BOXING AT ITS BEST
A FEW hours before two legends of the past stumble into an exhibition so insane it defies belief, two unbeaten British heavyweights clash in a fight that’s almost too good to be true in comparrison. If 54-year-old Mike Tyson vs 51-year-old Roy Jones speaks of a business that will do almost anything for hard cash, then Daniel Dubois vs Joe Joyce should restore our faith in boxing as a legitimate sport.
Both events will be broadcast live in the UK on BT Sport on Saturday night (November 28). Tyson-Jones will cost you just shy of 20 quid on BT Sport Box Office but you can watch one of the very best fights to be made in the heavyweight division as part of your subscription. Promoter Frank Warren had long stated that Dubois-Joyce could only be made with the assistance of pay-per-view revenue but Tyson and Jones coming out of retirement changed things, it appears. Cynics may grumble that to UK audiences Dubois-Joyce is a now a smokescreen for the price tag attached to Tyson-Jones and they’ll have a point. But they’d be doing so while drinking from a half-empty glass: Even if it is shamelessly being used as
