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Mike Tyson is officially lighter than he's been for 23 years ahead of his heavyweight exhibition with Roy Jones Jr.
Mike Tyson is officially lighter than he's been for 23 years ahead of his heavyweight exhibition with Roy Jones Jr.
Alan DawsonNov 28, 2020, 17:22 IST
Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.Photo by Lynn Millspaugh / Triller
Mike Tyson, 54, and Roy Jones Jr., 51, weighed-in Friday for their heavyweight boxing exhibition Saturday.
The two former heavyweight boxing champions were amongst the best fighters in the sport when they competed in the 1980s and 1990s, respectively.
Tyson has not fought professionally since 2006 and weighed 220.4-pounds — which is the lightest he has officially be in the sport since 1997. Jones Jr. weighed 210-pounds.
The exhibition tops a fight card supported by the legitimate pro bout between the YouTube star Jake Paul, who weighed 189-pounds, and the former NBA player Nate Robinson, who weighed 181.
See photographs and videos from the weigh-in ceremony below.
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Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.'s highly-anticipated boxing exhibition is finally here, taking place behind-closed-doors at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 28.
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Jake Paul, a YouTube creator, takes part in his second fight of the year and competes against the former NBA player Nate Robinson.
Photo by Lynn Millspaugh / Triller
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The fight between Paul and Robinson serves as the co-feature of the night. The YouTuber weighed 189-pounds, outweighing Robinson by eight pounds.
Photo by Lynn Millspaugh / Triller
Both cruiserweights appeared to be fighting fit, even though Robinson had told Insider that it was a struggle at first to get used to a different kind of fitness boxing requires when compared to basketball.
Photo by Lynn Millspaugh / Triller
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Watch Paul face-off with Robinson below. It's the final time they'll see each other before Saturday's opening bell.
Roy Jones Jr., a former four-weight boxing champion who had retired after a grueling 75-fight career in 2018, weighed 210-pounds Friday.
Photo by Lynn Millspaugh / Triller
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Then came Mike Tyson who weighed 220.4-pounds on Friday — the lightest he's weighed in boxing since 1996.
Photo by Lynn Millspaugh / Triller
This was Mike Tyson's first face-off for almost a decade and a half.
Photo by Lynn Millspaugh / Triller
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Neither fighter cares about the criticism the exhibition has received, and appear as ready as any former athletes in their 50s will be to throw hands come Saturday.