Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr will fight over eight rounds later this year - but neither will go hunting for a knockout. The legends - who have a combined age of 105 - have agreed to hold an exhibition fight on September 12 in Carson, California.
But while the former world champions will not wear head guards, they will wear larger gloves and will not be seeking to stop each other. "This isn’t a situation where they’re going out there to try to take each other’s heads off," Andy Foster, the executive director of the California State Athletic Commission, told Yahoo Sports. "They're just going to be in there moving around the ring and letting fans see these legends." Tyson, 54, last fought 15 years ago when he retired on his stool against Kevin
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