The exhibition between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. is now officially set for November 28th. Iron Mike sounds like he’s not completely down for the ‘no knockout’ agreement. “Changing the date to November 28th will give more people the opportunity to see the biggest comeback in boxing history,” said Tyson. “Anyone who thinks this is anything but Roy and I attempting to knock each other out doesn’t know me. This temporary inconvenience will last longer than Roy Jones Jr.”
Tyson versus Jones Jr. will be sanctioned by a recognized sanctioning body who will score the fight and present the winner with a special belt.
The undercard will include former world champion Badou Jack (23-3-3, 13 KOs) against unbeaten Blake “The Beast” McKernan (13-0, 6 KOs) in an eight-rounder.
There will also be YouTube personality Jake Paul (1-0, 1 KO) against pro-debuting former NBA player Nate Robinson, and internet personality Viddal Riley (4-0, 2 KOs) against MMA fighter Rashad “Daywalker” Coulter, who is 1-0, 1 KO, as a boxer.
Mario Lopez is the MC.
I havnt commented much lately because there has been nothing interesting to comment on. This small post kind of breaks that. People are calling this an “exhibition”, but is it really? They will also be wearing a little larger gloves. Sure on paper the fight wont be official, but that’s about where this ends. The facts are both Tyson and Jones want to come out on top. Neither care about a win loss record, they just want to say I won. These are the few issues Ill make note of and comment on.
1. They are wearing large gloves. This 100% favors Tyson. Jones is not the strongest puncher and adding any padding just takes all rear away from Tyson of being a risky fighter. Between the two Tyson has been hit harder over time and Jones is the one who has slipped (brain wise) because of punches.
2. They mention that if things start to get to physical or they start throwing and landing bombs the fight could be stopped. This again favors Tyson. Roy would have to throw and land how many shots bombs before Tyson might be hurt? Tyson on the other hand could knock out Jones with a single shot at any time of the match. If Tyson lands with intent heavy gloves or not it will be over before anyone can step in.
3. Ive sparred many times as a lot of people here have. We all know round one might be okay, but the second one person lands anything with a bit of pop or sting sparring is over and somebody is getting hit with power.
Thats really all I can comment on other than to say Im excited about seeing this. Maybe its because there is so little to look forward to right now, but it is interesting just as a fan to see these two in the right. I know several fans enjoys seeing Lewis and Wladimir in the ring for Oceans 11 or 13 or whatever number movie that was. It just a fight we never got to see and its interesting.
I’m scared for roy to spar, let alone step in against one of the most brutal punchers in boxing history. Quit while you’re a head roy. This ain’t tennis
I agree with you. Its one thing to have this style match with somebody your size, but not Tyson. Nothing good can come from this. You can tell Jones speech has slipped in the last ten years. This is a no win for him and his health.
Tyson is a has been, the last time he won a meaningful fight was 30 yrs ago!
fyi the movie rocky is not real
Looks like a fun night at the circus
Like PT Barnum said- There’s a sucker born every minute!
Does seem very possible that this will be like staged reality tv.
Wasn’t that W.C. Fields and he added, after. There’s a sucker born every minute, and there’s, two to take em’
I don’t know how Tyson can call this the biggest comeback in boxing history. In my opinion, the biggest comeback in boxing history is George Foreman taking the long road in come back fights, eventually regaining the championship against Michael Moorer. What’s next after the Tyson/Jones exhibition. Is this a one and done deal? I don’t see Tyson facing a top ten fighter at all.
would like to see tyson in with wilder,wilder would have to wear a extra pair of nappies cause im sure he will shit himself against iron mike …..tyson rd 2 k/o against wilder
The same people who believe Tyson could KO Wilder are the same people who thought Conor McGregor was going to beat Mayweather and Donald Trump was going to make America great again. Don’t let glaring reality get in the way of your predictions!
Kris, you bring up some valid points on Tyson. When Williams dropped Tyson on the seat of his pants and Tyson basically just quit the fight, it’s a reminder to me that Tyson was not the Tyson we once knew in the 1980’s. Yes, youth prevails in many cases and Wilder’s crazy right hand could dismantle Tyson at his older age now and even make him vulnerable to permanent health injuries.
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Foreman vs Moorer…..Yes, I recall that match up. What an upset! That fight was fairly close in time to Jones vs Toney at super middleweight.
It’s pretty scary to think that there are people who are willing to pay for this. The only real fight on the card is the Badou Jack fight, and that one is nothing more than a lead in fight for a typical ESPN fight card.
Please, no one pay for this. Whether Jones and Tyson actually try or not, this is nothing more than a circus side show event. Use your money to support just about anything else. Donate it to charity, or buy something from a struggling locally owned business. These two already made their millions years ago when they were worth watching.
Why do so many people like you care about how many people will pay for this (which will be millions of people)? I don’t care if Tyson comes to the ring in a wheel chair, I’d still pay, and so will everyone else. Tyson provided me with so many thrills over the years that I’m happy to support this “exhibition”, and he’s also made one of the best comebacks in life. Everything about this is awesome, just awesome. And the entire event is to support charity which is a great thing. So yes, it is worth watching one of the greatest to ever do it get back in the ring to provide a little nostalgic excitement. Not to mention that he’s still a beast at 54. If you don’t pay to watch this then you’re not a boxing fan. Or you don’t have a job to pay a measly $50 to watch it. It’s entertainment and entertainment isn’t free. I swear, boxing fans are the worst pro sports fans in the world. Nothing but complaints and nothing is ever good enough. Counting down the days for this great night!!!
Normally I would have said to go watch a live fight card, but that isn’t an option now. Boxing has become a marginal sport because people who have never seen a live boxing match are willing to spend $50-$80 to support multi-millionaires who are staging questionable events like this rather than getting off social media and paying to see hard working young fighters try to make something of themselves.
It’s your money to spend however you want, but this event is barely boxing, and is closer in content to a WWF PPV. Two legendary boxers that are respectively 15 and 30 years past their primes, two internet personalities, one former basketball player, and an MMA fighter hardly sounds like anything but a freak show. But if this is the type of entertainment you’re looking for, I’m happy for you. Once the pandemic is over I’ll continue to support real boxers and the sport by attending the few remaining local cards available to real fans outside of the few larger cities that still have viable boxing.
Amazon Firestick will do the trick…
And if you’re ok being a thief by stealing the broadcast and taking money from the charities that will benefit from, that’s your call. Class act! Heart of a champion!
Let people pay for whatever they want. If they want to watch it, good for them. They don’t have to donate to anything. Why should anyone support local businesses? Ain’t nobody supporting me lol. It’s their job, they have to deal with it just like i have to deal with managing my job.
At the end of the day, boxing is ENTERTAINMENT. So are all these “weird” matchups.
You don’t HAVE to watch it. Just don’t watch, and the problem goes away. You’re making a problem out of thin air now.
Not sure whats it to you but Im def getting the fight. We also pay millions in taxes for stuff we dont support. And its a bigger circus. Tell people to stop paying taxes. And Stop trying to harm the support of these two warriors that paid dues to be afforded this blessing.
BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! PLEASE STAY RETIRED!!
Why? Why exactly is it a problem for you when they want to fight eachother? Lol
Don’t watch it if you find it a bad matchup. Very simple.
Well, maybe if one or the other looks good he can try to come back for real. My only gripe with this is they are trying to charge the suckers money to watch them sparring. That’s ridiculous.
first of all there is no such thing as a 8 round exhibition plus its being scored WTF this is a real fight
They are being very vague about this all…Somehow i don’t trust them :/.
Marciano and Ali fought a pay for view computer generated fight many years ago. Marciano new he was “over the hill” and did not want to risk his health in a real fight. The money was right for both men and the event was fun to watch.
Why Roy Jones is willing to risk damage to his already beat up brain is a mystery. Sub concusive blows to the head cause damage when the brain is young and protected by fluid. As you age the brain loses the fluid protection and is easier to damage. Actually the heavier weight gloves will cause more damage then light gloves. Bare knuckle would be a better alternative. Cuts would end the affair in short order saving a couple of brains from further damage. My money stays in my pocket for this one.
As much as I love seeing RJJ face planted on the ground out cold, I also will not pay. I will however stream it for free with my firestick like I do every fight. Only a fool pays for fights, especially since 90% of the time it’s overhyped garbage.
Good luck training a chin. The slope is slippery for Jones :Tarver, Johnson, Green, Lebedev, Maccarinelli and downward it goes, as each descending talent left him as a dead body in the ring.
Butterbean will be next. No sparring, but a genuine boxing match. A 5 Rounder, 10 oz gloves. June next year… Tyson might be competitive with almost all top heavyweights in 5 round bouts. Butterbean will be knocked out in a round or two. Tyson-Wilder will be a pick em in a 5 rounder as well….
Source please?
Years ago, while Tyson was training for Lennox Lewis, he told his handlers that it has been a long time since they had seen him fight at his best, and that this was the version they were going to see when he fought Lewis. Well, we saw what happened. Tyson was looking for a soft spot on the canvas to land just to get paid.
Tyson is all about hype, all about making as much money as possible from that hype. Clips of his 8-second flurries are not enough to convince me that the 54 year old Tyson, the current heavyweight champion of weed smoking, will be no more effective against Jones than he was against Kevin McBride.