It wasn’t scored officially, but the celebrity judges from the WBC saw it as a draw. Yahoo Sports scored it six rounds to two, 78-74, for Tyson.
The idea of men older than 50 fighting isn’t a good one, but despite those misgivings, the entire show was fun. The production was top-notch and the music interludes were good and didn’t overwhelm the fights.
The three undercard fights were varying levels of entertaining. YouTuber Jake Paul landed eight punches in less than two rounds against ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, but scored three knockdowns and won by TKO.
Badou Jack pummeled a no-hoper named Blake McKernan, who showed far more toughness than boxing skill.
But Tyson and Jones were the story and they put on a show. It wasn’t like it might have been in their heyday, when they made themselves two of the biggest names in the sport’s history.