Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. fight reportedly brought in $80 million

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Boxing fans donโ€™t care about Mike Tysonโ€™s age, they just want to see him fight. Tysonโ€™s comeback fight against Roy Jones Jr. reportedly brought in $80 million in pay-per-view purchases, according to the New York Post.

Those figures come courtesy of Triller โ€” the fightโ€™s distributer โ€” and Tysonโ€™s Legends Only League. If accurate, those numbers would make Tyson-Jones among the top-10 most purchased PPV fights ever.

Tyson and Jones both benefited from those buys. Tyson, 54, reportedly made $10 million as a result of the fight. Jones, 51, reportedly made $3 million. Despite their age, both men lasted eight rounds. The fight wasnโ€™t officially scored, but the celebrity judges called it a draw. Yahoo Sportsโ€™ Kevin Iole scored the fight 78-74 for Tyson.

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Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield could fight next

Given the financial success of the Jones fight, Tyson has every incentive in the world to hold a rematch against Evander Holyfield. The two havenโ€™t fought since 1997, when Tyson bit off a piece of Holyfieldโ€™s ear. The fight was called after that, giving Holyfield the win. Holyfield also defeated Tyson when the two met a year earlier.

Despite winning both fights โ€” and the whole ear thing โ€” Holyfield, 58, wants to get back into the ring to face Tyson a third time. Holyfield said his side tried to schedule a rematch with Tyson, but Tysonโ€™s side avoided it. After watching Tyson and Jones go at it, Holyfield said he could โ€œsee why [Tyson] wanted a tune-up fight before thinking about fighting me.โ€

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If Tyson continues his comeback, a third Tyson-Holyfield bout feels inevitable. Both men seem open to the idea, probably because there are boatloads of money to be made.

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