Why in the world would anyone pay for this:
• 8x 2 mins rounds
• 12oz gloves
• No head-guards
• No knockouts
• Fight stopped if there's a cut
• No official judges or winner
• WBC have ex-fighters judging
Because it's Mike Tyson. The most famous boxer of all time.(i know you could argue Ali, but he didn't have the mystique nor put the fear into people and opponents like prime tyson)
Would be like Michael Jordan coming back to play for a G-League team.
No
Actually it is a bit more like this
Anyone remember this?
1992
On February 28, 1992, two retired legends laced their shoes again, for one final one-on-one game in Atlantic City. These two legends were Julius Dr. J Erving and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the event took place as a pay-per-view with a price tag of $19.95 ($6 of which went to charity)
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-23-tv-4855-story.html
I do not recall this.No
Actually it is a bit more like this
Anyone remember this?
1992
On February 28, 1992, two retired legends laced their shoes again, for one final one-on-one game in Atlantic City. These two legends were Julius Dr. J Erving and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the event took place as a pay-per-view with a price tag of $19.95 ($6 of which went to charity)
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-23-tv-4855-story.html
Tyson could never beat a good boxer. Evander and Lewis were many times better than Tyson and would probably have beaten him 10 out of 10 timesBecause it's Mike Tyson. The most famous boxer of all time.(i know you could argue Ali, but he didn't have the mystique nor put the fear into people and opponents like prime tyson)
Would be like Michael Jordan coming back to play for a G-League team.