Tyson vs Jones Jr: Mike Tyson denied victory after one-sided exhibition with Roy Jones Jr is scored a draw

Mike Tyson was denied a victorious return to the sport as his one-sided exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr was bizarrely scored a draw in Los Angeles.

The 54-year-old Tyson has made a comeback, 15 years after entering retirement, for an exhibition bout with the 51-year-old Jones Jr and the former world heavyweight champion exceeded expectations with a lively display that failed to receive recognition on two of the scorecards.

Tyson was pleased with his performance despite the scorecards

“I’m good with it. I entertained the crowd. The crowd was happy it,” Tyson told BT Sport Box Office.

But Jones Jr admitted: “I don’t do draws man, but I understand why they say certain things are buckets lists, because when he hits you, if it’s his head, his punches, his body shots, it don’t matter. Everything hurts.

“For me, I thought I did enough boxing on the outside, but I’m cool with the draw. We might have to do it again.”

The former world heavyweight champion made an aggressive start

Tyson had tried to find his range with a few early jabs in the opening round and Jones Jr was quick to hold when he felt body shots from his veteran opponent.

Jones Jr, a former four-weight world champion, displayed his foot movement in the second round as he landed a smooth combination, but Tyson targeted the ribs with right hands in the third.

Jones Jr countered with punches while boxing on the back foot

He continued that body attack forcing Jones Jr to clinch for much of the fourth and Tyson unloaded his trademark hook with regularity in the fifth.

Jones Jr switched to a southpaw stance in the sixth, landing a decent left hand on Tyson, who gave a glimpse of his old destructive skills while answering with a swift flurry of punches in the seventh.

Tyson continued to land body shots on Jones Jr

Tyson stalked forward in the final round, attempting to land a telling punch, but Jones Jr wisely kept his distance on the back foot until the final bell.

Concerns had been raised about the two boxing legends returning to the ring and Tyson insisted afterwards that he was more at risk than Jones Jr.

“I was afraid I might get hurt,” Tyson told BT Sport Box Office. “He only stopped fighting for three years. Why do nobody care about my a**? I haven’t been fighting for 15 years and he stopped fighting three years ago and everybody is worried about his a**.

The 54-year-old had returned to the ring after retiring in 2005

“I haven’t done this in 15, 16 years. I’m not a giant, I’m a beginner.”