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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 28: Roy Jones Jr. (L) and Mike Tyson celebrate their split draw during Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr. presented by Triller at Staples Center on November 28, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Triller)
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 28: Roy Jones Jr. (L) and Mike Tyson celebrate their split draw during Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr. presented by Triller at Staples Center on November 28, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Triller)
In 2020, Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. gave the boxing fans a stellar boxing exhibition. Back then, the world was in shackles, with the rising pandemic and the entire sporting universe came to a standstill. That said, this fight was vital to fill back the confidence among fans and it did that to a massive extent.
Since that fight, both Tyson and Jones Jr. were expected to take on many more exhibitions. But, they didn’t take part in any other outing since then. Recently, Jones Jr. gave a candid opinion on whether he’ll return to the ring.
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Speaking to iFL TV, he said, “I don’t know, I don’t plan on getting back in the ring, but if the money was right, it’d be hard for me to say no. Because you only live once.”
Roy Jones Jr. is just waiting for that right opportunity to arrive. Also, he seemed pretty clear about his interest in fighting again. Because a few weeks back, Mike Tyson asserted about never taking up the ring space ahead. His statements came in as a genuine shock to the fans.
This is because many fans began aligning him with the likes of Jake, Logan Paul, and former rival Lennox Lewis.
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Jones Jr. too was once in the line to rematch Mike Tyson after their stupendous exhibition. Their exhibition clash generated a massive 1.6 million PPV buys. However, the hype might not have been the same in their rematch. As a result, the two men didn’t collide again.
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Roy Jones Jr. will need a fellow veteran who could challenge him inside the squared circle. Furthermore, he’ll have to build upon his fight extensively to grab tremendous eyeballs.
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LAS VEGAS – MAY 15: Roy Jones Jr. looks on before the WBC Light Heavyweight Championship fight against Antonio Tarver on May 15, 2004 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
That said, there’s no such favorable opponent for him at this stage.
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But, in the coming few months, ‘Captain Hook’ might not or might have a rational way about his next exhibition outing.
The retro, as well as casual fans, are the set audience for celebrity/exhibition bouts. Therefore, it’ll be exciting to see what Jones Jr. has in the bag for them.
