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It is protected to say that Al Bernstein is not precisely a fan of movie star boxing matches.
Throughout his look on OutKick’s “The Ricky Cobb Present”, The 73-year-old presenter was requested for his ideas on the upcoming match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
“My feeling is that in the end it means nothing to boxing. Actually nothing, it is – they’re all one-offs. I do not imagine within the concept that they carry in new followers or that they drive followers away. My feeling is that they are one-offs and if the individuals need them, they’re going to maintain occurring.”
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Jake Paul speaks through the Fanatics Fest press convention on the Javits Middle on August 18, 2024 in New York Metropolis. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Pictures)
Bernstein was inducted into the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame in 2012 for his work as a journalist and broadcaster within the sport. He has been masking boxing for the reason that Seventies, and whereas he might imagine that movie star boxing matches add “nothing” to the game, they present no indicators of disappearing anytime quickly.
“We reside in a society now, do not we, the place if one thing is marketable, it would not matter what it’s, it’ll occur, proper? It is all about marketability, and that is what that is. Folks appear to be hungry for it, they’re hungry for a few of these movie star boxing matches, and you’ll even incorporate MMA and boxing crossover fights into that.”
“Folks need to see it for no matter cause, and if you can also make a greenback off it these days, you will get it.”
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Sports activities reporter Al Bernstein speaks throughout a press convention for the combat between WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner on the MGM Grand Resort and On line casino on January 16, 2019 in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Pictures)
And who does Bernstein suppose will win the match between Paul and Tyson? Bernstein shouldn’t be targeted on that.
“While you’re in your 50s, you are worried about what can occur to Tyson on this combat, to be sincere. I’ve finished Mike Tyson’s final two legit boxing matches when he misplaced to Danny Williams and (Kevin) McBride, and that was an extended, very long time in the past, and he did not carry out in addition to he needed to in these fights.”
“It is arduous to think about that at this superior age he will uncover one thing that he did not in his final two fights 25 or 30 years in the past, so I do not know. I imply, it is arduous to think about him being efficient on this, however I simply hope that everybody will get by way of it safely. That will be my solely hope.”
Bernstein stated that if Paul have been knowledgeable boxer who solely fought skilled boxers, he can be a “cruiser weight with a successful report, however nothing particular.”
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Mike Tyson (left) and Jake Paul attend a press convention in New York Metropolis on August 18, 2024, forward of their extremely anticipated combat in November. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Pictures)
Tyson is 50-6 with 44 knockouts in his skilled boxing profession. His final skilled combat was on June 11, 2005, when he misplaced to McBride.
Paul has a report of 9-1 in his matches, with six wins by knockout.
The match between them will likely be held on November 15 on the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The match will likely be streamed worldwide through Netflix.
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Boxing Corridor of Fame announcer says movie star matches do ‘actually nothing’ for sport
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