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A heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is excited about the fight between former champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. Speaking about the encounter and after watching Tyson training video, Joshua praised Tyson saying that he is training vigorously as if he plans to rule the heavyweight division again. He maintained that there is nothing wrong with the fight and approved the encounter. The fight according to Tyson is not because of the money that comes with it. It is merely an exhibition bout and the money is intended for charity and nothing more.

Reacting to the encounter, Anthony Joshua praised the two former heavyweight champions for staging a comeback to the ring. He said that Tyson was training as if he was just 13 years old. Joshua said that the decision to fight is good. As far as he is concerned, it is just a passion for them to take on themselves. He maintained that boxing is what made the two people famous and there is nothing wrong for them to stage the comeback. For Tyson, fighting is his other nature. Since the age of 13 years, he has been fighting. Now that at the age of 54 he wants to fight again, it simply shows that he is reliving his passion.

He maintained that Roy Jones got his fighting inspiration from his father who pushed him to greatness. He maintained he wished the two the best as they returned to the ring to face each other. He said the fight is good for them nothing that they are not competing against the young lions in the division right now.

Joshua said that this is good for the boxing because we are stronger, bigger and noted that over the years that sports science has improved and that technology has also improved more than what it used to be in the Tyson era.
He said that Tyson has made a correct decision by deciding to fight someone from his era. He maintained that he wished the two well while noting that it is great for boxing. The match no doubt is going to be one for the ages. Once the fight is not about how they want to rip off each other. It is great and the development is good for the game of boxing.

Anthony Joshua is not the only boxer that is excited by the decision of the two former champions to get to the ring. Many people are waiting with enthusiasm.

The decision by Mike Tyson and Roy Jones to return to the ring in a few months has attracted the attention of the boxing world. Everybody who hears about is excited and doubt whether that is going to be real. Tyson maybe 54 and he will be facing Jones who is 3 years younger.

Fighters have been expressing their opinions about the encounter. Heavyweight star Andy Ruiz and Shannon Briggs all welcomed the development. In the same way, the UFC Champs Anthony Pettis and Henry Cejudo expressed their opinions about the encounter and they were all excited about it. These people believed that Tyson is the most popular fighter. After Mohammed Ali, Tyson is the next popular fighter and he remained the most popular boxing legend alive in the world today. The news that he is coming back to the ring after 15 years is exciting and these boxing stars have acknowledged that.
One of the boxing stars Rock declared that he is going to support the boxers in every conceivable way. Even those in the boxing administration have interests in the fight. A veteran boxing secretary Kevin Iole said that both men are welcomed back to the ring. He said that the two fights went to the California State Athletic Commission and that it is certain that the two would face each other in September.
He maintained that he will like to see the two former top fighters in the top boxing division throw punches against each other. He said that age must have caught up with them. According to him, it will be difficult to see Iron Mike Tyson of the old that used to frighten people with his punches. He said that though Tyson has dominated the arena in the past, he said that the fight will go in the way of Jones. He said that he Jones retired from the ring only two years back as against Tyson who retired who about 15 years ago.

Others believe that in 2020 that the like of Mike Tyson is not what we need in the boxing arena. It appears that Tyson wants to relive the fury which he was known for during his days in the ring. He told ESPN that he is going to be all out against Jones Jr. When it comes to taking it easy, Tyson did say that he is a neophyte.