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The weigh-in wasn’t exactly a sight for sore eyes, if you know what I mean.
Tyson at 54 looked in pretty decent shape for a boy his age, but Jones at 51 was not the fighter we saw 2 decades ago with the stretch marks and muscle tone of a superman.
Truth be told, when they stripped off their clothes they looked better preparing for a medical exam than a pay-per-view fight.
But hey, I think this is a first, so let’s sit down and enjoy these three possibilities.
FIRST. Tyson comes off as the wild “Iron Mike” of yesteryear, with his trademark entry wearing nothing but black, shirtless with a thin layer of sweat covering his upper torso.
And for the first two rounds he seemed to turn back the hands of time as he took the fight to Jones and threw fierce combinations.
But alas, just like the last time we saw Tyson at the top of the ring, he faded, only this time, much earlier.
In the fourth round he began to slow down, and in the fifth he stopped moving altogether at times and was only looking at Jones.
Jones, for his part, was pretty consistent, allowing Tyson to get closer to him as he alternately moved and secured.
By the sixth, Tyson was a depleted force and gestured for Jones to come closer to him.
A surprisingly still springy Jones obeys and begins landing uppercuts and short hooks, knocking Tyson’s head back repeatedly.
Tyson’s corner seeing that his man has had enough refuses to let him out for the next round, making Jones the winner by TKO.
SECOND. Jones starts fast, punches, and moves, reminding us how good he was in his prime.
Tyson brings him the fight, but Jones is a little too fast for him.
In the third, when they come out of a clinch, Tyson lands an uppercut that has Jones stunned.
Jones takes a round in the fourth as he tries to regain his bearings and in the fifth he does it again, swinging and even showing off.
So it happens, when Jones is stuck in a corner, Tyson makes a right turn that breaks Jones’ temple.
He’s out even before he hits the ground. The referee looks at him briefly and doesn’t even bother to count, calling for the outcome of the fight, making him the 45th victim of Tyson’s knockout.
THIRD. Both men start out cautiously, maybe even shyly, like they’re trying to remember how it was supposed to be done.
In the second round, Jones lands a monstrous left hook that staggers Tyson. A few seconds later, “Iron Mike” responds with a thud that opens a gash around Jones’ left eye and the gloves are removed.
Both men go head-to-head in the third, and at least they seem to want their 50-year-old bodies to perform beyond their capabilities.
In the fourth, Jones begins hitting and showing off, even putting his arms behind his back, shadows from the Glen Kelly fight.
Tyson slows down in the middle rounds, but gains his second wind in the seventh when he lands a violent left hook that knocks Jones down. The latter gets up at 8 and makes sure to survive the rest of the round.
In the ninth Jones recovers and lands several combinations that rock Tyson. Unfortunately, their heads come together and this opens a large gash on Jones’ forehead, causing blood to spurt out and affect his eyesight.
Because the headbutt was accidental, the fight stops and they go to cards.
The verdict is a majority draw and both men hug each other in the center, bloodied but at the same time victorious as they realized they had been able to dish out an exciting and competitive fight against all odds.
LAST ROUND. It’s in Dr. Nathalie Hernaez, who recently celebrated her birthday. Thank you for always taking care of my cherubs. Health!
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