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Mike Tyson believes the sport of boxing owes YouTubers like Jake Paul for reviving the sport. In the co-main event of Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr., Paul scored a vicious second-round knockout over Nate Robinson. The 23-year-old is now 2-0 as a pro boxer and…
Mike Tyson believes the sport of boxing owes YouTubers like Jake Paul for reviving the sport. In the co-main event of Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr., Paul scored a vicious second-round knockout over Nate Robinson. The 23-year-old is now 2-0 as a pro boxer and both his bouts have gotten a ton of attention. So, […]
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Mike Tyson may have returned to the ring for the first time since 2005, but that didn’t stop him from getting high right before making the walk. Tyson fought Roy Jones Jr. to a draw in their eight-round exhibition boxing match headliner last night in a fight that exceeded expectations for many. Tyson, in particular, […]
Mike Tyson may have returned to the ring for the first time since 2005, but that didn’t stop him from getting high right before making the walk.
Tyson fought Roy Jones Jr. to a draw in their eight-round exhibition boxing match headliner last night in a fight that exceeded expectations for many.
Tyson, in particular, was impressive as he didn’t tire to the level of Jones and showed impressive head movement and technical ability even at the age of 54. That was despite “Iron Mike” revealing he smoked marijuana right before the fight.
“Absolutely, yes,” he said in the post-fight press conference (via MMA Junkie).
In fact, Tyson smoked right after the fight as well before speaking to the media.
“Listen, I can’t stop smoking,” he added. “I smoked during fights. I just have to smoke. I’m sorry. I’m a smoker. … I smoke every day. I never stopped smoking.”
This shouldn’t come as a surprise to most, however.
Tyson has been smoking marijuana for years and notably owns a successful cannabis company named Tyson Ranch. Not to mention, his podcast “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson” involves him chatting with guests in a studio full of smoke.
“It’s just who I am,” he said. “It has no effect on me from a negative standpoint. It’s just what I do and how I am and how I’m going to die. There’s no explanation. There’s no beginning. There’s no end.”
That said, marijuana doesn’t help him numb any pain he received at the hands of Jones.
“No, it just numbs me,” he added. “It doesn’t numb the pain.”
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Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson has vowed to fight on after competing for the first time in 15 years on Saturday night. ‘Iron Mike’ looked sharp as he squared off against Roy Jones Jr. in the headline fight of a Triller pay-per-view event. Tyson was relentless in pursuit of ‘Captain Hook’ over eight, two-minute rounds […]
Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson has vowed to fight on after competing for the first time in 15 years on Saturday night.
‘Iron Mike’ looked sharp as he squared off against Roy Jones Jr. in the headline fight of a Triller pay-per-view event. Tyson was relentless in pursuit of ‘Captain Hook’ over eight, two-minute rounds but was unable to find the knockout blow.
The WBC celebrity judges shockingly declared the fight a draw. Despite not getting the result he deserved Tyson was happy with his performance and immediately began talking about “the next one”.
“I’m happy I’m not knocked out or anything. I’ll be better the next one,” Tyson said. “I could have done everything better. God willing I’ll be better the next exhibition.
“I was just happy to go the distance with him. That’s real fighting, having the endurance. You’re not going to knock everybody out. I used to go for the quick kill. I’m training for distance now. I don’t expect to win. I expect to go eight rounds and entertain the crowd.”
The 54-year-old is elated to be back in boxing after so long out of the sport.
“I don’t think it’s a mid-life crisis with me,” Tyson said. “I think it’s my ego and my ego tells me to do things I’m afraid of doing. I’m very happy I did this. I will do it again.”
Tyson is using his ring return to raise money for charity and is determined to keep helping as many people as he can.
“Anything is possible. The sky is the limit. I’m capable of helping a lot of people all over the world,” Tyson said.
“The old Mike Tyson no longer exists. This is a better cause for me. I’m here for a purpose. I never liked who I was. I like who I am now.” (Transcribed by Boxing Scene)
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UFC President Dana White shared his admiration for both boxing greats Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. following their exhibition boxing match this past weekend. During the UFC Vegas 15 post fight press conference White stated that he had watched the bout while cage side for the UFC event live at the UFC Apex facility. […]
UFC President Dana White shared his admiration for both boxing greats Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. following their exhibition boxing match this past weekend.
During the UFC Vegas 15 post fight press conference White stated that he had watched the bout while cage side for the UFC event live at the UFC Apex facility.
“I was nervous, he’s 56 years old,” White said about Tyson. “Time is undefeated, time takes us all down and one of the things that I was worried about for Mike is that he has this incredible aura still you know, and 56 years old fighting is a young man’s game.”
“All that being said, he looked fucking awesome tonight, I was blown away by how good he looked and I was worried about you know, Roy’s 51 years old but Roy’s been way more active than Tyson has been but Roy actually got more tired than Mike tonight which was shocking and I’m happy for them, I hope they both made a fucking zillion dollars and ah, yeah it exceeded my expectations,” White explained.
White was then asked by MMA Junkies John Morgan what his thoughts were on a potential Anderson Silva vs Roy Jones Jr. boxing fight and if he or the UFC would like to be involved in some way.
“I don’t know,” Dana White said. White then continued to explain that while he is a fan of fighting he “truly believes” the fight business is for younger fighters.
“I get there is still some name value out there and you can go out there and you can make some money but when you’re a fight fan I want to see the best in the world, the best up and coming kids, the best in the world, I want to see these guys fight and I want to know who is the badest motherfucker in the world in ever division and as a fight fan that’s just who I am and that kind of stuff doesn’t interest me you know? Anderson Silva had his day, Roy Jones Jr. had his day, today is not their day, It’s just not,” White explained.
Earlier this month Silva was cut by the UFC after taking a loss to Uriah Hall in the main event of UFC Vegas 14. Following this, the company decided to let go of Silva who had lost seven of his last eight fights. Following his departure, Roy Jones Jr. expressed his interest in welcoming him to the boxing ring after his bout with Tyson.
Ahead of tomorrow night’s exhibition comeback opposite former heavyweight champion, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, decorated former middleweight and light heavyweight titleholder, Roy Jones Jr. has spoken of hopes to finally stand opposite former UFC middleweight champion, Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva in the squared-circle. Jones Jr. – who features opposite Tyson in an exhibition boxing matchup tomorrow […]
Ahead of tomorrow night’s exhibition comeback opposite former heavyweight champion, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, decorated former middleweight and light heavyweight titleholder, Roy Jones Jr. has spoken of hopes to finally stand opposite former UFC middleweight champion, Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva in the squared-circle.
Jones Jr. – who features opposite Tyson in an exhibition boxing matchup tomorrow night, has been continously linked with a boxing match against the recently released Brazilian striker, Silva, with a bout between the two failing to ever come to fruition.
The 51-year-old Pensacola, Florida boxer called for a pairing with Curitiba fan-favourite, Silva following his retirement back in December 2017, but as of yet, we’ve yet to see the two stand opposite each other. Given Jones Jr.’s upcoming return and the fact that Silva is no longer under contract with longtime home, the UFC – the possibility of the pairing seems somewhat more likely than maybe previously believed.
Jones Jr.’s callout follows recent, similar welcoming claims from Rizin FF leader, Nobuyuki Sakakiraba, who refused to distance the promotion from a deal to sign the soon to be 46-year-old counter striker, unlike the likes of Bellator MMA, ONE Championship, PFL – and even BKFC.
“I have great memories with Anderson Silva from the PRIDE days and in my personal opinion, I think his career took off in Japan,” Sakakiraba said in a recent statement.”I have heard that Japan has a special part in his heart as well.“
“I do feel that I would like to help him fulfil his wishes out of respect for what he has accomplished and what he has done for our sport. I haven’t talked to him yet but I would be interested to see if we can come up with something that makes sense for him to start his final chapter in Japan.“
For legendary mixed martial artist, Silva, his gleaming run under the UFC’s banner came to a close at UFC Vegas 12 on Halloween, dropping a penultimate-round knockout defeat to fellow striker, Uriah ‘Prime Time’ Hall in a main event tilt.
While Silva is regarded as one of the most dominant, masterful competitors at the peak of his powers as middleweight champion, Floridian puncher, Jones Jr. is also regarded as one of the greatest boxing talents of all time.
With a 66-9 professional record, Jones Jr. has notably dispatched the likes of Felix Trinidad, Antonio Tarver, Richard Hall, Julio Cesar Gonzalez, Montell Griffin, James Toney, and Bernard Hopkins to name a few.
Former two-division champion Conor McGregor is excited ahead of Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. and agrees with ‘Iron Mike’s’ self-assessment ahead of his return to boxing after more than 15 years retired from the sport. McGregor was responding to an interview that the heavyweight boxing legend had with ESPN Ringside. Ariel Helwani asked Tyson […]
Former two-division champion Conor McGregor is excited ahead of Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. and agrees with ‘Iron Mike’s’ self-assessment ahead of his return to boxing after more than 15 years retired from the sport.
McGregor was responding to an interview that the heavyweight boxing legend had with ESPN Ringside. Ariel Helwani asked Tyson what his former trainer Cus D’Amato would have said about him returning to the ring at 54 years-old. “The Baddest Man on the Planet” was surprisingly frank and up-front about he believes his longtime mentor would say.
“He would have said, ‘Why did you take so damn long? God damn,” Tyson answered. “He would have said, ‘Look, you lose one fight against this guy, you get discouraged and throw everything away? You should have been doing this, you should have continued doing this’. He would have told me that I allowed my feelings to get the best of me and that I gave up. He would have said that. Because my feelings are high focused about myself, and it prevented me from making a living for my family, people I love, even myself.”
McGregor took to Twitter to largely agree with Tyson. It should come as no surprise, given that McGregor has long been a proponent of a mind-over-matter mentality.
Very true. I can hear Cus say this.
It’s rarely our physical capabilities that halt us moving forward.
It’s our mental fortitude!
Excited for this match, and for Mike and Roy to be ignited by competition again!
Good luck and God bless to both men. The world will be watchinghttps://t.co/jpt3GfiRHt
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 26, 2020
D’Amato was a legendary boxing manager who helped guide fights such as Floyd Patterson and Jose Torres to world championships on their way to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He also tutored some of the most successful trainers in Teddy atlas and Kevin Rooney. He was most noted for popularizing the “Peek-A-Boo” boxing style.
Tyson met D’Amato shortly after his mother died, and the manager quickly become a father figure for the aspiring boxer. D’Amato was in Tyson’s corner when he became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history – surpassing D’Amato’s old protégé, Patterson. He passed away a little over a year afterwards.
The long anticipated match between Tyson and Jones Jr. takes place November 28. The bout will actually be an exhibition fight, with the promoter selling it as more of a hard-sparring session with no knockouts or scorecards involved. The rules of the fight have raised some eyebrows and drawn some criticism – even from Dana White – but the bout is still trending to be highly successful.
