The Slug Fest In Texas
Jake Paul and Iron Mike let the badass times roll
“Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth.” — Mike Tyson
The Slug Fest In Texas
Sportsing with Spyder Darling
What’s up Medium sports fans? Who’s ready for a battle of the ages, youth versus experience, hustle versus muscle and for the audience, endorphins versus endurance?
The legit living legend that is “Iron” Mike Tyson is gonna press the wrinkles outta Jake Paul, the YouTube dude with a big following and an even bigger mouth, at little ol’ AT&T Stadium, the house that Jerry Jones built.
Or not. Three hours and half hours after the start of Netflix’ glitchy live-stream, Paul’s win by unanimous decision was anticlimactic as heck but at least got the nation’s mind off the presidential election results for a while.
The first bout of the night between WBC welterweight champion Mario Barios and Abel Ramos was arguably the best batch of the triple card. Next best was Katie Taylor keeping her world light-welterweight title by defeating Amanda Serrano in a win that was accompanied by a chorus of boos from the 72,000+ crowd. The ladies were girl fighting it ou like two wildcats on crack, with Taylor using her head as a not so secret weapon. Controversial, but apparently…
