More people worldwide watched Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul than had watched any boxing match in a long, long time. Unfortunately, those who tuned in to Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul hoping to see the Tyson of old instead got what they should've expected — an old Tyson.
Thankfully, those who watched also saw an amazing fight on the undercard, with Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano once again going to war.
In this week's episode of the United Boxing podcast, British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees joins up with American boxing writer David Greisman to break down why Tyson vs. Paul was so bad, why Taylor vs. Serrano was so good, and what happens next for the four fighters. They are also joined by highly respected boxing writer Kieran Mulvaney of BoxingScene, who was there ringside for the event.
Darren and David also discuss Gilberto Ramirez's cruiserweight title unification win over Chris Billam-Smith, William Zepeda struggling in a win over Tevin Farmer, Oscar Collazo impressing in a minimumweight unification bout with Knockout CP Freshmart, and upcoming fights such as David Benavidez vs. David Morrell, Harlem Eubank vs. Nurali Erdogan, Sunny Edwards vs. Gal Yafai, and the returns of Natasha Jonas and Dillian Whyte.
United Boxing Podcast comes out every Tuesday. Follow Darren @DarrenRees_, David @FightingWords2, and the show itself on X at @UnitedBoxingPod