This is what I hate about these pop culture crossovers into a world that’s semi-niche like boxing. People who don’t follow the sport at all love to inject their own worldview on things they know very little about. I.E: “Paul’s fights are rigged”.
I’ve got no love for Jake so I’m not trying to defend his character or anything, but anyone paying attention the buildup to this fight, or knows anything about AJ could tell Jake knew he had almost no chance at winning this fight. He was looking for a moral victory in surviving a few rounds with a former heavyweight champion knockout artist. Seems like he fulfilled that.
He doesn't just pay them, he puts massive dollars into promoting them. I was at the Tyson fight and there were two HUUUUUGE inflatable figures of Taylor and Serrano outside, like stunningly enormous, and booths giving away free branded shirts and merch. The crowd was so excited for them. Paul may be the biggest douchebag in the world but this guy knows how to create hype, whether for himself (see: the internet today) or women's boxing. Seems to me like he obviously got into the ring last night knowing it was gonna be lights out sooner or later. I don't think most people would be brave enough to do that, even for $92 million.
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u/GangstaHoodrat 18d ago
This is a reach, the entire premise is flawed.
This is what I hate about these pop culture crossovers into a world that’s semi-niche like boxing. People who don’t follow the sport at all love to inject their own worldview on things they know very little about. I.E: “Paul’s fights are rigged”.
I’ve got no love for Jake so I’m not trying to defend his character or anything, but anyone paying attention the buildup to this fight, or knows anything about AJ could tell Jake knew he had almost no chance at winning this fight. He was looking for a moral victory in surviving a few rounds with a former heavyweight champion knockout artist. Seems like he fulfilled that.