Roy Jones Jr On His Fight With Mike Tyson “I Made a Mistake!” – New Training Videos
Las Vegas, Nevada (September 16th, 2020)– Roy Jones Jr. is scheduled to fight Mike Tyson in an 8 round exhibition. The bout is scheduled to take place on November 28, 2020, at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California on PPV. However, in recent weeks there has been some doubt that this fight will ever take place. A few weeks ago Roy Jones had some problems with the rescheduling of this fight and threatened to back out. Now Roy Jones Jr. seems to understand the danger of facing Mike Tyson. Here is what he had to say.
“He’s still Mike Tyson, he’s still one of the strongest, most explosive people who ever touched a boxing ring. If anything, I made a mistake going in with him. He’s the bigger guy, he’s the explosive guy,” Jones Jr. told Sky Sports. “When it comes time to fight, we’re going to fight. If it comes down to bite, we’re going to bite. Whatever has to happen, is going to happen, that’s just what it is.
“He’s going to have all the first-round fireworks, not me. I do have first-round fireworks, but he’s known for more first-round fireworks than anybody to ever touch boxing, other than maybe George Foreman … With him having the first-round fireworks, he’ll be against a guy smaller than him, maybe 40-to-50 pounds smaller than him.”
“Man, with training these guys like Chris Eubank Jr., they inspire me to get my mind going,” said Jones Jr. “They’re so good already, but you’ve got to take their mind to another level. You’ve got to take them somewhere they haven’t been yet, or you can’t really train them … When they do it, they also awaken me. Things that I forgot, that I don’t do anymore. It turns me back into a better fighter, because it made me remember things that I did once upon a time.”
Eubank Jr. (29-2, 22 KOs) has handed the coaching keys to his career to Jones Jr., and the 30-year-old offered a promising scouting report on his new trainer as he prepares to face Tyson.
“Most fighters once they retire, that’s it. Roy has always been in the gym, so it’s easier for him to then get back into the swing of things, whereas guys like my father, or Mike, who are not in the gym regularly. It’s harder for them to get back into it,” said Eubank Jr. “He’s definitely still got it. He’s still got the power, he’s still got the speed, so you have to be careful, that’s for sure.”
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