Forsome, he was probably the greatest boxer of all time. He had the speed, theskills, the attitude, the desire…. He was basically the “complete package”…. A boxingprodigy and a “machine” in the ring. Unfortunately for him, he was alsocontroversy’s “favorite child”.
Frombeing one of the youngest heavyweight champions in the history of the sport,aged 20, to landing in prison in 1992 after being convicted of rape, many wouldargue that he would have and certainly could have had an illustrious career hadhe managed to stay away from crime and controversies.
Theformer champion has now made headlines after he posted a video on his twitteraccount and captioned it “I.AM.BACK”
Atage 54 you must be wondering- “He’s surely kidding right?”
Well,he isn’t!
MikeTyson will be back in the ring once again to face four- division champion RoyJones Jr. in an eight round exhibition match that is scheduled for the 12thof September this year at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
Outof 58 career fights, Tyson won 50 fights. 44 of those were by KO (Knock Out).He lost 6 matches and was disqualified from 2.
Onthe other hand Jones had 75 career fights to his name, winning 66, and loosing9. He also became the first former middleweight champion in 106 years to win aheavyweight title (2003).
Thematch will air on pay-per-view and on Triller.