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Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul was utterly awful. I loved it
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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
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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

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
Sport’s future is Mike Tyson and old men shouting at clouds

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

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’

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
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Bringing the Fury: The four men ‘knocking on the door’ of world glory

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

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

‘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

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

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