Perhaps the Jones-tyson winner can fight Foreman
On behalf of anyone over the age of 40 who watched Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. in their prime, take my credit card and three-digit security code so you can watch these two “fight” on pay-perview.
Like a second “Top Gun” and a third “Bad Boys,” nostalgia is a multi-billion sector of the entertainment industry, which now includes two old guys stepping into a ring they should be outside of forever.
They can’t give it up, which is equals parts charming, sad and inspiring, writes Mac Engel of the Fort Worth Star-telegram.
Tyson (pictured) and Jones Jr. will fight for the simple fact that not enough people want to acknowledge: Boxing can be as addictive as any illegal drug, and these are guys who can’t give it up.
But agreeing to an eight-round fight with Tyson — especially when you’re giving up 40 pounds — is crazy.
“I agree,” Jones Jr. said in an interview on Friday in Dallas where he was making a promotional appearance at Montoya’s Boxing Gym. “I agree 100 percent.”
I asked Roy Jones Jr. why do it. “Something called heart,” he said. “Mike Tyson? I can’t say no. You know what that looks like if I turned it down?”
Uhh smart?
Jones is the rare dude who is 51, yet looks 38. He’s going to fight Tyson on Sept. 12 in Carson, in a place aptly named Dignity Health Sports Park.
This will not be a fight. This will be two guys over 50 who are in peak condition for their age, trying to do the activity they love.
Tyson is 54, although if you’ve watched him workout on any social media clips these days there are glimpses of the fighter who was the most feared man on the planet.
Jones has not fought since 2018. Tyson has not had a bout since 2005, which is two years before the first iphone was sold. Think about that.
The fighters are expected to use 12-ounce gloves, and headgear will not be required. What could possibly go wrong?
Trivia question
George Foreman became the oldest heavyweight champion at 45 when he defeated Michael Moorer in Noverber 1994. What was Moorer’s record?
Trump backs out
President Donald Trump said he would no longer be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before a New York Yankees game on Aug. 15 — days after he said he would be doing so, causing a political ruckus.
Trump wrote on Twitter on Sunday afternoon that he would not be in New York that day.
During an event at the White House on Thursday that featured Mariano Rivera, the former star closer for the Yankees, Trump announced he had been asked to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Trump said he had been invited by the Yankees’ president, Randy Levine, who used to work for Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, during Giuliani’s tenure as New York City mayor. Trump is a longtime Yankees fan and was close friends with the Yankees’ former owner, George
Steinbrenner, who died in 2010.
Trump’s announcement drew criticism from local New York political figures, including Mayor Bill de Blasio. He wrote on Twitter on Saturday, “After CONDEMNING racism, the next step isn’t inviting it to your pitcher’s mound. To the players that knelt for the BLM movement, we applaud you. To the execs that have aligned with hatred, you are on the wrong side of history and morality.”
Trump’s backing out comes less than a day after Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Hicks, star outfielders for the Yankees, knelt during the national anthem before Saturday’s game.
Trivia answer
Moorer entered the bout with a 35-0 record.