Comments Thread For: Roy Jones on Mike Tyson: He's Coming To Kill, I'm Going in There To Kill or Die!

[BoZz]

yea yea, we all know this gonna be a slow boring ass fight where both fighters signed up not to hurt each other..waste of time

[mlac]

Where is the atomic bull in all of this?! I love Roy but hes been merked a dozen times already, even poor enzo felt sick putting the old man to sleep

The atomic bull STILL has never been stopped or dropped(?) At 55 goddamn years old & still fighting!
Most recently knocking out mexicos durable 48th best HW in Mexico!

**** it put the bull in with the brixton bomber on the undercard.

[PeasantCrusha]

Roy has a death wish

[markther]

[GhostofDempsey]

Like I've explained already, exhibition only means not on record. Doesn't speak to the intentions of the fighters once the bell rings.

Do you box? Have you ever sparred a dude with the intention to make him respect you, or make a statement?

WAR Tyson!!!! WAR RJJ!!!!

Can't wait to see them back in the ring, where the lights shine brightest....

Exhibition fights are a very broad term. A lot of exhibitions are charity events or glorified sparring matches. Fighters enter the ring with a mutual understanding that they won't be going all out. Some exhibitions are closer to real fights.

To quench your curiosity I have done a lot of sparring in my day. With seasoned amateur and a couple of pros. Some of the sparring sessions were more for learning (I was a USA Boxing coach) and some were more spirited where neither of us held back.

The last thing to go on a fighter is their punch. This is a risky fight for both men, especially Jones who has been brutally KO'd by far lesser punchers than Tyson.

[LoadedWraps]

Exhibition fights are a very broad term. A lot of exhibitions are charity events or glorified sparring matches. Fighters enter the ring with a mutual understanding that they won't be going all out. Some exhibitions are closer to real fights.

To quench your curiosity I have done a lot of sparring in my day. With seasoned amateur and a couple of pros. Some of the sparring sessions were more for learning (I was a USA Boxing coach) and some were more spirited where neither of us held back.

The last thing to go on a fighter is their punch. This is a risky fight for both men, especially Jones who has been brutally KO'd by far lesser punchers than Tyson.

So if you slap have boxed and you are aware of the fact that is is a spectrum, that an exhibition can be anything from a circus act to a real fight off the record, then why just assume it's the worse of the two?

Just like some sparring sessions are instructional, others may be gym wars, no holding back. Here though, this isn't Floyd vs some MMA fighter. This is two former champs with pride, fit, and competing in the same sport both are masters of.

That is what kills me about all of this. People hear exhibition and they just assume it won't be a real fight. That's ignorant and impossible to determine prior to the fight itself. And as I've said before, real fighters, athletes, and competitors, they don't take it easy, they compete. And you know this to be true. I expect both to bring it and I think that is the most reasonable expectation for people like you and I.

[jaded]

There's going to be a lot of salesmanship leading up to this. This will be a friendly sparring match.

[LoadedWraps]

There's going to be a lot of salesmanship leading up to this. This will be a friendly sparring match.

I think even if they both believe this to be true when that bell rings, the second leather touches Tysons face, an all out war will erupt.

[jaded]

I think even if they both believe this to be true when that bell rings, the second leather touches Tysons face, an all out war will erupt.

Naw...this as a very mature Tyson but that's what they want$$$ everyone to believe.

[Vinnykin]

Morbid curiosity will make me tune into this...... but it's gona stink........ it will go to the fittest guy able to go 8 rounds, and that will be RJJ.