The comeback battle between the two professional boxing legends has come to an end. In the end, Mike Tyson, 54, and Roy Jones Jr., 51, drew.
Although there is no expected KO in this belated showdown of kings, the two professional boxing legends have already played an effect of attracting boxing fans back to the ring, and the victory or defeat itself is no longer important.
To the delight of boxing fans, Mike Tyson, who has been away from the ring for years, is recovering very well, and it can be seen that he has put in enough effort for this game.
Mike Tyson retired from professional boxing in 2005, but seems to be at his best in this game, not at all inferior to his youthful appearance, while Roy Jones Jr., although he was still playing two years ago, has a faint belly.
Mike Tyson Jr. Roy Jones Jr. sold 1 million PPV (paid subscription viewing), and Tyson Fury's battle against Deonta Wild world boxing champion in February this year also sold 800,000 PPV (third-party agency statistics). So it's still pretty good, so Mike Tyson would love to do more exhibition matches.
And Mike Tyson's successful comeback has also successfully attracted a large number of his old opponents, arousing the confidence of these boxing veterans to fight in the ring again. Among them was James Douglas, who brought a career turn to Mike Tyson.
James Douglas, who defeated Mike Tyson in Tokyo, Japan in 1990, creating the biggest underdog in heavyweight boxing history, is now willing to play Mike Tyson twice in an exhibition match.
James Douglas thinks his double fight with Mike Tyson is sure to cause another sensation.
Speaking to USA Today Sports, James Douglas said: "Of course, I would love to have this opportunity. Although far from the boxing ring, he did not work as a professional boxer for many years. But now I still feel like I'm in good shape, and I always feel like I can play Mike Tyson again. ”
When James Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson, he was still an unheard of "Luzer". At that time, Mike Tyson was still the proud son of heaven who won 37 battles and knocked down his opponents 33 times, and was the youngest world boxing champion in heavyweight history. Almost no one thought Mike Tyson, who was at the peak of 24, would lose. Not to mention that James Douglas was still in the most unfortunate period of his life, 23 days before the showdown with Mike Tyson, James Douglas's mother died of a heart attack, and his wife had a severe liver disease and had been living in the intensive care unit of the hospital.
During the game, Mike Tyson knocked James Douglas down with a hook punch above round 8, and the referee confronted James Douglas for a few seconds, and about the 9th second, James Douglas began to stand up, and by the time he got up, it was 12 seconds, beyond the 10 second limit, which became one of the controversial topics of the game. However, james Douglas fought back after getting up, eventually knocking Mike Tyson out of the ring with 4 "century-old" punches in 10 rounds. A new history was rewritten, and James Douglas shattered the myth of Mike Tyson's invincibility and ended Mike Tyson's 3.5-year reign over heavyweight boxing. And he himself became a hero in the history of boxing.
Due to the controversy of this match, rumors about the two-man double match have been constantly mentioned by the media. But the second game never happened again. According to James Douglas himself, he and Mike Tyson didn't really discuss the topic at all.
"I've been asked this question many times in interviews. Many journalists like to ask me 'Why didn't you and Tyson re-play?' But in fact, the game never really went into the negotiations. It's always just been in the hearsay, nothing more. James Douglas told reporters.
Like many others, James Douglas was impressed with Mike Tyson's performance against Roy Jones Jr.
"Mike Tyson jr. Roy Jones played very fiercely. Although both of them have passed the peak of their careers, they still do their best in the boxing ring. James Douglas commented.
Leaving aside the possibility of a james Douglas and Mike Tyson double-game match coming true, I'm here to give some thoughts on the comeback of these boxing veterans.
2020 has been a special year, and due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, many important professional boxing events have either been postponed or cancelled. This caused hunger for boxing fans to compete. Therefore, professional boxing legends like Mike Tyson can earn a good income by playing exhibition matches, and because it is an exhibition game, boxing fans will not be too harsh on the performance of these veterans. After all, everyone is trying to have fun, entertain themselves, and reminisce about youth.
The author believes that with Mike Tyson starting out, there will be more professional boxing veterans coming back in the future, and more exhibition matches will be held. What do you think?
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