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'No
KOs?': Fight fans let down by Mike Tyson comeback fight fine print - 25th July
2020
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Mike
Tyson will return to the ring at the age of 54. (Getty)
By
George Vlotis
While
the announcement of Mike Tyson's comeback fight against Roy Jones Jr had the sports
world in pandemonium, emerging details of the looming clash have given way to
a sense of disappointment among fight fans. The
54-year-old former world heavyweight champion will fight Roy Jones Jr in an eight-round
exhibition on September 12. Despite
his age, Tyson assured the matchup would be a legitimate clash between two greats
eager to wind back the clock. "It's
just going to be amazing," Tyson told ESPN. "It's
100 percent of it looking to be Mike Tyson in the ring. I've got one speed. Forward." Tyson
also assured that amid concerns for the veterans' safety, both he and Jones would
"be alright" and that they "know how to protect ourselves". But
it now appears that might not be the whole truth with new details suggesting the
pair have agreed to avoid going for knockouts in what will largely be an exhibition
display. According
to Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports US (who first broke the news on Thursday), Tyson
and Jones will be wearing bigger gloves to minimise damage and won't be trying
to knock each other out. "This
isn't a situation where they're going out there to try to take each other's heads
off," Andy Foster, the executive director of the California State Athletic
Commission, told Iole. "They're
just going to be in there moving around the ring and letting fans see these legends." "It's
100 percent of it looking to be Mike Tyson in the ring. I've got one speed. Forward." Tyson
also assured that amid concerns for the veterans' safety, both he and Jones would
"be alright" and that they "know how to protect ourselves". But
it now appears that might not be the whole truth with new details suggesting the
pair have agreed to avoid going for knockouts in what will largely be an exhibition
display. According
to Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports US (who first broke the news on Thursday), Tyson
and Jones will be wearing bigger gloves to minimise damage and won't be trying
to knock each other out. "This
isn't a situation where they're going out there to try to take each other's heads
off," Andy Foster, the executive director of the California State Athletic
Commission, told Iole. "They're
just going to be in there moving around the ring and letting fans see these legends." In
1986, Tyson became the youngest boxer to win the heavyweight championship when
he won the title at the age of 20, and for a period of time he was the world's
most feared fighter. The
fight will be broadcast on pay-per-view and the video app Triller, and will be
held in California. (Wide
World Of Sports) | 
