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Waiting three hours before seeing Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. emerge from the Staples Center underpass in Los Angeles. Eighteen minutes in the ring, with few snippets, a few flashes of real boxing. In the end, the verdict agrees with the friendly spirit of the night: to draw. It certainly wasn’t a great show. And the $ 50 paid by home viewers to the Triller pay-per-view platform is only justified if you think that a portion of the proceeds, which is not specified, will go to some associations that fund breast cancer research and those that they fight against human traffickers. Tyson, with his Exclusive League of Legends, will also donate something to the WBC, the Federation that organized this fight, to support former boxers who have ended up in misery. But there is also a lot of money for the protagonists: 10 million for Tyson, 3 for Roy Jones jr.
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The tribute to Diego
The nostalgia operation It didn’t work, perhaps because it was simply out of reach. On the eve, almost all the American media lent a hand to mount the event. Mike is still “the baddest man on the planet.” And far with the clips that portray him in front of a table set with the head of Roy Jones. And again, see how fit he is. The muscles are intact, the weight is normal: 99 kilos and 800 grams. On Saturday, November 28, ten minutes before midnight, the announcer introduces him as if he were still the last star of the golden age. When everyone knew who the heavyweight champion was, the strongest of the strong. Mohammed Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Larry Holmes up Mike, that kid from Brooklyn who took the title in 1986, the same year, he recalled, in which Maradona won the World Cup in Mexico. «The hand of God, Maradona, has left usTyson said. In 1986 we won our two World Cups. They compared us. He was one of my heroes and a friend. I respected him a lot. We will miss him very much. Tyson was 20 years old: the youngest champion in history in his category. Simply devastating. Well, with 50 wins, including 44 knockouts. In evil, with the bite on Holyfield’s ear and above all with the penalty of six years in prison for rape. He served three and was released on parole in 1995.
The show
And here you are now crawling down the blue-lit walkway that appears to be suspended in the building as dark and deserted as a well. Viewers will probably be scrutinizing him, as we do, for some trace, some old sentiment, before Tyson retired 15 years ago, defeated by Irishman Kevin McBride. The shot tightens on his face, already sweaty and marked by tattoos and identity card: 54 years. Roy Jones Jr, 51, a former boxer with a solid career that ended just two years ago awaits him; Several belts won in various divisions, although not the Wbc, the most important. Some fans will also remember him for the Olympic gold he lost at the 1988 Seoul Olympics to a local champion, Park Si-Hun, favored, as will be discovered in 1997, by corrupt judges. The two warm up, strolling through the plaza, as Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ne-Yo beautifully sings the American anthem. Finally salute with a raised left fist: the sign of Black Power and now Black Lives Matter. Before, there was a sequence of fights between boxers unknown to most, filled with music from famous rappers, such as Saint Jhn and Snoop Dogg.
Flashes of Ancient Power
Finally the moment arrives. Seconds out. Roy Jones takes one last dose of his purple gloves, “a tribute to Kobe Bryant,” he will explain later. They are larger than normal and therefore absorb shocks. It doesn’t have to be a butcher shop. No one should be hurt. You fight at a distance of eight rounds, two minutes each, one less than the regular time. No title at stake, just a WBC-prepared celebratory belt. The first hit is surprising and even a bit misleading. Tyson is powerful; Jones, quick. You see some combination: one-two, Mike’s left and right; a definitive direct from Roy. But for at least half the time, the two neutralize each other, striking endless rivets. The referee draws all he can, but then steps in to separate them. Jones, the youngest is the one who enters the reserve first. He places some on the left and then gives the impression of wanting to limit the damage by stepping back off guard or hugging Tyson. The former champion tries to shake off, but the initial power slowly fades away and in the end he too starts looking at the clock. All you need is a little patience – a few more minutes and it’s over. Even if the show, hoped for perhaps too optimistically, never started.
The revenge hypothesis
“Okay – says Tyson at the end – I did a show: Roy cashed well“The important thing, as the opponent explains, is that the show succeeds. And maybe another one soon:” I’m ready to play the game again, it was an honor to be beaten by Mike. ”
November 29, 2020 (change November 29, 2020 | 08:08)
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