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The Golden Age of Jiu-Jitsu

The Golden Age of Jiu-Jitsu

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Chris Wojcik
Nov 24, 2024
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I watched Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight last weekend, and I realized how dead boxing really is.

It’s become a sport that’s based on hype, semantics, and lore. More people watch YouTubers fight than professionals.

The lore of what a 58-year-old man used to be is better for selling a fight than the top draws in the sport of boxing. It’s a super-fight world. It’s dead as a sport and barely scraping by as entertainment.

It’s trashy.

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