“DC,” who has made his thoughts on “The Problem Child” known in the past and even had a heated confrontation with him cageside at a UFC event in 2021, questioned the decision to face Tyson in the ring.
According to Cormier, whether he fails to beat the 57-year-old or defeats him emphatically, there’s no way for Paul to come out of the Netflix event looking good in the eyes of the fanbase.
“Mike Tyson’s gonna be in there at almost 60! Bro, he’s 15 years older than me almost,” Cormier said. "Can you just beat on Mike Tyson? It might ruin you if he just beats on Mike Tyson. He’s in a no-win situation. I don’t know that he thought this one through as much as he probably should have.
I’m always impressed, they know just what to say to keep the casuals buying tickets then they can throw their hands up, act surprised, “gee willikers! Whod’a thunk they weren’t gonna let us fight for real?!?!?. Thanks for the money l, everybody.”
Senior Lecturer In Medicine Explains Health Concerns For Mike Tyson
In a recent article for The Conversation, titled “Mike Tyson is getting back in the ring at 58 - what could go wrong?”, Stephen Hughes gave his thoughts on the multiple health risks that are at play for Tyson in this comeback fight.
Hughes is a Senior Lecturer in Medicine at Anglia Ruskin University and he has some serious concerns about what this bout could mean for the combat sports legend.
He raised a major red flag in the form of a subdural haematoma where Tyson could be at risk of tearing the veins in his brain.
“In older people, the brain tends to lose volume. This lengthens the bridging veins and makes them more vulnerable to rupture. Bleeding from these torn veins causes a collection of blood that presses on the brain. This causes confusion, loss of consciousness, neurological disability and, in some cases, death.”
Middle age sees an increase in the likelihood of cardiac events such as arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), angina (reduced blood flow to heart muscles), and myocardial infarction (heart attack)."
He also added that extreme exercise, as would be the case during the fight, may have lethal consequences in the worst case scenario.
“Extreme exercise can lead to cardiac fibrosis (scarring of the heart muscles), which over time may lead to heart failure or, sometimes, sudden death."
You mean the same kind of doctors that used to tell cardiac patients to never exercise? Such a bunch of bullshit. Have you see Tyson’s workout? Does he look like a senior citizen to you?
Let’s ask Couture, Hendo and Romero. Or in boxing, RJJ, Holmes, Hopkins that boxed in their 50s.
Of course Tyson is far from his prime. But stop the everyone should be couch potatoes after 40 narrative. Such a bunch of crap from losers. “Extreme exercice” ha ha.
Athletes lose speed and many other attributes as they age, but don’t go from elites to scrubs either. Especially if they kept training. They simply aren’t elite anymore, not at a level to compete against their current younger peers.
Jake is good but not a champ level boxer. Tyson is far from his champ level self, but maybe not that far from current Jake! Fighting for the belt would be madness, fighting Jake Paul most likely not.
