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Boxing is known for the barbarity inside the ring, as two athletes battle it out causing physical harm. The tension between the two boxers leading up to their fight is a key aspect of the sport and also fuels the passion for fighting for glory. Boxing is a primal sport, and sometimes changes are inevitable in any sport. But not all changes are accepted by the fans. In the recent DAZN and misfits boxing event, the format of a boxing match confused the audience about what was happening. Mike Tyson‘s son shared and reacted to a video from the event.

Amir J Tyson took to Instagram to share a video for the Misfits and DAZN event and expressed his bewilderment towards the newly introduced format of the boxing match.

An all-new Tag-Team boxing match

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In the video initially posted by ESPN Ringside, a former boxer named Luis Pineda and a YouTuber BDave faced Anthony Vargas and Paul Denino, who goes by his social media name, IcePoseidon, in the first-ever boxing tag-team match at the DAZN X Misfits event. This fight is something that is never seen before in the sport.

Pineda starts the first round and charges toward Denino. Pineda overpowers Denino and manages to corner the social media influencer. Instead of landing combinations and going for the finish, Pineda did the unthinkable. He tagged in his teammate, something which is never seen before in the sport of boxing. His teammate BDave stepped inside the ring, rushed toward his opponent, overwhelms him with punches, and knocks him out, inevitably winning the fight. While sharing the video, Amir Tyson wrote, “This is getting out of hand forreal smh.” The son of the former two-time Heavyweight champ was confused and amused at the same time after watching the video.

 

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Luis Pineda and BDave are the winners of history’s first-ever tag-team boxing match. The boxing world had mixed reactions to this event, and its future seems uncertain. Influencer boxing has currently taken the world by storm. And, with the Jake Paul and Tommy Fury fight, it has gained more recognition. Meanwhile, Mike Tyson seems optimistic about the future of crossover boxing as a sports vertical.

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With the clash of Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2017, a new wave of boxing hit the sport. Many people from different sports and professions tightened their gloves and tried their hand at boxing. Fans enjoy watching influencers and mixed martial artists battle it out in the squared circle. This has only increased the sport’s popularity, and there’s no looking back now.

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