Tyson-Jones exhibition fight ends in draw
Former heavyweight king Mike Tyson and six-time world champ Roy Jones Jr. fought to a draw during Saturday's much-anticipated exhibition fight at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
However, the charity bout ended in controversy after Tyson dominated the eight-round fight but didn't see the results on the scorecards.
Absurdly the unofficial WBC scorecards had #TysonJones a draw when Tyson clearly dominated. Chad Dawson 76-76, Christy Martin 79-73 Tyson, Vinny Paz pure insanity card of 80-76 Jones. #boxing
— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) November 29, 2020
"I'm good with that. The crowd was happy with that," Tyson said after the bout, according to Lance Pugmire of The Athletic.
Tyson added: "Why nobody care about my ass? I haven't fought in 15 years. He stopped fighting three years ago."
Meanwhile, Jones acknowledged that he felt Tyson's power throughout the night's co-feature event.
"When he hits you, everything hurts," the 51-year-old Jones said. "I thought I did enough from the outside. The body shots took a toll."
Tyson, 54, hadn't participated in a professional boxing match since 2005. Both fighters were guaranteed $1 million from the bout, according to Marc Raimondi of ESPN.
Hearing that Tyson will make $10 million and Roy Jones +/- $3 million for their exhibition Saturday.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) November 25, 2020
Tyson said leading up to the fight that he would donate his purse to charity.
Rapper Snoop Dogg joined the broadcast at one point and had a few interesting takes:
Snoop Dogg Calling The Mike Tyson Vs Roy Jones Fight is a whole legend. “ It’s Like Two Uncles Fighting At A Barbecue” . pic.twitter.com/NmSuXsKR40
— VideoMixtape.com (@VideoMixtape_) November 29, 2020
Before the Tyson-Jones match, YouTuber Jake Paul made waves across social media when he knocked out former NBA star Nate Robinson in the second-last bout of the event.