By: Sean Crose “I smoke every day,” Mike Tyson said after his high profile exhibition bout with Roy Jones on Saturday night. ” I never stop smoking.” Tyson, as those who have been following his exploits recently know, wasn’t referring to cigarettes. He was referring to marijuana, a drug which …
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By: Sean Crose The truth, as any serious boxing fan could attest, is that the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones exhibition match that went down at LA’s Staple Center and on pay per view Saturday night could have been a lot worse than it was. When men as old as Tyson and …
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By: LV Boxing Mike Tyson took a page out of his 1980s playbook as he sauntered his way to the ring tonight. The former undisputed heavyweight champion strutted out wearing his typical all-black attire with the sleeves cut out of his shirt. It was the moment that fight fans all …
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By: Sean Crose The 22-3-3 former light heavyweight titlist Badu Jack told the Fite broadcast team on Saturday night that, as Mike Tyson’s friend, he was happy to step in and fight on the undercard of Tyson’s battle with Roy Jones. Jack’s opponent was the widely unknown, but undefeated 13-0 …
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By: LV Boxing With years of nonstop trash talk coming from Gabriel Rosado, paired with numerous occasions in which both men nearly said forget the gloves to get it on right on the spot, former middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs simply couldn’t find his motivation when the two met in the …
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By: LV Boxing Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and former four-division titlist Roy Jones Jr. proved that they’re taking their eight-round exhibition matchup tomorrow extremely seriously. With a few additional months to build up the anticipation for their showdown, both Tyson and Jones Jr. stepped onto the scale in …
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By: LV Boxing Former middleweight titlist Daniel Jacobs has always expressed a desire to win another world title in now his second weight class. Matchups against current champions such as Billy Joe Saunders, Caleb Plant and David Benavidez are exactly what he intends on pursuing. But before he sets his …
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By: Sean Crose Those expecting a legitimate boxing match scheduled for 12 rounds when former heavyweight kingpin Mike Tyson steps into the ring to face iconic pound for pound great Roy Jones this Saturday in Los Angeles may be sadly mistaken. For Tyson and Jones will be engaged in an …
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By: Sean Crose “We are really excited to be distributing this fight,” says Joe Hand Jr., President of Joe Hand Promotions. He’s referring to this weekend’s Mike Tyson-Roy Jones exhibition match, one which will be available to homes, bars and other establishments. “This is such a name-driven business,” he says. …
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By: Sean Crose We all knew how iconic Mike Tyson was before he agreed to meet Roy Jones in a highly publicized pay per view exhibition bout that’s scheduled for this weekend. It just seems we didn’t know exactly HOW iconic the guy was. Let’s face it, Tyson is such …
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