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Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul was utterly awful. I loved it
The bout was a farce, but you can watch months of “proper” sport without experiencing a buzz like seeing Mike Tyson back in the ring.
- by Simon Briggs
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‘Elderly abuse’: Boxing fans boo Jake Paul’s win over Mike Tyson
Tyson landed just 18 of the 97 punches he threw, looking gassed after two rounds.
Who was the real winner? Paul? Tyson? Netflix? Certainly, not boxing
Jake Paul earned a unanimous points decision over Mike Tyson in a contest that went the entire eight rounds, but it’s still unclear who the real winner was.
- by Adrian Proszenko
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Sport’s future is Mike Tyson and old men shouting at clouds
Nostalgia already casts a lengthening shadow over sports coverage, and the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul reality TV circus is the latest example.
- by Malcolm Knox
Mike Tyson v Jake Paul: Everything you need to know
For the first time in 19 years, former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson is back in the ring as a professional. So why is he fighting a Youtuber?
- by Adrian Proszenko
Mike Tyson: ‘There is nothing nice about me – I am not a nice person’
At 58 years old and preparing for his fight against Jake Paul, is Mike Tyson the baddest or saddest man on the planet?
- by Oliver Brown
Bringing the Fury: The four men ‘knocking on the door’ of world glory
Outside the ring, their corner is in Queensland’s south-east. But they are gunning for some of the biggest names in world sport.
- by Nick Wright
This wasn’t a defeat, it was a disaster. Now Tim Tszyu only has one choice
As Tim Tszyu looks to pick up the pieces after his drubbing at the hands of Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev, he’ll likely turn his attention to an old foe.
- by Adrian Proszenko
‘Need to get this deal bro’: Kickboxer dubbed ‘Superman’ pleads guilty to drug trafficking
Kayne Clarke dreamed of global titles and being one of the best kickboxers in the world. He now faces years behind bars.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Cameron Houston
Winwood’s star on the rise despite narrow title loss in Perth
Alex Winwood says his near miss at Australian boxing history is only going to fuel his hunger to “rise back up to greatness” and win a world title.
- by Justin Chadwick
WA’s Winwood ready to take on minimum-weight world champion in Perth
Winwood (4-0) will be fighting in just his fifth professional bout when he takes on WBA minimum-weight champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong at Perth’s HBF Stadium on Saturday night.
- by Justin Chadwick