Posted on 07/23/2020 2:28:56 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
His opponent is over 50, too
(Newser) – Fifteen years is a long time between fights. And then there's the fact that Mike Tyson is 54 now. But the former undisputed heavyweight champ is returning to the ring "because I can do it," ESPN reports. "Just because we are 54, it doesn't mean that we have to start a new career and our lives are totally over," Tyson said. "Not when you feel as beautiful as I do, and I'm sure that other people feel the same way." He'll take on someone close to his own age: Roy Jones Jr., 51. They plan an eight-round exhibition on Sept. 12 in Carson, California, to be shown on Triller and pay-per-view. Tyson, whose last fight was a loss to Kevin McBride, said he's not worried about himself: "I never took that many punches."
And he's not worried about Jones, who last fought in February 2018, a victory by decision. "We're both accomplished fighters, we know how to take care of ourselves," Tyson said. The boxers will not wear headgear, said the head of the California State Athletic Commission, but they'll wear larger gloves than usual. "This isn't a situation where they're going out there to try to take each other's heads off," he said, per Yahoo Sports. "They're just going to be in there moving around the ring and letting fans see these legends." Jones said the fight wasn't his idea. "I've been trying to enjoy retirement, but people don't seem to want to let me retire," he said. "We always wanted to see it," Jones added of a bout with Tyson, "but I would've preferred it back then." (Read more Mike Tyson stories.)
Or Bernie Sanders? Maybe Hillary?
He should fight George Foreman.
The Mike Tyson grill?
He must be broke.
This is why he’s doing it.
He should rematch Little Mac.
Just for some exhibition bouts.
It’s too bad he never had a peak career, so he could be properly ranked.
Or maybe Mike Tyson gets hit in the grill...
George Foreman is 71. George did hold the title for the last time at age 46.
Where did all his money go?
Was he heavy into cocaine?
At their peak that would have been a great fight.
Just the usual fees for a professional boxer.
Most of his money was misappropriated by Don King. Tyson’s story is actually pretty tragic. He was an insane athlete, but he had no intelligence beyond street smarts. Don King took him for a ride.
George Foreman does not need the money. He made gazillions of dollars selling charcoal barbeque grills. He is one of the most successful pitch men in history. Everybody loves the guy like a favorite uncle.
Not likely. He has been on a quiet roll for a number of years. Broadway, TV, even a cartoon series have been done in the last few years.
He is far from broke.
I used to box, and now train, and I saw a video of Tyson at this age in the gym. The man is still a beast and would beat more boxers today
Him and the Nation of islam did. His life has been tragic from the streets to great wealth top prison, to now on the straight
He could take them all on at once. I’d pay to see that.
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