“I spent a sleepless night but I don't regret it!
The short hour of sleep did not alter the pleasure Charles Biétry took last night.
At the microphone with Mathieu Kassovitz and Jérôme Le Banner, the former sports boss of Canal + largely enjoyed the duel offered by Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr, more a show than a fight since it was agreed that there would be no winner.
On paper, because in reality, he himself greatly appreciated the performance of the fifty-year-old “Iron Mike.
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What do you mainly remember from this fight?
CHARLES BIÉTRY.
What happened is not anecdotal.
Even tired, I can say it: life is good.
Because I am today with my grandchildren and also thanks to Mike Tyson.
Why him in particular?
He surprised us all.
Of course, he no longer has the speed we knew him.
This no one could doubt.
He nevertheless made the effort to prepare.
Physically, he was very presentable.
Technically too.
We have regained his desire to be the best.
So does that mean that Roy Jones Jr was not up to the task?
It is not exactly that.
It's just a shame he didn't prepare so well.
We have not found the gestures that characterize it.
I regret it because he is a fantastic boxer.
In the forty seconds that followed the end of the fight, we could feel Tyson's displeasure.
And then good humor returned to his face.
Isn't that just a sign that he was also there to have fun?
Absolutely.
He showed that he was happy to box and also that he wanted to reclaim some of everything that was dogged in his past.
For laymen who have a rather negative and excessive image of him, this is undoubtedly very surprising.
It was important to him to succeed in this fight.
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We understand, Tyson is your winner ...
I'm just saying that he respected us all.
When this huge boxer says he's changed, I think it's true.
This fight didn't make him a bigger champion than he already is.
It just increases the respect we could have for him.
What sequel do you see for Mike Tyson?
I won't be surprised if he sets up a sort of “old-timers” circuit, with other big names in boxing, like Evander Hollyfield for example.
It will be very clearly show, an exhibition with champions that we love and who made us dream.
Do you believe him when he now talks about fighting in Monaco or Saint-Tropez, against a European?
Tyson likes France and Monaco is a place that attracts.
But these are announcements boxers like to say at the end of meetings, in the heat of the moment and in the heat of the moment.
We will speak again !
I especially hope that the media conditions will be better.
American TV did not measure up either.
She could have better highlighted this unique fight that everyone was waiting for.