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UFC president Dana White said he wasn’t keen on being involved if the much-discussed boxing match between Roy Jones Jr. and Anderson Silva comes to fruition.
UFC president Dana White said he wasn’t keen on being involved if the much-discussed boxing match between Roy Jones Jr. and Anderson Silva comes to fruition.
5 questions going into Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr.
Ron “The American Dream” Johnson, who trained with Floyd Mayweather has been helping the former NBA guard train for the September fight.
When news broke that YouTuber Jake Paul would reportedly fight ex-NBA player Nate Robinson as part of the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones. Jr. undercard, it caused a tidal wave of internet chatter and opinion, an add-on to the already hyped bout between boxing legends.
While Paul has released a training/promo video regarding the bout on Instagram, not much was said by Robinson since the original news release.
Until now!
In an exclusive video to USA Today Sports, the former NBA guard sends his thanks to former heavyweight Ron “The American Dream” Johnson, the four-time boxing champ—and current Current GBO Heavyweight Boxing Champion—who has been working with Robinson.
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Robinson also released a cut-up of the training session via Instagram, announcing his return to YouTube with Nate’s World:
The fight is scheduled for September, so it will be interesting to see how this video—and Paul’s—ignite the social media world in the interim.
Regardless, it does touch on classic boxing nostalgia. Whether we’re talking Rocky on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art or a contender working the speed bag as the training staff watches on with a determined twinkle in their eyes, the perfect buildup surrounding a boxing match is nothing unless we get a little pre-fight training video.
It’s to boxing what cracks of bats are to baseball—and we are here for it!
Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr., once a premier possibility now will apparently happen in an exhibition bout.
Iron Mike Tyson is returning to the boxing ring, per a report. Sort of.
The former heavyweight champion will face another legend, Roy Jones Jr., in an eight-round exhibition, per Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports.
Big news: @MikeTyson is coming back. He will fight @RealRoyJonesJr in an eight-round exhibition match. Heard there will be boxer vs MMA fighters on undercard. Looks like it will be in Cali. Don't have the date yet.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) July 23, 2020
Tyson, 54, has been seen sparring in recent videos. This has led to some believing he has his old ferocious ring nature back.
However, Tyson has not fought since June 11, 2005, when he lost to Kevin McBride. Iron Mike has an overall mark of 50-6 with 44 KOs. Five of the losses are listed as by knockout, too.
He lost three of his last four fights before stepping away from the ring to get his life together.
Roy Jones Jr. has a record of 66-9 and last fought in 2018.
