The highly anticipated fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul failed to live up to its high expectations. Between issues with the Netflix streaming service (which left many viewers staring at buffering screens) and the game itself being a fairly monotonous affair, many sports fans were left wondering what they had just watched. It has become. In some cases, I even took a look.
To be fair, the co-main event title match between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor was certainly worth watching.
But the biggest drama may have come in the build-up to the two main events. In the battle at home base AT&T Stadium, dallas cowboysYou may not be surprised to learn that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Cowboys legend Michael Irvin stopped by the Netflix set.
The former wide receiver and current NFL analyst revealed that during the visit, Jones had been overhearing who the next Dallas coach should be.
Deion Sanders.
Irvin compared the unconventional path Paul has taken to Sanders' own coaching path, and said the current Colorado coach will be in Jones' ear.
“Everyone loves Mike. [Tyson]But everyone loves and respects Jake [Paul] Also for what he did here. Having the ability to get here without going through the regular route. You honor him. I respect him the same way I respect my great man, Deion Sanders, who didn't take the canonical path. Who will Jerry hear about later? That’s another thing we’re talking about,” Irvin said.
Jones quickly interjected and changed the subject, but the cat was out of the bag.
Maybe Irvin is just remembering a piece by James Deiter he read in August…
