I was a little embarrassed that I wanted to watch it. Apparently I wasn't alone. This became bigger and more legit than I had imagined. The WWE theatrics and bad production values only made it more nostalgic.
I don't think it was totally rigged, but I do think it was gently choreographed. The money was all on Paul, so if a fix was in it would be to have Tyson knock Paul out ---- the reason everyone was tuning in. Looked to me that Paul had been counseled not to layout Mike Tyson.
Like a lot of folks who were somehow disappointed without being surprised by Tyson/Paul, I was also crazy impressed with the women's middleweight bout -- an incredible non-stop flurry of fists.