Sun 29 November 2020:
An exhibition match between legendary heavyweight Mike Tyson and aging pugilist Roy Jones was ruled a draw by the Word Boxing Council.
Tyson, 54, returned to the ring late Saturday for the first time in 15 years at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in the bout of eight two-minute rounds.
After the fight, Tyson said: “I’m good with that. Yeah but I’m good with a draw, because I entertained the crowd, the crowd was happy with it.
“I’m used to doing it for three minutes, sometimes like two minutes or three minutes. I hope to go further, absolutely, and he can be on the card as well.
“I was very happy to be here, despite what everyone says I was happy to go to eight rounds. Nobody thought I could go eight rounds, but you’ve got to go the distance, that’s boxing.”
Jones Jr said: “Dude is so strong man. When he hits you, to the head, punches to the body, everything hurts.
“I’m cool with a draw, just might have to do it again. Body shots definitely took a toll, the body shots are what make you exhausted.”
“We’ve got to do this again, everybody loves Mike, I love Mike too but it’s something else taking punches from Mike.
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“I’ll go talk to my family, see how they feel about it and if they want to do it again, we’ll do it again.”
The fight was much better than many predicted, so let’s hope a rematch between the pair comes to fruition.
Rolling back the years, the two former world champions tried not to deliver any blows that would risk serious injury to the other.
After the bout, Tyson asked for a rematch against Jones, 51.
In 1997 Tyson was suspended from boxing after he bit off part of Evander Holyfield’s ear in a match, but a court later restored his ring privileges.
Jones, whose last fight was two years ago, currently holds a record of 66 wins and nine defeats.
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