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Iron Mike's back... exhibition bout with ROY JONES JR on Sept 12.... now postponed to Nov 28

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Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. shatters expectations with over 1 million pay-per-view buys

The highly anticipated boxing exhibition between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. shattered all expectations, selling over 1 million pay-per-views this past weekend.
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slewdem100 said:
He went back down...one of the all time great mistakes...think there was actually talk of a Tyson fight...Roy likes to fight off the ropes too much and I dont think that style woulda went well with even that faded version of Tyson
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Walter Panov said:
That is true. Tyson, as the champion, challenged him several times and Hollyfield declined.
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It's not true. I posted articles about this. It's clear Tyson's team didn't want the fight. They clearly were holding out for a bigger fight. I'm not saying that Tyson was avoiding the fight but King clearly didn't want the fight. Holyfield even reportedly injured Tyson when they sparred too. He was always going to be a tough fight for Tyson.
 
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Walter Panov said:
challenged him several times and Hollyfield declined.
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This is kind of a silly framing anyway. I don't know if you actually know anything about boxing, but one of the easiest ways to avoid a fight and make it seems like you aren't is to propose a fight on terms that you know the other team won't agree to (location, glove sizes, weight, prize terms, etc)
 
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slam said:
Anybody know how much the PPV Sales was for the fight ...?


:idea::idea::idea:
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Just using rough math 1.2MIL x $50 = 60 MIL in sales

Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr reportedly drew 1.2 million pay-per-view buys in the United States and it's been dubbed a 'shockingly high number.' Tyson and Jones Jr fought to a draw inside the STAPLES Center over the weekend and it was 'Iron Mike's' first action inside a boxing ring since 2005
 
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Deezz said:
Just using rough math 1.2MIL x $50 = 60 MIL in sales

Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr reportedly drew 1.2 million pay-per-view buys in the United States and it's been dubbed a 'shockingly high number.' Tyson and Jones Jr fought to a draw inside the STAPLES Center over the weekend and it was 'Iron Mike's' first action inside a boxing ring since 2005
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dam ..for an exhibition ...:eek2:

imagine if they could have sold seats ...in a LA ringside would have been crazy .....:money:
 
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Where are the lawsuits from all those who bet on one of the fighters to win?

Everyone knows that draw was bullshit.
 
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slewdem100 said:
Let them know...at his peak, Roy was in the conversation as greatest of all time....what a boxer...getting caught against Tarver fucked with his head and he was never the same but he still could be arguably the greatest talent in the history of the sport
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killagram said:
He is the greatest TALENT... period..brah
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Picasso said:
Both correct
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BrownTurd said:
I think the issue was Roy never adapted. As his speed diminished, he never adjusted his style. He was able to dodge punches at an elite level until his speed started to diminish.

Fighting with your hands down caught up with him. If he had developed a defensive style, I am not sure he looses
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slewdem100 said:
I have read some stuff from people who I respect who say Roy's physical speed was fine and that it was his confidence that was shaken and he begun second guessing himself...and thus his mental quickness declined and he began getting caught...they say there were glimpses after Tarver where you could see it was the same old fast Roy
Obviously people get slower with age but their opinion seems to be that it was more mental
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Roy was probably the greatest athlete, outside of Ali, boxing had ever seen. But because of that he wasn't necessarily a great boxing technician, like Floyd. And remember a lot of ones athletics is also tied to ones mind. So, for him, once those athletics leave then so did his boxing. But he was a great.....
 
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Roy was probably the greatest athlete, outside of Ali, boxing had ever seen. But because of that he wasn't necessarily a great boxing technician, like Floyd. And remember a lot of ones athletics is also tied to ones mind. So, for him, once those athletics leave then so did his boxing. But he was a great.....
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Very true
 
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I wouldn't say Holyfield ducked Tyson. I think he was just trying to put it off. Remember Holyfield was just moving up in weight and he wasn't ready for Tyson yet. He really hadn't displayed great power at cruiserweight and he had put on a lot of weight, probably not naturally but that's another conversation.
 
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Walter Panov said:
Can you link to one of them?
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Tyson's loss to Buster Douglas, which he had intended as a tune-up fight for the Holyfield match, derailed those plans. Holyfield was given the first shot at the new champion and won in a third-round knockout. Tyson, meanwhile, entered into a fight with Canadian heavyweight contender Donovan Ruddock with the winner to face Holyfield. However, a controversial ending to the fight, which Tyson won by technical knockout, led to an immediate rematch and further delayed the showdown between Tyson and Holyfield. After Tyson won decisively, a fight was signed for November 18, 1991. An injury and Tyson's subsequent conviction for rape in 1992 indefinitely shelved the fight, as Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison.

Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield - Wikipedia
 
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doug777 said:
Tyson's loss to Buster Douglas, which he had intended as a tune-up fight for the Holyfield match, derailed those plans. Holyfield was given the first shot at the new champion and won in a third-round knockout. Tyson, meanwhile, entered into a fight with Canadian heavyweight contender Donovan Ruddock with the winner to face Holyfield. However, a controversial ending to the fight, which Tyson won by technical knockout, led to an immediate rematch and further delayed the showdown between Tyson and Holyfield. After Tyson won decisively, a fight was signed for November 18, 1991. An injury and Tyson's subsequent conviction for rape in 1992 indefinitely shelved the fight, as Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison.

Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield - Wikipedia
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This says absolutely nothing.
 
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Walter Panov said:
This says absolutely nothing.
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Kdogg said Holyfield wanted no part of Tyson before prison, you agreed and said you remember Holyfield not wanting to fight Tyson. Read the paragraph again, it says neither one of you knew what the hell you were talking about.
 

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