The highly publicized Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. “exhibition” bout, originally scheduled on September 12 in California, has been moved to November 28. Organizers can only say that the fight was postponed to “maximize the revenue,” but that is just scratching the surface.
Tyson’s impending return to the fight game emanated from his training workouts that drew a lot of “likes” on social media. The former heavyweight champion talked about re-energizing the division he ruled with impunity in the 1980s. Not a few fans lapped it up when Tyson talked about rubbing mitts with reigning heavyweight king Tyson Fury, albeit in an exhibition bout. There were even rumors of Tyson making a crossover to the world of mixed martial arts. Clearly, fans salivated at such thoughts.
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