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FITE, the premiere global platform for sports and entertainment, announced today that it has acquired the exclusive US and Canadian digital rights to carry the highly anticipated Tyson vs. Jones Pay Per View event on November 28th at 9pm ET. As part of the deal, FITE’s battle-tested PPV platform is powering TysonOnTriller.com, the central hub for the event. Fans can buy the digital event via FITE.tv, any of the FITE mobile/OTT/Smart TV platforms, or directly from the TysonOnTriller.com website which will feature fight news, announcements, promotional videos and coming soon, a digital portal to buy the event.

This important boxing and pop cultural event, featuring “Iron” Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. is brought to you by Triller, the wildly popular digital app. The entire 4-hour event, which will kick off at 8pm ET with the live PPV Main card starting at 9pm ET, will also feature an exciting undercard of compelling fights in addition to Tyson and Jones Jr.: Badou Jack vs. Blake McKernan, Viddal Riley vs. Rashad Coulter, and YouTuber Jake Paul vs. Nate Robinson. The host will be Emmy-winner Mario Lopez. Details about the live countdown show and the special musical artists to be added to this multimedia event will be announced soon.

The fight is the first event of a series of live sporting events produced under Mike Tyson’s Legends Only League, a next-generation sports venture that provides full support and infrastructure to the world’s greatest athletes.

“The Tyson vs. Jones fight is going to be one of those iconic brawls people will be talking about for decades,” said Michael Weber, COO of FITE. “Triller and FITE are the perfect pair to deliver a flawless, no-filler fan experience worthy of this moment.”

“Triller has always been about shaking things up and pursuing our motto, ‘You do you,’” said Triller Chairman Bobby Sarnevesht. “No one embodies that motto more than Mike Tyson. We’re thrilled to be working with Tyson and Legends Only League, Jones Jr., this amazing group of athletes, and FITE to present this historic event.”

FITE, an international company headquartered in New York, has streamed more than 3,500 events in the last 5 years including major PPV events from Top Rank, PBC, AEW, UFC, WWE, Impact, GoldenBoy/HBO and Matchroom Boxing. This company, which specializes in global digital PPV live streams will make this event available via all major OTT devices: Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Android TV, XBOX, Chromecast, PlayStation, online at FITE.tv, all iOS and Android mobile apps, Vizio SmartCast TVs and more than 7,000 Smart TV models, as well as via TysonOnTriller.com. Plus, the PPV fight purchase made via any of these FITE platforms will work on the others as well, and include replays.

I literally couldn't give one shite.

This is a pointless sham.

jamesmcdonnell wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 07:45 I literally couldn't give one shite.

This is a pointless sham.

Isnt all boxing more or less a pointless sham?

What's the point?

IDK, from a pure entertainment point of view, I'm interested. The sad thing is I think these two might still be better than some of the guys we see boxing now. I think it will be entertaining, I don't think either of these guys knows how to fight an exhibition.

mcrow42 wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 09:59 IDK, from a pure entertainment point of view, I'm interested. The sad thing is I think these two might still be better than some of the guys we see boxing now. I think it will be entertaining, I don't think either of these guys knows how to fight an exhibition.

Well, I won't pick Tyson against anybody from the HW top 30 for sure, if not further. And Jones against anyone from the CW top 20 or so. Anyway, I have an interest to watch it not live and for free and I'll do it.

No, i don't think they'd beat the top guys. They're just too big nowadays but I have zero doubts about how trash hwt is that they could be some top 30 guys.

mcrow42 wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 10:49 No, i don't think they'd beat the top guys. They're just too big nowadays but I have zero doubts about how trash hwt is that they could be some top 30 guys.

Tyson got worked by Kevin McBride almost 2 decades ago. Granted, the division is trash but he wouldn't beat Kevin Johnson.

mcrow42 wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 10:49 No, i don't think they'd beat the top guys. They're just too big nowadays but I have zero doubts about how trash hwt is that they could be some top 30 guys.

The division is at least for sure better than in the era from the mid 2000s until the mid 2010s. And in the 90s there were a couple of oldmen, who were fighting for championships. Anyway, we probably won't be able to prove, how good Tyson can be today and that's good actually.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 11:01

mcrow42 wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 10:49 No, i don't think they'd beat the top guys. They're just too big nowadays but I have zero doubts about how trash hwt is that they could be some top 30 guys.

Tyson got worked by Kevin McBride almost 2 decades ago. Granted, the division is trash but he wouldn't beat Kevin Johnson.

Something tells that Tyson can be better now than against McBride. He is at least fit now, then he was tired of eveything and wasn't giving much sh!t about preparation.

If you have been paying attention to the videos of Tyson he's probably in better shape now than he was last time he fought a sanctioned fight. Sure, with age he probably lost a little speed but still looks pretty damn good:

DrDuke wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 11:05

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 11:01

mcrow42 wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 10:49 No, i don't think they'd beat the top guys. They're just too big nowadays but I have zero doubts about how trash hwt is that they could be some top 30 guys.

Tyson got worked by Kevin McBride almost 2 decades ago. Granted, the division is trash but he wouldn't beat Kevin Johnson.

Something tells that Tyson can be better now than against McBride. He is at least fit now, then he was tired of eveything and wasn't giving much sh!t about preparation.

No chance he could be better now. Much, much worse.

Looks to me like Tyson looks more like his old self than Roy Jones Jr. does.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 11:20

DrDuke wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 11:05

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 11:01

Tyson got worked by Kevin McBride almost 2 decades ago. Granted, the division is trash but he wouldn't beat Kevin Johnson.

Something tells that Tyson can be better now than against McBride. He is at least fit now, then he was tired of eveything and wasn't giving much sh!t about preparation.

No chance he could be better now. Much, much worse.

Youtube is your friend, go look at how he looked in that fight vs now....

mcrow42 wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 11:24

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 11:20

DrDuke wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 11:05

Something tells that Tyson can be better now than against McBride. He is at least fit now, then he was tired of eveything and wasn't giving much sh!t about preparation.

No chance he could be better now. Much, much worse.

Youtube is your friend, go look at how he looked in that fight vs now....

Lol, fight vs training is your friend.

I'm talking the shape he's in. He's in better shape now than he was then. He's probably not as quick anymore and older you get the harder it is to take a punch but there are some real trash boxers in the top 30 at hwt and I have no doubt there are a few he could beat.

Trust me, 50 changes your body. He would be 50/50 against guys prospects debut against.

I doubt that. Do you even watch boxing?

Foreman beat top 30 guys at 48. Holyfield beat top 3. guys nearing 50.

Heavyweight is different than other weights, there just isn't the quality in the division as there is in others and also you can get away with losing speed more too.

I would place a $100 bet on Tyson vs some of the guys nearing #30.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 11:43

Hit me up if he ever fights a sanctioned fight again, I'm down for that bet.

It amazes me people think a 54 year old man, who was shot 15+ years ago and hasn't fought since, who has been on powerful medication for depression and has been stoned for god knows how long has miraculously improved with age. All based on 10 second clips of hitting a bag.

H8Usernames wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 09:53

jamesmcdonnell wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 07:45 I literally couldn't give one shite.

This is a pointless sham.

Isnt all boxing more or less a pointless sham?

What's the point?

No.

Controversial wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 11:58 It amazes me people think a 54 year old man, who was shot 15+ years ago and hasn't fought since, who has been on powerful medication for depression and has been stoned for god knows how long has miraculously improved with age. All based on 10 second clips of hitting a bag.

Nobody said he's a better boxer, he's in better shape than he was. Clearly leaner now than when he last fought.

mcrow42 wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 11:27 I'm talking the shape he's in. He's in better shape now than he was then. He's probably not as quick anymore and older you get the harder it is to take a punch but there are some real trash boxers in the top 30 at hwt and I have no doubt there are a few he could beat.

No, he isn't.

mcrow42 wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 12:01

Controversial wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 11:58 It amazes me people think a 54 year old man, who was shot 15+ years ago and hasn't fought since, who has been on powerful medication for depression and has been stoned for god knows how long has miraculously improved with age. All based on 10 second clips of hitting a bag.

Nobody said he's a better boxer, he's in better shape than he was. Clearly leaner now than when he last fought.

Seriously, do you live in an alternate reality?

mcrow42 wrote: ↑23 Oct 2020, 10:49 No, i don't think they'd beat the top guys. They're just too big nowadays but I have zero doubts about how trash hwt is that they could be some top 30 guys.

Tyson couldn't beat an egg. He was thrashed shiteless by Peter fcking mcneely 15 years ago.