OT: One More Off Topic Off Season Thread

[Drivesaitl]

I didn't watch the fight tonight, but Tyson looked slow and cooked 20 years ago. I can't imagine why people thought he would look any different.

But anyways, all these Jake Paul fights are lax exhibition matches to make two fighters easy money.

Yeah, this. Was an easy bet Tyson was going to lose this to a much younger opponent. Tyson hasn't been top rung for ages. In anycase Tyson hasn't had the explosive speed and ability to get inside for decades.

Mike Tyson is 58yrs old. Who could even imagine climbing into the ring at that age? He's within years of being a senior. Jake Paul is 27yrs old, prime of life, not even HALF of Tysons age.

I watched extended highlights. Honestly for his age Tyson did well and even got some head shots in. What were people expecting?

 

[Drivesaitl]

I think that at 50 he would've won. 58 is a whole different ball game. I wonder what a rangier fighter like Lewis would look like in this kind of a fight?

Lewis 59 now but with more range. Its interesting and for some reason I hadn't given it much thought till now but Lennox Lewis is OLDER than Mike Tyson. It never looked that way in the fights. Yeah, Lewis has a better chance with the lethal jab and range Just his size and wingspan could corner Jake more. It would be over. Doesn't need to get inside to win.

 

[timekeep]

Tyson didn't have his legs under him. Whether it was age or an injury it wasn't a good thing for him.

It was great for him, Jake got him $20m according to the rumors.

 

[TheGingaNinja]

It was great for him, Jake got him $20m according to the rumors.

Jake got $40 million apparently. So so boxer, but the kid is a great promoter.

 

[oilers'72]

Siblings revive one of Alberta's oldest general stores

One of Alberta's oldest general stores, Johnny's Store in Namao, served as a gathering spot since 1902, Owner Julie-Ann McNeilly says it's coming back strong this month.

calgary.citynews.ca

"It’s a brisk, bright autumn morning when Julie-Ann McNeilly comes barrelling down a dirt road, steps out of her van and dives deep into the history of Johnny’s Store.

Built in 1902, the shop is believed to be one of the oldest in Alberta and has long served as a gathering spot in the hamlet of Namao, just north of Edmonton. At one time, it also housed a post office, and McNeilly’s grandmother worked as one of Alberta’s first postmistresses.

Its ownership changed hands a few times, she says. Her family took possession in the 1930s after her great-uncle became shopkeeper."