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Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr.: No official scoring, no official winner

California officials will neither score the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition nor announce a winner.

Can’t wait to find out who wins the pay-per-view fight between legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. on Nov. 28 at Staples Center in Los Angeles?

Turns out you’ll never know, at least not in terms of an official result.

The California State Athletic Commission told BoxingScene.com that its judges will not be working what has been described as an exhibition, meaning no official winner will be announced.

Instead, a trio of former champions – Chad Dawson, Christy Martin and Vinny Pazienza – will be “scoring” the bout remotely for the WBC.

The sanctioning body came up with what it has called a “Frontline Battle Belt” to give to the winner of the exhibition, which will be fought over eight two-minute rounds using 12-ounce gloves.

The fighters will be tested for drugs by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association. However, marijuana will not be included. Tyson owns the cannabis company Tyson Ranch.

Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) caused a stir earlier this year by posting a video of himself training but the 54-year-old hasn’t actually fought since he was knocked out by Kevin McBride in 2005.

Jones (66-9, 47 KOs) outpointed journeyman Scott Sigmon in February 2018. He’s 51.

The fight is available on pay-per-view for $49 in the U.S.

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Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr.: No official scoring, no official winner

California officials will neither score the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition nor announce a winner.

Can’t wait to find out who wins the pay-per-view fight between legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. on Nov. 28 at Staples Center in Los Angeles?

Turns out you’ll never know, at least not in terms of an official result.

The California State Athletic Commission told BoxingScene.com that its judges will not be working what has been described as an exhibition, meaning no official winner will be announced.

Instead, a trio of former champions – Chad Dawson, Christy Martin and Vinny Pazienza – will be “scoring” the bout remotely for the WBC.

The sanctioning body came up with what it has called a “Frontline Battle Belt” to give to the winner of the exhibition, which will be fought over eight two-minute rounds using 12-ounce gloves.

The fighters will be tested for drugs by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association. However, marijuana will not be included. Tyson owns the cannabis company Tyson Ranch.

Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) caused a stir earlier this year by posting a video of himself training but the 54-year-old hasn’t actually fought since he was knocked out by Kevin McBride in 2005.

Jones (66-9, 47 KOs) outpointed journeyman Scott Sigmon in February 2018. He’s 51.

The fight is available on pay-per-view for $49 in the U.S.

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Mike Tyson: ‘Jon Jones gotta fight me if he wants … super money’

Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson and UFC star Jon Jones have exchanged messages on social media about fighting one another.

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on DAZN.com.

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Jon Jones is currently in a feud with the UFC over fighter pay and has gone as far as to suggest that he’ll relinquish his UFC light heavyweight title if the MMA promotional company doesn’t pay him what he feels he deserves.

The UFC is seemingly unwilling to pay Jones for a heavyweight showdown with Francis Ngannou but perhaps there’s another heavyweight in combat sports who could face arguably the best mixed martial artist of all time.

And that person is Mike Tyson.

The 53-year-old former heavyweight champion has been teasing a return to boxing with training videos over the past few months. Tyson took to Instagram Live to explain that if Jones wants real money, he’ll have to step into the ring with him.

“A UFC [fighter] will never be richer than a first class [boxer],” Tyson said. “To make a hundred million dollars, Conor [McGregor] had to fight Floyd [Mayweather]! Even if he fights Jon Jones, he’s not going to get that. Jon Jones gotta fight me to make some super money.”

After hearing Tyson, Jones responded with, “I’m listening.”

Jones then followed that with an Instagram post laying down the terms of a potential fight.

“I’ll box you in the ring if you promise to give me a real fight in the octagon afterwards,” Jones said. “And because I respect you so much, I promise I won’t break anything on you.”

While this all sounds good in theory, the likelihood of a Jon Jones and Mike Tyson fight is slim to none. But that’s also what was said about Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather and it ended up being one of the richest fights on combat sports history. You can never say never if the money is right.