"Iron" Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr

[TitoFan]

Ok let's see these two 50-somethings whale away at each other.

[TitoFan]

Wow this is even worse than I expected.

Jones Jr. has been breathing hard since the end of the 1st round.

Tyson looks like he's definitely taking it easy on him.

The ref is allowing 30-second clinches in these 2-minute rounds.

All in all.... oh well.

[TitoFan]

Good thing I get these for free.

[TitoFan]

Actually stayed up to hear them both talk.

Mike was super gracious, when it was obvious from the get-go he could've stretched Roy out from the very 1st round. Not hating on Roy... just a fact.

Of course the fight was ceremoniously called a draw... what else were they going to say?

Bottom line... Mike looked very good for his age. Not good enough to be competitive against today's heavyweights... but pretty damn good.

Roy... well... he's an ATG as well.

I'd see Mike do another exhibition. Roy... not so much.

Damn... it's late.

[Master]

Evander Holyfield could be Mike Tyson’s next fight after naming price for trilogy

Mike Tyson could fight Evander Holyfield for a third time in his next fight after battling to a draw against Roy Jones Jr in his comeback last weekend.

The exhibition, which lasted the full eight, two-minute rounds, saw Tyson and Jones Jr accept a draw at Staples Center.

And Tyson, who has worked himself back into shape after rediscovering his love for the sport, is sure to continue fighting, despite being 54 years old.

The Baddest Man On The Planet confirmed his intent to continue fighting: “Of course I’ll do this again. I’m content with the draw because what really mattered was entertaining the fans.”

Tyson accepted a $7.5 million (£6.7m) purse for last weekend’s action, but a trilogy against the Real Deal would see him earn much more.

Holyfield is demanding at least $25m (£22.4m) to get back into the ring with Tyson.

Given Tyson would likely command parity at least with his long-standing rival, who has two victories over Iron Mike.

The second win of course came via disqualification, after Tyson took out a chunk of his ear with a desperate bite in 1997.

"It definitely wasn't me," Holyfield told the I Am Athlete podcast. "I wasn't getting in the ring for less than $25 million.

"I beat him twice. I felt it was wrong for me to have to ask him to fight me. I don't know (if he's scared). I would never ask a person that.

"If they called me to fight in two days, I'd be there to fight in two days."

More funds will likely be required to pay for the undercard, with YouTube star Jake Paul commanding a solid payday with a second-round knockout of former NBA player Nate Robinson.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/eva...130017561.html

[Master]

‘I’m not going to be Fat Mike anymore’: Mike Tyson vows to stay in fighting shape after Roy Jones Jr draw


Mike Tyson has said he will stay in fighting shape following his draw against Roy Jones Jr at the weekend.

The 54-year-old competed for the first time in 15 years at the weekend when he took on his 51-year-old opponent in an exhibition bout at Los Angeles’ Staples Center.

And that match-up was just the start of the latest chapter in Tyson’s career, the former heavyweight champion said, expressing his intention to fight “every two months” from here on out.

“I’m going to work out,” Tyson said in his post-fight press conference, per MMA Fighting.

“It’s become my lifestyle now. I’m never going to be that guy: ‘Fat Mike’ and stuff, ‘Cokehead Mike’ – I ain’t going to be that guy no more.

“I [once] had 15 fights in one year, let’s just try to work closer to that. It has to be competitive where it’s constant, nobody can get out of shape because everyone’s fighting.

“It would be consistent. I would like to have [a fight] once every two months, my personal opinion. I’d like to fight every two months.”

Tyson admitted, however, that one hurdle will kicking his smoking habit.

“Listen, I can’t stop smoking,” he is reported by USA Today as saying.

“I smoked during fights. I just have to smoke, I’m sorry. I’m a smoker… I smoke every day. I never stopped smoking.”

Old rival Evander Holyfield is Tyson’s preferred opponent for his next fight. American Tyson lost twice to his compatriot during his career, and is keen on a trilogy bout.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/m-not-goin...143844366.html

[X]

Well, he does own a cannabis farm, so nice plug there Mike