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Post by K1power on Jul 23, 2020 20:57:44 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on Jul 23, 2020 20:58:19 GMT 1
I think we all could drum up a list of reasons why this is a bad idea, but fuck it I wanna see this!
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Post by K1power on Sept 24, 2020 15:48:52 GMT 1
The date was moved from September to November.
Mike Tyson was on the Joe Rogan podcast recently and said the date move had to do with the PPV,
not with needing longer to get in shape.
Either way I'm looking forward to this.
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Post by K1power on Nov 23, 2020 18:43:12 GMT 1
Happening this Saturday.
I'm actually pretty excited for this!
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Post by K1power on Nov 27, 2020 19:33:05 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on Nov 29, 2020 11:54:04 GMT 1
Full ResultsMike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. fought to a draw (unofficial) in the main event heavyweight bout Jake Paul knocked out Nate Robinson in a light heavyweight bout Badou Jack defeated Blake McKernan by unanimous decision in a light heavyweight bout Jamaine Ortiz defeated Sulaiman Segawa by referee stoppage to win the vacant WBC USNBC Silver Lightweight Championship Edward Vazquez defeated Irvin Gonzalez by split decision to win the vacant WBC USNBC Featherweight Championship www.si.com/boxing/2020/11/29/mike-tyson-roy-jones-legends-only-league-results
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Post by K1power on Nov 29, 2020 12:15:19 GMT 1
I set my alarm clock for it and while I was only able to find a very crappy stream I quite liked the fight.
At the end I actually thought Jones might've done enough to edge it, but looking around on the internet quite a few people seem to favor Tyson.
Tyson was definitely pushing the action and fought more aggressively, while Jones landed a lot of straight punches from the outside and clinched up when Tyson got too close.
I'll have to rewatch in better quality when I'm not tired, but at the very least it was competitive throughout and taking into account ring rust and their age both fighters still looked impressive. Surprisingly - to me at least - Jones looked like he was running out of gas quicker than Tyson.
At the end of the day I'm quite happy nobody got seriously injured, while still putting up a good performance and getting paid.
Speaking of, I'm hearing Tyson donated his fight purse to charity (I believe 1M USD) which is always cool. I'm sure he got paid a good deal more on top of that official purse.
Also quite liked finding out Jones' gloves were Lakers colored in a tribute to Kobe Bryant.
A lot of respect shown by both fighters here.
There are many ways this could have gone sour, but it probably went about as good as it could have.
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Post by K1power on Nov 29, 2020 12:18:12 GMT 1
On a sidenote, I haven't really watched any of the other fights, but am personally very annoyed social media clowns like Jake Paul get these undeserved chances and are featured on the same card as legends and veterans of the sport.
I get the marketing reasons behind, but I don't like it.
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