Jake Paul won the good businessman and marketing genius award, Tyson won the respect award. When I was at Virginia, everyone in my fraternity had to box. The reasoning is a complete man must not only be a scholar and a gentleman, but he also has a duty to uphold civic order, and to protect the weak from those who do evil acts.
The boxing ring was in the basement of "Mem" gym. During fights it would be surrounded by students right on the outside of the ropes, and the noise was deafening. As there were girls in attendance, there was extra incentive to be Sir Galahad the brave knight. On more than one occasion, I remember a great punch to someone's nose splattering blood all over the crowd.
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