Renowned experts and athletes bet on the return of an “aggressive” Tyson against Roy Jones Jr. | boxing

Combate will air live on November 28 Mike Tyson’s return to the ring in Los Angeles, United States. The channel’s subscribers will follow the fight against American Roy Jones Jr., who will have eight rounds. The Los Angeles broadcast of the event, which has another six fights scheduled, begins at 9:30 p.m. TV Globo will also broadcast the fight in the early hours of Saturday through Sunday after the Supercine.

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Roy Jones Jr. is a world champion in four different categories and a silver medalist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. The 51-year-old boxer has a powerful record with just nine losses in 75 fights. Of the 66 wins, 47 were by knockout. Mike Tyson also has an enviable resume. It was almost 20 years of a professional career full of titles in boxing. In 56 fights, he won 50 victories, 44 of which by knockout. But it’s the boxer’s aggressive style, which became his trademark in the ring, that weighs in his favor.

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Former boxer Acelino Popó Freitas, a four-time world champion in two different boxing categories, said he was looking forward to the fight. The same was said by the narrator Galvão Bueno, a great sports lover. Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabrício Werdum guaranteed it will be a highly watched show and will break several pay TV records. But Rose Volante, the Brazilian representative of women’s boxing who received the nickname “The Queen”, considered that Mike Tyson has a style that does not fit in the exhibition. According to her, it will fit her hand and end the show quickly.

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“I really believe in his victory, in a knockout. It will be a very popular fight, it will break the records of pay TV, because it is Mike Tyson. On the other hand there is Roy Jones Jr., who is also very well known, very fast, but I believe that Mike Tyson will fight more, because he is very motivated, “said the former UFC heavyweight champion.

“I hope they have many other exhibits as they are perfect classics. Even with old age, I wanted to see Tyson making a glove. I hope to see Mike Tyson and Roy Jones. See the full story,” said the four-time world champion in two different categories of boxing.

“I am a big fan of Roy Jones. For me it is even difficult to say that, because I learned a lot watching his fights and today I do a lot for him, but I think Roy Jones no longer has the same speed and he, Tyson is turning out too fast. . He will enter the ring looking for the knockout. When Tyson puts his hand, Jones will feel, “said the boxer.

“Even though the commission says there will be no knockout, Tyson’s lion form will seek the knockout. The aggressive form will want to define the fight. I think Jones will want to box, but I think Tyson’s hand will fit and he will do it to knock out. “said the Brazilian silver medalist at the 2012 London Olympics.

“Mike Tyson has a unique style, an aggressive style that does not fit. Jones goes to the show, but I find it difficult that Tyson does not fit in his hand,” said the boxer.

“Jones is a great fighter, he fights a lot, but Tyson is more aggressive. I don’t know how many rounds there will be, but Tyson will want to take down,” said the boxer.

“Roy Jones has already made a name for himself and goes down in history as someone of the highest level, but Tyson stands out as one of boxing greats for his absurd explosive style,” said the reporter who covered all five of Mike Tyson’s fights. .

“It will be a confrontation between two champions of different characteristics. Tyson a heavyweight, the youngest champion. Roy Jones was of various categories. I think Tyson will try to knock out,” said the narrator, a great lover of the sport.

“This fight will be a show. Despite the age difference, Tyson will come better for the preparation. It is impressive what I have seen,” said the narrator, specialist in the sport.

“I think Tyson wins for two reasons: He’s a natural heavyweight, and Jones comes from the lighter category. So physically he loses. Also, Tyson is more aggressive and Jones is more technical,” he said. the boxer.

“It’s Mike Tyson! Mike” Superhero, “said the former UFC middleweight champion.

“I’m very happy that he’s coming back against another legend who is Roy Jones. I confess I’m looking forward to the fight. But Mike Tyson takes it by knockout. It has nothing to do with Mike Tyson, right,” said the MMA fighter. .

Outside the ring, Tyson becomes controversial and has been arrested for rape

The troubled teenager has become a boxing legend. At just 20 years old, Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion of the world and built an impressive record throughout his career. There were 58 fights, 50 victories and 44 of them by knockout. But the boxer’s career was also marked by many confusions, controversies and crimes. In 1992, he was sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing Miss Desiree Washington. He served half his sentence and was released in March 1995 for good behavior.

After being released, Tyson returned to fight and win. Shortly after, in 1997, he starred in one of the most aggressive episodes in boxing history by biting Holyfield’s ear during a fight, being disqualified and expelled for a year from competition. Outside the ring, he continued to have police footsteps on assault and drug possession charges. One of these episodes was in Brazil, in 2005, when he attacked a cameraman and was arrested. That same year, after two defeats, he retired from boxing.