I completely agree. He was in the ring because he was earning tens of millions of dollars to do it.
I could imagine giving him kudos if he’d been willing to stand toe-to-toe and actually engage in a boxing match with Joshua. It would probably mean that he’d have lost more quickly, but at least he would have been trying to win. Instead he spent almost all the time running away, and when he couldn’t run away anymore he’d drop to his knees and attempt to wrestle Joshua to the mat. In a competitive boxing match I think he would have been disqualified, or at least had a major points reduction by the end of the first round.
Look, if I were offered tens of millions to engage in a real boxing match against a real boxer, I’d definitely take it, and my approach would be basically the same: run away and try to avoid taking damage. For tens of millions I think almost anybody would take the fight, and almost nobody would actually fight to win, if it risked being hit harder. But, the difference is that I wouldn’t be the one organizing the event. I wouldn’t be claiming I had a chance. I wouldn’t be trying to intimidate the actual boxer at the weigh ins.
The influencer hyped up the fight like he had a chance, he posted training videos showing he was taking it seriously, he used a lot of steroids to try to get as big as possible. Then, as soon as he got into the ring, he did everything possible to avoid fighting aside from leaving the ring.
I get that, and I’m a middle aged women and I’d be tempted. Thing is the risk of serious harm, there’s no such thing as a death proof punch and there’s a chance of lifelong injuries. He’s got months of pain and drinking soup ahead of him and he may not be able to work as much when he loves the kudos it gets him. And that’s if it’s a straight forward heal that doesn’t cause him further issues… it’s a high risk venture and you only get one body
Death is extremely rare in boxing, serious injuries are also rare. The main issue with boxers is the lifetime of getting hit tends to add up, especially hits to the head.
Jake Paul’s jaw injury is just about the worst thing you could expect to have happen in a single boxing match, as long as the referee was competent and didn’t allow a fighter with a concussion to keep fighting.
Yes you’re completely right, they are rare. They’re not impossible though and most boxing matches have roundabout equal skill. Jake is a twat who thinks he’s a big man but he’s not.
The influencer obviously has much less skill than the boxer. But, he has been getting the best training money can buy for several years, and he’s used a lot of steroids to get as big as possible. It’s not like you or me getting into the ring, it’s a decently talented amateur boxer going up against a pro. He was trained on how to defend himself, and had the experience to do it. I think he got as badly injured as he did mainly because he acted like a twat in two ways. First, he spent a lot of the match running away, which tired him out. Second, he spent a lot of it showboating and taunting Joshua, with his hands down.
The punch that wrecked his jaw was a clean hit that happened both because the influencer was too tired to defend himself properly, and was acting like in idiot and not defending his head. Joshua was eventually going to win, regardless. But, the influencer probably would have been less damaged if he’d fought fairly and protected his head. Then he’d have been hit through his guard, which would have been enough to drop him, but not to wreck his jaw.
I keep seeing this take and I don’t really get it. Kudos to getting in the ring with someone and getting a massive ~50-100 million payout?
Would you say kudos to me for doing the same? Because I’d get knocked tf out any day for that kind of money.
I completely agree. He was in the ring because he was earning tens of millions of dollars to do it.
I could imagine giving him kudos if he’d been willing to stand toe-to-toe and actually engage in a boxing match with Joshua. It would probably mean that he’d have lost more quickly, but at least he would have been trying to win. Instead he spent almost all the time running away, and when he couldn’t run away anymore he’d drop to his knees and attempt to wrestle Joshua to the mat. In a competitive boxing match I think he would have been disqualified, or at least had a major points reduction by the end of the first round.
Look, if I were offered tens of millions to engage in a real boxing match against a real boxer, I’d definitely take it, and my approach would be basically the same: run away and try to avoid taking damage. For tens of millions I think almost anybody would take the fight, and almost nobody would actually fight to win, if it risked being hit harder. But, the difference is that I wouldn’t be the one organizing the event. I wouldn’t be claiming I had a chance. I wouldn’t be trying to intimidate the actual boxer at the weigh ins.
The influencer hyped up the fight like he had a chance, he posted training videos showing he was taking it seriously, he used a lot of steroids to try to get as big as possible. Then, as soon as he got into the ring, he did everything possible to avoid fighting aside from leaving the ring.
I get that, and I’m a middle aged women and I’d be tempted. Thing is the risk of serious harm, there’s no such thing as a death proof punch and there’s a chance of lifelong injuries. He’s got months of pain and drinking soup ahead of him and he may not be able to work as much when he loves the kudos it gets him. And that’s if it’s a straight forward heal that doesn’t cause him further issues… it’s a high risk venture and you only get one body
Death is extremely rare in boxing, serious injuries are also rare. The main issue with boxers is the lifetime of getting hit tends to add up, especially hits to the head.
Jake Paul’s jaw injury is just about the worst thing you could expect to have happen in a single boxing match, as long as the referee was competent and didn’t allow a fighter with a concussion to keep fighting.
Yes you’re completely right, they are rare. They’re not impossible though and most boxing matches have roundabout equal skill. Jake is a twat who thinks he’s a big man but he’s not.
The influencer obviously has much less skill than the boxer. But, he has been getting the best training money can buy for several years, and he’s used a lot of steroids to get as big as possible. It’s not like you or me getting into the ring, it’s a decently talented amateur boxer going up against a pro. He was trained on how to defend himself, and had the experience to do it. I think he got as badly injured as he did mainly because he acted like a twat in two ways. First, he spent a lot of the match running away, which tired him out. Second, he spent a lot of it showboating and taunting Joshua, with his hands down.
The punch that wrecked his jaw was a clean hit that happened both because the influencer was too tired to defend himself properly, and was acting like in idiot and not defending his head. Joshua was eventually going to win, regardless. But, the influencer probably would have been less damaged if he’d fought fairly and protected his head. Then he’d have been hit through his guard, which would have been enough to drop him, but not to wreck his jaw.
Yes I agree