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At the Jake Paul fight tonight with my kids and they just sang the national anthem. “The land of the free” hit hard and hypocritical with the Samarai developers going to jail.

Little Johnny 2w ago 💬 1

You like boxing? I did not know that. Me and npub1l4kaxnm7798jjlk3qjy0u768rra8x8y8n5e426yn98zj0kf4pgtq7ytqfa like boxing too.

If you want to see an excellent fight, check out Mike Tyson vs Buster Douglas. Probably the best fight ever, and one of the most shocking upsets in sports history.

I think that Bitcoiners love the story of that fight… It’s hard not to see similarities to life outside of the sport.

Going into the fight, Mike Tyson was the undefeated heavyweight champ of the world. Buster Douglas was a journeyman. And less than a month before the fights, Douglas's mother died.

The fight was supposed to be warm up fight for Iron Mike. And the difference between the two was considered so big that many sportsbooks did not offer betting odds.

In the case you have not seen the fight and want to see it, I am not going to spoil it for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmRv6HWpmgE

PS: No pressure. I love the work you do, whether you see the fight or not.🙏

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Andy Scott 1d ago 💬 2

My contribution to #boxstr...

This was the fight that got me into boxing properly. Going into this, Carl Froch was a British Super-middleweight who had just won the WBC title in a thrilling contest with the tough and durable Jean Pascal.

This, his first defense, was seen as a step too far for Froch, who was widely expected to come unstuck against the superior boxer in Jermain Taylor.

Taylor was a former undisputed titlist at Middleweight and had beaten both Bernard Hopkins and, more recently, Jeff Lacy.

Taylor started well and dropped Froch for the first time in his career in the third round. Though the rounds were close, Taylor had a decent lead going into the final round, which left Froch likely needing a stoppage if he wasn't to fail in his debut defense. This is that final round....

https://youtu.be/o8rdW0b7jPU?si=HwPV7l2rf69-Q03x

Little Johnny 1d ago 💬 1

Wow, what an insane fight... I had not seen that before!

Andy Scott 20h ago 💬 1

Froch was underappreciated for much of his career, but gained the recognition he deserved later on. He was a proper throwback fighter. I'd recommend watching the bouts against Pascal, Kessler 2, Bute and Groves 1 and 2.

Little Johnny 14h ago

Thanks! Never followed his career that much. But I loved the clip you posted.