Roy Jones v Mike Tyson

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  1. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  2. louis54

    louis54 Well-Known Member Full Member

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  3. bbjc

    bbjc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Roys a silly pick from tyson. Hes been out the ring too long to take on someone like roy. Although it looks easy to knock jones out nowadays....its guys that are still pretty young and athletic that are doing it. Jones would still school guys that dont have a massive athletic advantage over him. Tysons incredibly athletic for his age but that will probably go not long after the fight starts.

    I still reckon tyson would have been better knocking out no hopers and see where he could go with it. He,d still look great doing it i bet. The roy jones fight just seems pointless...a single exhibition fight. Dont think picking a guy at naturally as talented as roy is a wise choice to look good in...being out of the ring so long etc.
     
  4. PhillyPhan69

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  5. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Pretty ridiculous..
    I dont mind the way Chavez sr does the 4 round exhibitions because there fun. There marketing this like it's a real fight wink wink. The fact that Tysons spar mate is RJJ is just stupid especially considering Jones gets dropped with a hard wind at this point.
     
  6. steve1990

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    It's an exhibition match nothing more. You're paying for a sparring match.
     
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  7. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It is an exhibition on paper only in my opinion.Roy could get hurt in there
     
  8. Jamal Perkins

    Jamal Perkins Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And the biggest indictment is...along with aj-fury or aj-wilder...its the 3rd biggest fight the sport has to offer in 2020..this sport is dying
     
  9. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    It’s been dying for years. I don’t know anyone other than myself who even watched boxing anymore and I’ve gotten to the point where I only watch occasionally
     
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  10. steve1990

    steve1990 Active Member Full Member

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    They have already agreed not to throw serious punches.
     
  11. red cobra

    red cobra VIP Member Full Member

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    Morlocks, I just see it as further evidence of the ongoing cheapening and decline of a once grand, glorious and proud, manly sport, rich in tradition and talent...but today, outside of a very, very few names today,...this *******ized ******ed diaper wearing chimp of a sport has lost it's appeal for me. Buffoonishness has taken over, it and it don't look like that trend is going to be reversed IMO.
     
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  12. red cobra

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    Then what an even further farce/waste of time it is. More buffoonishness.
     
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  13. Devon

    Devon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He never did
     
  14. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agree 100%!!!!! Break out the old films of Frazier and Lightweight Champion Duran and Featherweight Champion Lopez, put Led Zeppelin 2 on the turntable, pour one tall, cold & deep and sit back and have some 70s memories fun.!!!!!!-#
    JUST TAKE THEM OLD FIGHT FILMS OFF THE SHELF; I'LL SIT AND CHEER AND WATCH THEM BY MYSELF. TODAY'S FIGHTING AIN'T GOT THE SAME SOUL; I LIKE THAT OLD TIME ROCKY marciANO!!!!!
     
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  15. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Only dying because these guys don’t fight each other. Everyone wants to see Povetkin v Ruiz or Ruiz v Miller or Deontay v AJ or AJ v Fury and so on but theee guys don’t get it they don’t fight.
     
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