sport of boxing ! Y’all have a RUclipsr collecting all the money and fighting nobodies and yall letting him collect on all the hard work everyone before him put out there
In my opinion if I’m canelo I’m taking the fight with Jake Paul I mean why not ? That’s an easy win for 8figures.. ppl already criticizing him for ducking benavidez!… so the fact that you won’t even just smoke Paul for the hell of it looks crazy.. boxing is a business right ? So go get that easy 💰 for your family ppl will tune in just as much if not more than the fight he had with Tyson
Older fighters should retire. I thought Mike was going to bring down some shit and he didn't do it. And I am sure it's Tyson's last bout. For sure Tyson should retire.
Jake Paul needs to poop or get off the pot! Explain to me why REAL boxing fans who yearn for good fights are willing give their time & money to exhibition/nonsense fights!
Even at 40, Ward would destroy Paul and completely humiliate him. Andre Ward is a smart guy, he sees how mediocre Jake is and how easy the money would be, but Paul wont take a fight like that. Paul is better than the average joe, but in the boxing world, he's a "D" level fighter at best who LOST to a D level boxer in Tommy Fury.
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Well said
I agree with you but keep in mind bros been boxing for 4-5 years. Does that not matter?
He’s supposed to be trash/D level
I am glad somebody in these comments realized Paul is a Hustler and not a legitimate fighter.
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Current boxers gotta do a better job of fighting one another and promoting the sport on social media. Plain and simple. 🥊
Inactivity is killing the Sport of Boxing. Because the Top Guys in the Sport don't fight but once every 18 months...it is BAD for the Business of Boxing. This allows a Jake Paul to takeover an entire sport. The current boxers should learn the promotion and marketing aspect that Jake Paul has provided the Blue Print for. ~ Until these fighters fight more consistently and against the other TOP GUYS it is going to slowly kill the Sport of Boxing.
You making it seem like Jake Paul is fighting top guys Or even a top 20 in any division. He’s a influencer that used his following to market himself in boxing This doesn’t apply to REAL fighters. that have been grinding in the sport since they were kids so no that’s not the blueprint.
@@checkmate4213 He's pointing out why UFC is successful as compared to boxing, which took a major hit during COVID and has yet to recover. Top boxers barely fight. We're lucky to see them twice a year. One of boxings real problems is Al Haymon who basically controls everything to the detriment of the sport. He's been "advising" boxers in direct violation of the Ali Act.
@checkmate4213 I hear you and for the most part agree. However, sports don't make it on real fans they depend on the masses being interested, paying, and involved. The current state of boxing allows for a Paul to succeed. The hwt division is a great example, what could have been a great era resulted in the fight not happening and the Fury, Joshua, wilder, and more era being a disappointment
You’re right because when I looked back on Mike Tyson he was damn near fighting every four months.
There are also politics. Terrence Crawford had the biggest win of his career, and no one wants to fight him in his weight class.
Parts of this conversation was very authentic and i appreciate that
Underline PARTS
Can you timestamp so we can skip the rest
@thunderstar254 honestly.. hard to ignore pulling punches and inauthentic aggression..
Props to u Stephen A for having Ward on & bringing up Paul. If Paul wants to get credit he'll start fighting opponents like Ward. I think Andre would beat the brakes off Paul. Ward is WAAAAY better than Tommy Fury. Thanks for the interview Stephen A. Smith.
Ward hasn’t been in the prize ring for 7 years. Yet, he sparred Crawford a year or so ago. 🥊☝🏿
He spars with an Oakland TMT fighter named Dynamie David Lopez. It’s not known how often, but he does work with him. He might have given Caleb Plant sparring too.
@@milkman4eva I didn’t know that. That’s good.
Andre from the bay and one of the greatest fighters of all time always got love for that guy.
Jake Paul didn’t fight a boxer, he fought an old man that was once a great boxer.
I like what Andre Ward had to say , Jake needs to fight someone legit .
PAUL vs WARD !
Jake Paul should fight Ryan Garcia
So gracious? He should have a party with Martin Bakole for a lot of money :-)
Nobody would watch it. @@christiangrabowski7603
Ryan Garcia would hurt Jake Paul.
Two different weight classes and they do PED testing 😂
Garcia would destroy
Stephen A God Bless us the conversation with Andre Ward was excellent 🥊 I wish him well in his future endeavors 🧛🏾🫂 talk and see you soon Pamela always and forever my babe 👄🥰💝🌹be 😘
As someone who has fought and trained as an amateur boxer, I remember being told this is a poor man’s sport. If you want to make it here, YOU NEED TO EARN RESPECT-no money, no pride, no shortcuts can help you. That’s what it ultimately boils down to. People are waking up and realizing that all he truly has is his audience supporting him, not the professional boxing community or the fighters in the space. The professionals all shrug because they know the truth-just like the world is starting to see.
He found a niche and chose to exploit it by manipulating the sport in a way that’s clearly visible. The outcome is bound to be ironic. RICHARD TORREZ and ANDY RUIZ will likely never receive a call from him, as his actions show a reluctance to face elite or rising professional boxers in his rankings. Ultimately, I believe AMANDA may face consequences for aligning with someone so self-centered.
Mike Tyson need not too Fight Anymore What do you Boxer Expect.? if Mike Tyson keep Geting in the Boxing Ring Someone going to try there very best to knock him out.. Just to have Mike Tyson on there Record."
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I don't think it's that simple either. If the opponent sees such difficulties in coordination. What kind of fame is he supposed to get? Maybe even revenge, Kid Dynamite is truly a household name in the boxing world.
Injuring Tyson is something completely different.
Actually, this has nothing to do with a professional main fight. But some bureaucrats on the commission apparently found ways to approve it.
Apparently there are a lot of dollars for a little sparring with old Tyson. This is not something that can be conveyed to amateurs, they fight for much less money and there can also be good fighters who experience similar things in the ring as the professionals.
The fight between Belfort and Holyfield (Exhebition, year 2021) was still shockingly honest. It was as you think, but what good did it do for him to knock down a Holyfield like that in the first round?
There's the old rule in boxing, it's about the glory and the money is the reward. If there is a complete imbalance in boxing, then there is usually something fundamentally wrong. I think we're seeing that again right now. Apparently worse than ever. Although I lack the experience. Someone who used to bet a lot of money on a mafia fight and saw the standard would not have been able to handle it either. I wouldn't even be surprised if Mafia godfathers didn't understand why their boxer lost and who the opponent really was :-)
My man!!! Ward GOAT
It's funny how no boxers say his fights are rigged🤔
It’s just the average couch potatoes and casuals saying that. Anybody with a brain knows tyson should have never been in that ring. And some still have the nerve to say that jake paid him to lose. 😂
They don’t wanna miss a chance at getting that mega pay day
@@marcusjones676 ya ait😂
Why do people have selective outrage? Everyone hating on jake paul but tyson gets a pass. If anything tyson should be the one getting the hate, he is the one that fooled everyone into believing he still had it and was going to knock out jake.
Thank u Andre about Mike. Mike is Mike. God knows he's helped me as much as my mind dr. Both have. I thank both. I love what u said Mike is AN open book. I wrote ot in a journal I had a min ago. Thinking I knew..I just know maybe a bit more. Thank you. Real talk. 😅
MR. WARD IS A GOOD SOUL! JBG#24.2
Jake I’m begging u to say Wards name 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
This was an outstanding interview and the ball is in Jake's Court but I bet he won't accept Andre's offer because he knows that Ward would mop the floor with him 💯
Terrence Crawford can’t beat no Saul Canelo Alvarez
Agreed I like Crawford but he gets stopped by canelo to much size and Crawford will be losing speed moving up those weight classes
idk about that… Crawford would have a chance based off his experience
We have seen Canelo beaten. We have seen him shutdown. He's lost at least 3 or 4 times.
Crawford doesn't need to go up that high in weight to fight a lesser fighter like Saul. It's like watching a rerun.
We all know that but you know ward has to hype up his buddy.
Make the fight!!! Stephen A Smith better get a percentage too!!!!!! Let’s see if Father Time really unbeaten.
Ward is a legend that deserves a PAYDAY
Jake Paul vs Tyson was at heavyweight division. Big Bang Zhang and Andy Ruiz just to name a few are heavyweight ranked fighters lol. If he was serious he'd make those fights lol. Great interview Mr Andre Ward champ and Steven A Smith. 🥊🥊✌🏿
Why would he fight those guys? He is 11-1. Those are the type of fights you take when you have 30 or 40 fights already.
Mike was quite happy with the 20 million dollar sparring match.
I seen Mike holding back in the first couple rounds also. He normally slips and uppercuts but he didn't do that. He just grabbed Jake.
Mike Tyson loves pro wrestling and his slapping Jake Paul was brilliant. It worked when The Rock slapped Cody Rhodes before WrestleMania.
What I noticed throughout the fight is that once Jake got hit by Tyson, he tried to keep his distance from him the rest of the fight, meaning Tyson still is very strong for his age, his age is not why he loss go read the contact dummies, why y'all think mike was biting his glove? he was holding that fight inside wanting to unleash
I'm cautiously optimistic about what lies ahead for the sport.. That said I'd much rather watch guys from my time at advanced ages reengaging with each other than most of the younger talent.. And, well IDK how to feel about that..
SAS wasn't leaning into Andre message. I'm not a fan of J.Paul and I would love to see A.Ward to give him a boxing lesson.
We get to see title fights once every two years. Yay
They call him the Drake of boxing...tell me he won't pass as his brother...lol
Nothing but love and respect for Dre and Smith. Love you both regardless of this fake charades
That's why you never see any true real boxer at Jake Paul fights.at any major boxing matches they alway show who's who's in the crowd.No real boxer at the Jake Paul /Mike Tyson fight
That’s insane I said his name randomly the other day as someone who would beat Paul
Id love to see ward vs paul but jake would never
At what weight ?
There already pro heavyweights who need a payday
Ward too little, he’ll get knocked out
Stephen A Smith is to podcasters what Martin Lawrence was to comedy with DCJ. I use to hate on the man but no more. Stephen A... hes a big bro to the new generation, the man believes in abundance.
Ward is super intelligent!!! I believe Jake will not call him!! Paul can box no doubt.....not as a professional meaning being RANKED, as SUCH!!
This has always been my thought about it. It's all reaction. You want Jake to be a legit boxer, exclude him from that community of actual pro boxers. If you keep running to him its just going to feed his ego more and more PERIOD. Actual pro boxers need to be sending that message that "your not a real fighter" and give him that ultimatum, get in the ring with real active pro boxers or keep it real that he's just like the promoters people hate, because he's no different then these promoters who, for decades, pick fights based off biggest cash gains, not testing his ability and or not giving what the people what they want, he knows this when laying his head on the pillow at night and continues to lie to himself that hes the real deal holyfield. Ignore Jake paul and continue telling him that he's not a pro boxer, period. That will force him to make that decision and take on a real boxer NOT calling him out of emotion and frustration, it gives him the false perception that your just trying to get a slice of that cheddar cheese.
The man just minding his business 😂
I want to see Jake Paul vs Clarissa Shields at a catch weight. Somewhere between 160 - 165.
WWE Vibes
“Danny Wheeler” vs Jackie Paula. Let’s go …..
What ward can't say because it's mainstream tv is that the fight was fixed. These celebs have to maintain the illusion that whats on tv is real.
Andre ward willing to fight Jake Paul, but couldn’t come of retirement to fight Canelo 😂 pipe down
I dont think Jake Paul understands the repercussions. Yeah, the money was great for tyson to retire into, but Mike Tyson is a legend across all combat sports and a hero to a lot of fighters. If it was an exhibition I would understand, but this is a loss on Tyson's permanent boxing record.. There is no way someone lets Mike go out like that. Boxing is a martial art and a discipline with principles, values and morales. There are some lines that should not be crossed. Someone, I hope a ranked boxer, is going to avenge Mike Tyson just as Tyson avenged a loss for Muhammad Ali. I dont wish for jake to be seriously hurt, but he needs to be seriously humbled.
Ryan Garcia maybe will do it
André Ward clout chasing 😭😭😭 boxing is down bad
This a terrible look for Ward and boxing.. He’s willing to come out of retirement to fight a RUclipsr, but won’t come fight real fighters
Jake said GGG sucks. Like he actually said that. I think Jake owes GGG a fight. GGG with the dad bod.
Jake Paul has killed boxing
Boxing did it to itself! no one fights each other.
Jake Paul winning
As much as I dislike the Paul fights, promoters and sanctioning bodies ruined boxing
Agree with all these. The guy came along and turned the knife
I think it's the promoters that's killing the sport. That and corrupt judges
21:00
Shakur vs Zepeda
Tank vs Teo
Ryan vs Bootz
Haney vs Paro
Spence vs Fundora
Dubois vs Fabian Wardley
Inuoe vs Nakatani
USYK vs Beterbiev
Dre should fight him🤷🏽♂️
Jake should just go up the ranks
Instead of calling out retired fighters
There’s already pro fighters who need a payday
Nonsense. We all saw dominant Mike Tyson was in a training footage super fast aggressive and legs like a monster. 232 lb at 5 ft 11 with no fat. Let that sink in. Jake Paul is 180 lb guy. The only thing that saved Jake Paul is either an injury by Mike or a deal that was made before. Mike is not 99. At 58 absolutely obliterates him. In slow motion we could see a lot of punches that he aborted. He had Jake Paul exactly what he wanted him to and then he just pretended to be out of breath.
😂😂😂
My was tired when he first arrive to the arena
Damn. Andre Ward been desperate to get some buzz around his name since he retired and no one blinked. Truth is, Ward was a boring fighter and we only remember Kovalev beating him 😂. Canelo or Jake Paul have no reason to give dude attention. 😂
I liked your comment out of pity, it was very lonely and got no support 😔
The NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin thinks the fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson was a ruse and claimed a clause in the contract prevented the Internet personality from getting hit.
On the latest episode of It Is What It Is, the three-time Super Bowl champion gave his thoughts on the highly-publicized fight that ended with Paul defeating Tyson by unanimous decision . According to Irvin, the whole fight was one big lie because there was a clause in the contract that said Tyson couldn't go all out.
"They had no intentions to really scrap at all," said Irvin. "If you look through that, I didn't see one patented uppercut by Mike Tyson. What if Mike Tyson hit him with an uppercut? Then I heard some people talking about they put that in the contract. He couldn't body and then uppercut. Like, how can you put that in a fight contract?"
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Stephen, please don't say "one of the greatest of all time." Ward is overrated and will never be in the top 10
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Jake don’t want no smoke. He’s the modern day rocky balboa.
Andre Ward WANTS THAT BAG ! LMAO !
Paul fight David Telesco and mark a real fight. 🥊
Boy, america is getting soft. My grandpa, at 58 yr old was lifting car motors out of his car, putting it on the back of the truck. Stop putting age limits on people's abilities. Mike took a dive that all it was it had nothing to do with being 58. 90 yr old monks still do backflips foh
Doesn’t mean you ll be at the top of your game and be able to beat someone in their peak just because you can still be in good shape. You think the training Tyson went through was easy and the beating he took? Believe me brother you would have fainted.
Yes Nonsense. We all saw dominant Mike Tyson was in a training footage super fast aggressive and legs like a monster. 232 lb at 5 ft 11 with no fat. Let that sink in. Jake Paul is 180 lb guy. The only thing that saved Jake Paul is either an injury by Mike or a deal that was made before. Mike is not 99. At 58 absolutely obliterates him. In slow motion we could see a lot of punches that he aborted. He had Jake Paul exactly what he wanted him to and then he just pretended to be out of breath.
This interview was on point until they mentioned Crawford going up to fight Canelo. Too much weight and they act like Canelo can't punch and can't fight. Crawford is not going to Run he will want to hit back and that will be his downfall. Even Crawford trainer said its too much weight.
Paul dont want that smoke with a 40 year old Ward or a 39 year old Beterbiev.
But he will fight a 58 year old Mike Tyson.
Paul is a Hustler stealing the bag💰. IMO!!
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27:03 Devin Haney is a weight bully himself, the real problem is, besides the PED's, its the fact he truly underestimated Ryan
We need ward v beterbiev and beterbiev is the older man
The 3rd round Jake Paul could have easily knocked out Tyson. I think that round Jake took his foot off the gas.
I believe it would've been the older generation.no disrespect sir.
Andre ward is 1000 percent correct
chet holmgren has the impact of wilt
ussell, wow
25 win team without him
54 year old Mike would have won not 58
Nah, Andre was never popular enough for Jake and he's not old enough yet, another 20 years maybe.
The fight was completely fixed. Too much money. Big money on Tyson by many. And he isn’t a bad bet, as if anyone has a puncher’s chance it’s Mike Tyson. Vegas and others aren’t gonna lost that bad.
Tyson walked away with 20 million and probably won more which we don’t even know about.
Paul’s career is safe and will continue now. Tyson’s legacy is secure. No way they’d let Tyson come in there and beat Paul, his career would be over and the whole sport of boxing would implode.
At the end of the day, everyone made out.
Mike also had rounds he didn’t even throw a punch. In the first couple rounds Mike held back on several punches too.
You’d be blind to not see this was an orchestrated event.
Andre ward is the biggest hater of real boxers.
Exhibition Match = Im not going to give it my all, while taking your money.
Pro match 50-7 smh
Why doesn’t ward fight? Or is he all talk? 😮
Jokic doesn't actually have any impact.
Murray\Porter\Braun all look like stars.
Paul ducking tf out of Tank, Canelo, and Ward 😂😂🤡
SA and Andre are dead wrong. I watched Mike pull back jabs that would’ve hit Jake Paul clean so don’t tell me this fight was legitimate. Mike training vs Mike in the ring were two different people. I wouldn’t buy that this was a real fight for a nickel. But Mike won this battle: he became more endearing and more loved, plus he got that $20M bag.
Tyson name still holds a lot of weight. It's wild
Jake Paul is killing the sport of boxing ! Y’all have a RUclipsr collecting all the money and fighting nobodies and yall letting him collect on all the hard work everyone before him put out there
Even wards interviews are boring.
SMDH
No wonder this dude could never sell any PPV's.
He should fight Jake
Who avoided fighting teo
In my opinion if I’m canelo I’m taking the fight with Jake Paul I mean why not ? That’s an easy win for 8figures.. ppl already criticizing him for ducking benavidez!… so the fact that you won’t even just smoke Paul for the hell of it looks crazy.. boxing is a business right ? So go get that easy 💰 for your family ppl will tune in just as much if not more than the fight he had with Tyson
Why feel bad? That's what the $20 million is for
Jake Paul fights nobodies! Now, excuse me while I stop looking at boxrec for any current champion's first 10 fights 🤫
taking his foot off the gas? the whole fight he stayed away from mike, this dude doesn't know what he is talking about
Oh pls! Dre knows the shit was fixed !!! Yall trying it
Exactly
Definitely wasn't fixed
jake messed up boxing with rigged fights
I honestly think Ward could take Canelo so he would kill Jake Paul.
No he can’t
It was scripted. Tyson wasnt allowed to hit Jake in the face with any real force. It was obvious.
Bull. Jake could have knocked him out but took pity on him.
Andre Ward HOF!!!
40 years old might be too old for Jake Paul, no?
I guess I have no idea what I was watching. Yes Tyson looked old but he pulled his punches, he would have killed him in the first couple of rounds.
Man whatever Mike throws no uppercut
...if not for Jake Paul, the women would not be boxing.
Just sayin
Jake pulled his punches. He could have easily killed Tyson. Needs to box somebody his own age😂
Older fighters should retire. I thought Mike was going to bring down some shit and he didn't do it. And I am sure it's Tyson's last bout. For sure Tyson should retire.
I can’t believe sports analysts are analyzing this circus like it was real. This is as ludicrous as Trump being The President
Thirsty for a bag, feeding Paul the scammer. Shame on you both for not calling this for what it was, the biggest scam in sports betting history.
Facts. He's looking for a check for a easy fight.
Andre know damn well that Tyson fight was fixed. 🥊💨Not sure what kind of pay day he’s looking for but we don’t believe this bullshit! 😡
Ward looking for a payday 😂😂😂just like the others.
Jake Paul needs to poop or get off the pot!
Explain to me why REAL boxing fans who yearn for good fights are willing give their time & money to exhibition/nonsense fights!