Jacob Duran
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Yeah, well, thanks for having me on, you guys. But yeah, the energy level is still at its high point right now. Getting a little bit of sleep, answering a lot of questions like this, doing interviews, and it's been phenomenal. But I'll take it all in stride because it was such a historical event, such a historical moment that will never, never be duplicated.
Yeah, well, thanks for having me on, you guys. But yeah, the energy level is still at its high point right now. Getting a little bit of sleep, answering a lot of questions like this, doing interviews, and it's been phenomenal. But I'll take it all in stride because it was such a historical event, such a historical moment that will never, never be duplicated.
But the high probability of working Mike Tyson's last fight.
But the high probability of working Mike Tyson's last fight.
uh to me that was uh kind of like a feather on my cat man so it doesn't get much better than that yes it does it was a crappy fight yeah well regard that you know forget the fights i i don't look at that i look at the events right and then you're looking at a 50 year old man with a to a 27 year old uh young man so you are going to see discrepancies in that so yeah it was more entertainment than it was uh a victory value at any point did you feel bad for mike
uh to me that was uh kind of like a feather on my cat man so it doesn't get much better than that yes it does it was a crappy fight yeah well regard that you know forget the fights i i don't look at that i look at the events right and then you're looking at a 50 year old man with a to a 27 year old uh young man so you are going to see discrepancies in that so yeah it was more entertainment than it was uh a victory value at any point did you feel bad for mike
Well, you know, I knew that he started slowing down like the start of the third round. You know, I told Amir Abdallah, I said, it looked like he had hit a wall, you know, and people were talking about his leg and all that. And, you know, I'm focused on his face, so I'm not looking from here down. But in the dressing room and all that, he seemed fine.
Well, you know, I knew that he started slowing down like the start of the third round. You know, I told Amir Abdallah, I said, it looked like he had hit a wall, you know, and people were talking about his leg and all that. And, you know, I'm focused on his face, so I'm not looking from here down. But in the dressing room and all that, he seemed fine.
Yeah, I think the conditioning factor, you know, if you've got a 58-year-old man, so the conditioning factor, I think, was the overall discrepancy in this whole event. But I saw him train. I saw Mike train, and I've known him over 25 years. We just trained the same gym, so I knew his intensity type of training. And the days I was in the gym, I saw that. And I saw his sparring, and I saw that.
Yeah, I think the conditioning factor, you know, if you've got a 58-year-old man, so the conditioning factor, I think, was the overall discrepancy in this whole event. But I saw him train. I saw Mike train, and I've known him over 25 years. We just trained the same gym, so I knew his intensity type of training. And the days I was in the gym, I saw that. And I saw his sparring, and I saw that.
But, you know... I think, you know, the excitement, the adrenaline and everything, and then going into a fight and then, you know, going in combat with another one will drain you right off the bat. And I think that's what happened there.
But, you know... I think, you know, the excitement, the adrenaline and everything, and then going into a fight and then, you know, going in combat with another one will drain you right off the bat. And I think that's what happened there.
yeah a hundred percent yeah you know jake paul is as you as i break down the events or fighters and all that there's a b c and d you know uh jay paul's a good b fighter and he's a good athlete and uh and the reason i know that could like say i've done like three events with about four i think four or five all together in the same programs but they were wrestlers and when i had a school of kickboxing guys that were wrestlers that came into kickboxing made a good transition because
yeah a hundred percent yeah you know jake paul is as you as i break down the events or fighters and all that there's a b c and d you know uh jay paul's a good b fighter and he's a good athlete and uh and the reason i know that could like say i've done like three events with about four i think four or five all together in the same programs but they were wrestlers and when i had a school of kickboxing guys that were wrestlers that came into kickboxing made a good transition because
They're athletes, right? But Canelo's a horse of a different color, bro. Now you're chewing a little bit more off than your ego is letting you do.
They're athletes, right? But Canelo's a horse of a different color, bro. Now you're chewing a little bit more off than your ego is letting you do.
Well, you know, I saw Mike walk around, of course, you know, bare ass. And I was going to take a picture, you know, but I said, nah, you know, that's a little too personal. And then I see it on social media, and I don't know who put it out there. But, yeah, that was Mike at his finest point.
Well, you know, I saw Mike walk around, of course, you know, bare ass. And I was going to take a picture, you know, but I said, nah, you know, that's a little too personal. And then I see it on social media, and I don't know who put it out there. But, yeah, that was Mike at his finest point.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know, he just finished putting his cup on and walking around. And, yeah, just kind of learned to accept Mike Tyson as โ as Mike Tyson.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know, he just finished putting his cup on and walking around. And, yeah, just kind of learned to accept Mike Tyson as โ as Mike Tyson.