Jakarta –
Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr were two of the top boxers in their prime. Ahead of the duel going to the ring in the exhibition match, both of them were completely disappointed and confirmed that they were not women.
The Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr duel will be held on November 28th. This is an exhibition party, although there will be title belts up for grabs to add to the fun.
With its status as an exhibition party, plus the ages of Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. who are both ‘heads of five’, safety precautions have been taken.
Both boxers, among them, have been encouraged not to intend to win KO. It is not impossible for the fight to be stopped immediately if someone is injured.
In addition, even though Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr won’t be boxing in headgear, they will still be fighting in eight rounds of two minutes each. This part is what makes the two compact disappointed.
“Certainly,” Tyson replied at the virtual press conference reported Insider, when asked if he was disappointed that he would fight with a duration of two minutes per round.
Mike Tyson was disappointed by the two minutes per round against Roy Jones Jr. (Photo: Willy Sanjuan / Invision / AP / Willy Sanjuan) |
“I’m sure they have a reason to do it. It was the women who fought for two minutes. But this is not about me, there is charity (aspects) behind this fight! I’m just glad we will.”
For the record, men’s professional boxing party consists of three minutes per round in 12 rounds for the title, and 10, eight, six, or four rounds in non-title games. Meanwhile, in women’s boxing, the round is two minutes.
“I’m not at all happy! Not happy,” said Roy Jones Jr, who was even louder in his voice of disappointment.
 Roy Jones Jr. agrees with Mike Tyson’s disappointment over the duration per round of their duel. (Photo: AP / Ivan Sekretarev) |
“As he (Tyson) already said, (two minutes per round) is for women. Until the last minute I still couldn’t stop thinking, ‘Why are we fighting two minutes per round?’ I was surprised. We are not women. We are two. best person ever in a boxing rinh. Why do we have to do it two minutes every round? Why? If there was anything, it would still happen! Two minutes, three minutes, five minutes, it makes no difference. nothing for us. “
“To be honest, it seems like cheating fans. But as he (Tyson) has said, this is an ‘exhibition’ or ‘ama match’, so that’s fine,” said Roy Jones Jr.
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