Roy Jones Jr. improbably crossed an item off his bucket list on Saturday.
In an exhibition boxing bout that drew massive interest despite some confusion about its rules, Jones went the distance with fellow legend Mike Tyson in the main event of a show that took place at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Though Tyson was the aggressor for much of the bout, Jones apparently did enough to earn a draw decision on celebrity judges’ scorecards.
Jones, a four-division champion who won a middleweight world title in 1993 and 10 years later became a heavyweight champion, wasn’t ecstatic about the draw, but he reflected positively on the experience of going the distance with one of the most feared fighters in boxing history.