It appears that former light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr. is second-guessing his decision to face boxing legend Mike Tyson in an exhibition fight later this year. Speaking about the fight in a recent interview with Sports Insider, Jones said that he “made a mistake” when he accepted the bout.

Jones and Tyson were originally scheduled to fight in September, but the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic made the promotors to postpone the fight. The two are now set to meet in the ring on 28th November, with the organizers hoping that a later date will enable them to have a larger audience at the event.

And while this means that the fighters will have extra time to prepare, it also made Jones think more about what he’s getting himself into.

“He’s still Mike Tyson. He’s still one of the strongest, most explosive people who ever touched a boxing ring,” said Jones. “If anything, I made a mistake going in with him. He’s the bigger guy. He’s the explosive guy.”

It didn’t help that Tyson seems to take this fight seriously, despite the fact that its an exhibition duel that should be physical as regular boxing bouts.

“We’re throwing punches at each other. This is going to be my definition of fun … broken eye sockets, broken jaw, broken rib. That’s fun to me,” said Tyson recently.

Over the course of his career, Roy Jones Jr. had 75 fights and compiled a 66-9 record, including 47 wins by knockout. He retired in 2018 after a win against Scott Sigmon.

Mike Tyson, on the other hand, has a 50-6 record and 44 wins by a knockout. His last fight was a loss against Kevin McBride in 2005.

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Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson recently posted several of his workout videos on social media and surprised the internet with his impressive conditioning. Rumors about Tyson’s comeback started circling almost immediately, and the 54-year-old boxer reportedly became intrigued by the idea after an overwhelmingly positive response. However, it appears that it will need a special offer for Iron Mike to come out of retirement.

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship president David Feldman recently had a chat with The Ring and told the magazine that he offered $20 million to Tyson for a single fight. However, they were turned down.

“We offered Tyson $20 million and some additional benefits, but he turned it down,” said Feldman. “Who knows what’s going to happen with Mike Tyson?”

The Ring reached out to Tyson’s representatives for the other side of the story, but haven’t heard back. However, sources close to Tyson revealed that the boxer isn’t interested in bare-knuckles fighting and would only consider standard boxing.

There were several reports about Tyson’s potential opponents if he ends up coming back. The most intriguing is the trilogy against Evander Holyfield. The two had a couple of fights in the ’90s, with Holyfield winning both bouts.

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It appears that former light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr. is second-guessing his decision to face boxing legend Mike Tyson in an exhibition fight later this year. Speaking about the fight in a recent interview with Sports Insider, Jones said that he “made a mistake” when he accepted the bout.

Jones and Tyson were originally scheduled to fight in September, but the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic made the promotors to postpone the fight. The two are now set to meet in the ring on 28th November, with the organizers hoping that a later date will enable them to have a larger audience at the event.

And while this means that the fighters will have extra time to prepare, it also made Jones think more about what he’s getting himself into.

“He’s still Mike Tyson. He’s still one of the strongest, most explosive people who ever touched a boxing ring,” said Jones. “If anything, I made a mistake going in with him. He’s the bigger guy. He’s the explosive guy.”

It didn’t help that Tyson seems to take this fight seriously, despite the fact that its an exhibition duel that should be physical as regular boxing bouts.

“We’re throwing punches at each other. This is going to be my definition of fun … broken eye sockets, broken jaw, broken rib. That’s fun to me,” said Tyson recently.

Over the course of his career, Roy Jones Jr. had 75 fights and compiled a 66-9 record, including 47 wins by knockout. He retired in 2018 after a win against Scott Sigmon.

Mike Tyson, on the other hand, has a 50-6 record and 44 wins by a knockout. His last fight was a loss against Kevin McBride in 2005.

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Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson recently posted several of his workout videos on social media and surprised the internet with his impressive conditioning. Rumors about Tyson’s comeback started circling almost immediately, and the 54-year-old boxer reportedly became intrigued by the idea after an overwhelmingly positive response. However, it appears that it will need a special offer for Iron Mike to come out of retirement.

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship president David Feldman recently had a chat with The Ring and told the magazine that he offered $20 million to Tyson for a single fight. However, they were turned down.

“We offered Tyson $20 million and some additional benefits, but he turned it down,” said Feldman. “Who knows what’s going to happen with Mike Tyson?”

The Ring reached out to Tyson’s representatives for the other side of the story, but haven’t heard back. However, sources close to Tyson revealed that the boxer isn’t interested in bare-knuckles fighting and would only consider standard boxing.

There were several reports about Tyson’s potential opponents if he ends up coming back. The most intriguing is the trilogy against Evander Holyfield. The two had a couple of fights in the ’90s, with Holyfield winning both bouts.

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