6 days Ago By Donagh Corby
Jon Jones spent the night before his first heavyweight title defence watching Mike Tyson make his return to the ring. The legendary two-weight UFC champion knocked out Stipe Miocic on Saturday night at UFC 309 , just hours after his fellow icon Tyson lost to Jake Paul in Dallas. The outlandish double-header gave fight fans an exciting weekend of shows, with massive heavyweight action in the octagon and the ring.
And while Jones and Miocic delivered with an impressive showing in Madison Square Garden, the same could not be said of Paul and Tyson. Fans were left frustrated as the YouTuber-turned-boxer carried ‘Iron Mike’ to a plodding decision over eight rounds. Who is Jon Jones? Inside the life and career of one of the greatest UFC fighters in history Jon Jones was disappointed to see Mike Tyson ‘looking old’ in Jake Paul fight Despite the fact that he was just hours out from one of the biggest nights of his career, Jon Jones managed to find time to catch Mike Tyson making his boxing return.
He was one of the tens of millions that tuned in on Netflix, and was disappointed to see an aging, struggling Tyson. “I did catch the fight,” Jones told the media following his victory at the world’s most famous arena. “It was hard to see him so old.
Roy Jones Jr kept saying it ‘man, those legs aren’t working’. It was really hard to see. “He really sold it with the highlight videos of him training and his physique.
.. It was hard to watch, but I respect him so much for getting in there, that was the cool part.
I’m sure they compensated him very well. “Also, he got to give a bunch of fans what they wanted which is just to be alive to see him compete. And for that part alone I thank him and I’m sure a lot of us thank him.
” Mike Tyson’s wardrobe malfunction cracked up Jon Jones One of the most viral moments of the night came when a camera lingered just a little too long in the dressing room leading to an hysterical slip from Tyson. After he had predicted a ‘vicious win’ in his final pre-fight interview, cameras panned out to see him reveal underwear that fully exposed his rear end. Thousands of fans on social media, including Conor McGregor, pointed out the hilarious gaff, with videos earning millions of views.
And Jones was no different, joking that he would have preferred not to have seen such a sight on the broadcast. “I wish he wouldn’t have shown us his a**, that was a little wild,” Jones joked during his recap of the event. “I was like ‘Mike, you didn’t have to do that’.
Mike’s a freak I bet, Mike you old nasty old man. You old dirty b******, you. Jon Jones believes Jake Paul didn’t choose to carry Mike Tyson Almost immediately after the fight, many fans questioned whether or not Jake Paul had carried Mike Tyson throughout the later rounds.
He quickly confirmed that he did in fact allow some mercy , although Jones isn’t fully convinced. “I don’t think Jake gave him mercy,” Jones said in response to the claims that he had helped Tyson make it to the final bell. “I think Jake played it smart and that’s what it was.
I think Jake knows that ‘you’re winning, let’s stop while you’re ahead and let’s coast and get through this fight’. “Because Mike can drop anyone with just one shot, his legs weren’t working but that upper body was still moving and those punches were still swinging and I didn’t view it as Jake giving him mercy, Jake coasted through that like an intelligent fighter would.” Who is Mike Tyson? All you need to know about the boxing legend ahead of match with Jake Paul.
