Want to know what John McCarthy thinks about Mike Tyson boxing, Jake Paul? please.
“I hate it. I can't stand it,” McCarthy said on MMA Junkie's “Spinning Back Creek.” “It drives me crazy.”
The fight is scheduled for July 20th at the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium and will be streamed live on Netflix, but considering Paul (9-1), a YouTuber turned boxer, many Sideshow boxing has been taken to a new level of ridiculousness in the eyes of ) is 30 years younger than former heavyweight champion Tyson (50-6) and will be 58 when he steps into the ring.
“Big” John, a former MMA referee who currently works as an analyst for Bellator/PFL, can only say it as he saw it, considering this fight happened.
“I love Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson was a great fighter, but what do you think would happen if you put Joe Montana on a football field now? How much better do you think he would be?” McCarthy said. said. “The sport has speed that Mike Tyson has lost — tons of his speed.''
“I'm 57 years old, I'll be 58 by the time the fight happens, and I don't care how good my condition is. I can't stay in that condition. Whatever happens, it goes away quickly. , it will take forever to get it back. (When he gets in that ring) he's going to get tired. He's going to get tired a lot faster than ever considering his age. Yes, he It's going to have some power, but it doesn't have the speed to get that power to the target in the same way. I look at this and think, oh, shame on everyone for this whole thing.”
To emphasize his stance, McCarthy recalled the 2021 boxing match between Evander Holyfield and former UFC champion Vitor Belfort, which ended in a TKO for Belfort. McCarthy said he told Holyfield not to fight Belfort, who is in his late 50s and 15 years younger than Holyfield.
“I love Vitor, but he's not a better boxer than Evander Holyfield, but he could beat an old guy over 50,” McCarthy said. “I really hope (Paul vs. Tyson) doesn’t end up happening.”
McCarthy's conclusion is that those looking forward to a Tyson rematch are simply obsessed with the dominant force from years ago.
“Everyone sees Mike as the Mike Tyson that we all fell in love with, the Mike Tyson who was just an animal and just goes out with great power and annihilates people. '' McCarthy said. “Mike Tyson is gone, Mike Tyson no longer exists, and Mike Tyson is what it takes to make Jake Paul stand out. Unfortunately, we won't be seeing Mike Tyson. We're going to see Jake Paul win this match, and we just hope Mike doesn't get hurt.”
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