All posts tagged "mike tyson"
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Worldwide
Odds Are Mike Tyson Will Fight This Guy Next
It is 2020, and the Mike Tyson hype train is on a fast track. Who woulda thunk it? He’s 54, and last fought in 2005. He...
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Sources Say Tyson PPV Did Over One Million Buys, Could Tabulate To 1.2, As High As 1.5M
This is a strange age, for boxing, for the world economy, for the whole world. The show must go on, that adage holds, because there has...
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It Didn’t Suck! Mike Tyson v Roy Jones Exhibition Surpassed Expectations
As long as your expectations were at a reasonable level, that wasn’t all that bad. For a 54 and a 51 year old man, Mike Tyson...
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Will Bob Arum, Will Teofimo Lopez, Will Jim Lampley, Will J Prince Watch The Tyson Fight?
Mike Tyson fights Roy Jones in a little while, and right now, people from coast to coast have pressed “Buy.” But some are on the fence—to buy...
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New York
A Kind of Requiem
When new of Mike Tyson’s arrest in Arizona became public knowledge, the media’s response was entirely uniform and entirely predictable. There was no sense of either...
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A High Class Bum Fight
In the early to mid-2000s, there was a (thankfully) brief trend known as “bum fights.” Which was essentially consisting of some sick jerks paying a couple...
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A Civilised Veneer
They paid to watch him train in the lobby of a hotel. Later, even more people paid to watch him fight a four round exhibition...
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Mike Tyson Weighs 224, Roy Jones Is 210
Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. will meet Saturday at The Staples Center for the WBC Frontline Title, in a promotion not tagged “The Fiftysomethings Face-off.”...
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Tyson vs. Jones Jr. : The Greatest Show on Earth
On Saturday night, live on Triller PPV ($49.99), “Iron” Mike Tyson (50-6) takes on Roy Jones Jr. (66-9). Before we get into the main event, there...
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Announcements
Jamaine Ortiz Fights Nov. 28 on Mike Tyson Undercard
Providence, RI (November 16, 2020) – From a hard-hitting right-hander to a slick southpaw, CES Boxing prospect Jamaine Ortiz will see a much different look than...
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Mike Tyson’s Raw Power Has Fans Worried About Roy Jones Jr
You’d think the prospect of seeing two legends of the ring face off against one another would be a mouthwatering one for fight fans. But when...
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Announcements
Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Junior Holding Press Conference Oct. 29
TRILLER TO HOST TYSON VS. JONES JR. PRESS CONFERENCE ON OCTOBER 29th AT 1PM ET Hosted by Ariel Helwani, Tyson and Jones Jr. will make first...
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Mike Tyson Clears Up Interview Concerns
Mike Tyson, one of the world’s greatest ever heavyweights, made an appearance on Good Morning Britain earlier in the week. The show, which airs on ITV...
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Wrestling Bears, Racing Horses, and Swimming With Sharks
Boxing and I have had a tough year. Aside from the several month dead zone created by the pandemic, the horrific state of the country has...
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COMMISSIONER’S CORNER: Tell Dillian Whyte About Big John Tate
It was March 31, 1980. I was ringside at the Stokely Events Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering the WBA light heavyweight championship of the world, followed...
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Juiseppe ‘Joe’ Cusumano: The Sicilian Nightmare
In recent years, the heavyweight division went from being almost non-existent to now leading the conversation on most days within the boxing social media-sphere. Speaking of...
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How To Get A Ring From Iron Mike Tyson or Money Mayweather
You’d have to be out of your mind – or Conor McGregor – to consider it a wise life decision to suddenly take up boxing so...
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Nigel Benn sends warning to Roy Jones Jr ahead of Mike Tyson fight
Nigel Benn, a two-weight world champion, expressed his concerns about the upcoming fight between two former boxers Roy Jones and Mike Tyson. In a recent interview...
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Elvis Rodriguez: The Guitar Man
This Saturday night live on ESPN+, the Unified Super Lightweight Champion Jose Ramirez (25-0) will be defending his WBC and WBO titles against Viktor Postol (31-2)...
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Mike Tyson Comeback Preview
The biggest news in boxing this year is without doubt the return of Mike Tyson. At the age of 54, the former heavyweight champion of the...