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Mike Tyson is still the biggest name that the boxing has to offer

Novelty boxing matches have a long and colorful history

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Boxing legends Mike Tyson, 54, and Roy Jones Jr., 51, will mount an eight-round exhibition (two minutes each) as the headliners of a $50 pay-per-view event

Brin-Jonathan Butler | Bloomberg
Novelty boxing matches have a long and colorful history. Fifty years ago, The Super Fight depicted the results of a fictional contest between Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano, at that time the only two undefeated heavyweight champions in history.

Released in 1970 at 1,500 movie theaters around the world for one night only, the film generated close to $35 million in today’s adjusted dollars.
 
Marciano was 45 years old at the time, had not fought professionally for 13 years, suffered from obesity and serious back problems, and did not feel camera-ready after losing his hair. But a cash-strapped 27-year-old

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