If there's a boxing match you need to watch this year, that's the exhibition match between legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr, which is happening in just a few days. It's a pay-per-view event, so prepare your wallet! Let's see how we can watch the event online!
The names of Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. may very well be synonymous with boxing, so when they step into the ring for this 8-round exhibition match at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, it's going to be an event you do not want to miss.
Discussions about this particular match have been going on for a very long time, and the event was even delayed by two months. In the hopes that neither former champion goes for the knockout, the match has been deemed "sparring" and "exhibition," so let's hope they won't land the heaviest of punches.
The event between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. will take place on the last Saturday of November, so get ready to see an epic match!
Regardless if you're watching Tyson vs. Jones on regular TV and buying the event through your cable provider, or want to watch online, you'll have to shell out $49.99.
The event is going to give you a lot more than boxing to watch. Actor Mario Lopez will be hosting the event, while the main event fight announcer will be Michael Buffer. Ringside commentators will be Sugar Ray Leonard, Al Berstein, and Israel Adesanya, while Spanish comments will come from Ernesto Amador.
There will also be music performances by Lil Wayne, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa, and YG.
The fight between Tyson and Jones is expected to generate a huge payout for the two fighters, namely $10 million each. They'll also get 50% off the PPV sales if the sales are higher than expected.
Tyson has already said that his purse money will go to charity.
If you're watching on regular cable, you can get the pay-per-view event through your cable or satellite provider since most carry the event. If you want to watch the event online, you should head over to TysonOnTriller.com or FITE.TV. You can get the PPV event from this same location, from over 100 countries.
Triller is available on Android and iOS, and you can also watch on your browser.
Same as in the United States, in Canada, people can buy the PPV via their local TV provider, including Xfinity, Spectrum, Cox, DirecTV, Dish, SaskTel, Shaw, Bell, Videotron, Rogers, and more.
In Australia, the Tyson vs. Jones fight can be enjoyed live via the Main Event channel for Foxtel viewers. Kayo subscribers can also visit the PPV website and add the event to their subscription.
British boxing fans can get to watch the Tyson vs. Jones fight by paying for it on BT Sport Box Office 2. You should expect to wait a few hours before the main event actually starts.
As it seems, it is expected for Mike Tyson to win the fight. If you bet $170 on Tyson, you'll win $100, but if you bet $100 on Jones, you'll win $130.