MIKE TYSON and Roy Jones Jr weaved and jabbed their way to a DRAW in their LA exhibition bout.
The veteran pair performed admirably despite having a combined age of 105, before they both vowed to step into the ring AGAIN after judges tied the fight.
Follow all the reaction to the draw with SunSport’s live blog below…
TYME TO FIGHT AGAIN
UFC president Dana White was also asked if he thinks Mike Tyson should fight again.
He added: “He looked good. He’s a grown ass man and will do whatever he wants anyway, but good for him. It was actually a good fight.
“It was an entertaining fight to watch, and I thought he looked really good.”
WHITE NOISE
UFC president Dana White has revealed he was impressed by the performances of both Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.
Speaking at the UFC Vegas 15 post-fight press conference (via BloodyElbow), he said: “Fighting is a young man’s game.
“All that being said, (Mike Tyson) looked f—king awesome tonight! I was blown away with how good he looked.
“I was worried about Roy. Roy was 51 years old, but Roy’s been a lot more active than Tyson has been. Roy actually got more tired than Mike tonight, which was shocking. I’m happy for them. I hope they both made a f—king zillion dollars. It exceeded my expectations.”
ICYMI
Roy Jones Jr was hurting after facing Mike Tyson and was adamant Iron Mike still has his famous power.
He said: “When he hits you, to the head, punches to the body shots, 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.”
MIK DROP
Mike Tyson has paid respect to Roy Jones Jr after battling to an eight-round draw in their fight.
He said: “I hit you with some good shots, and you took it.
“I respect that.”
JACK IT IN
Badou Jack gave Blake McKernan a boxing lesson and severely swollen face over eight one-sided rounds.
And it proved to be every bit of a mismatch that former two-weight champion Jack promised.
OH BROTHER
KSI has already reacted to Jake Paul’s second-round KO win over Nate Robinson.
The Brit, who beat older brother Logan Paul on his professional, boxing debut last year, was called out by the Problem Child after the fight.
But KSI was less than impressed, tweeting: “I saw nothing special from Jake lol. Soon come.”
RING IT IN
Mike Tyson says he will ‘absolutely’ have more boxing fights after he drew his comeback against Roy Jones Jr.
Speaking after the 16-minute scrap Tyson, 54 said: “I’m just happy I got this under my belt.
“I’m continuing to go further and do more. Absolutely [I’ll do this again].”
PAUL TALK
Jake Paul has claimed he has taken up boxing for the long haul after moving to 2-0.
He said: “For me, my whole life has been a fight.
“So fighting — it’s something that I’m great at. Being from Ohio, a small town and making my way to Los Angeles to fame and success and just fighting for it.
“People never believing in me, people hating me — being one of the most hated people in the world. I have to fight through that, it’s not easy.
“So this is the perfect sport. I’ve found my lane.”
PAUL TO PLAY FOR
Jake Paul has called out everyone from Conor McGregor to his own BROTHER Logan after his knocking out Nate Robinson.
Speaking in his post-fight interview, the YouTube star said: “I’ve been training my ass off for the past year. I’m taking this seriously.
“There’s a long list of opponents that I want — Conor McGregor, Dillon Danis. I’m going to knock them both out.
“There’s my brother, KSI on the line, Austin McBroom. I want to be in this sport for a long time. I’m in love with it so why not?”
REMINDER
Mike Tyson is set to make £7.5million from his mouthwatering comeback fight against Roy Jones Jr.
In the UK, it has cost fight fans £19.95 to watch the pair, with a combined age of 105, go to war.
In the US it has blasted a much bigger hole in fans’ wallets.
The price to see the legends trade leather was $49.99, around £38.
The fight, which went all eight rounds, has meant that Tyson could walk away with £7.5m.
That equates to £937,500 per round, £468,500 per minute and £7,812 per second.
DOGGY STYLE
Snoop Dogg trolled Mike Tyson’s comeback fight against Roy Jones Jr by claiming the bout was more “like two of my uncles fighting at the BBQ”.
The legendary pair boxed to a DRAW over eight rounds in what ultimately provided more clinching than punching.
The mainly uneventful pay-per-view spectacle had little highlights, meaning the veteran duo avoided any risks to their health.
DRAW LOTS
Mike Tyson drew in his big boxing comeback against Roy Jones Jr in a messy affair in Los Angeles.
Jones Jr did the perfect job of stifling Tyson throughout the entire fight by clinching at any opportunity he could.
You could almost tell it was going to be scored a draw half-way through – as nothing much was happening.
Click Here as SunSport tells the story of the fight between 54-year-old Tyson and 51-year-old Jones…
ROY’S SPECIAL GLOVES
The pair were fighting at the Staples Center after all.
So that gave Roy Jones Jr the idea of wearing special gloves in tribute to the late great Kobe Bryant, who tragically died in a helicopter crash last year.
The NBA legend was hugely revered and loved in California.
SCORECARDS
Here are the unofficial WBC judges’ scorecards, according to Michael Benson.
– Christy Martin: Tyson 79-73 Jones Jr
– Vinny Pazienza: Tyson 80-76 Jones Jr
– Chad Dawson: Tyson 76-76 Jones Jr
MORE ROY
Jones Jr adds: “We’ve got to do this again, everybody loves Mike, I love Mike too but it’s something else taking punches from Mike.
“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.”
CAPTAIN HOOK’S HOOKED
Roy Jones Jr said: “Dude is so strong man… when he hits you, to the head, punches to the body shots, 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.”
MORE IRON MIKE
Tyson adds: “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 car 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.”
IRON MIKE SPEAKS
Mike Tyson says: “I’m good with that.
“Yeah but I’m good with a draw, because I entertained the crowd, the crowed was happy with it.”
JUDGES CALL A DRAW!
IT’S A TIE BETWEEN MIKE TYSON AND ROY JONES JR!!
LEGENDS EMBRACE
They look pretty wiped after that eight-round bout.
ROUND EIGHT
The old legends touch gloves out of mutual respect as the final session starts.
Jones celebrates and showboats after a shimmy gets him out of a Tyson assault.
Tyson closes down the distance before another clinch is broken up.
Another hug, and another. And the bell.
Mercy
ROUND SEVEN
Jones threatens some southpaw work but is then tied up in a clinch.
The Florida man drops his hands to tempt Tyson.
Iron Mike cannot do anything to get it won.
ROUND SEVEN
Tyson’s team tell him he is doing “f****** great” in the interval.
Jones is advised to throw a straight left hand out of a southpaw stance.
There’s another clinch and then Jones lands a quick combination of three punches.
Tyson barrells at Jones and pins him in a corner but nothing comes of it.
TIME FOR A BREATHER
Mike Tyson gets a drink in his corner, two rounds to go.
ROUND SIX
The ref has to break them up after six seconds and Tyson is warned for a low blow.
Jones tries a left to the body and a stiff jab but neither make a dent.
Jones ducks a malicious Tyson hook.
Then it’s cuddle o’clock again. Yawn
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
