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Mike Tyson was denied a victorious return to the sport as his one-sided exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr was bizarrely scored a draw in Los Angeles.
54-year-old Tyson has made a comeback, 15 years after entering retirement, for an exhibition bout with the 51-year-old Jones Jr and
the former world heavyweight champion exceeded expectations with a lively display that failed to receive recognition on two of the
scorecards.
An unofficial WBC panel of judges was made up of three former fighters and Tyson received a score of 79-73 from Christy Martin, but Vinny Paz favoured Jones Jr with a wide tally of 80-76, while Chad Dawson scored it 76-76 to seal a draw after eight two-minute rounds.
Tyson was pleased with his performance despite the scorecards, “I’m good with it. I entertained the crowd. The crowd was happy with it,” Tyson said.
But Jones Jr admitted: “I don’t do draws man, but I understand why they say certain things are buckets lists, because when he hits you, if it’s his head, his punches, his body shots, it don’t matter. Everything hurts.
“For me, I thought I did enough boxing on the outside, but I’m cool with the draw. We might have to do it again.”
Tyson had tried to find his range with a few early jabs in the opening round and Jones Jr was quick to hold when he felt body shots from his veteran opponent.
Jones Jr, a former four-weight world champion, displayed his foot movement in the second round as he landed a smooth combination,
but Tyson targeted the ribs with right hands in the third.
He continued that body attack forcing Jones Jr to clinch for much of the fourth and Tyson unloaded his trademark hook with regularity in the fifth.
Jones Jr switched to a southpaw stance in the sixth, landing a decent left hand on Tyson, who gave a glimpse of his old destructive skills while answering with a swift flurry of punches in the seventh.
Vincent Paul
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