Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. are displeased that their Nov. 28 eight-round exhibition match will unfold outside of the customary three-minute round.

"I'm sure they have their reasons for doing it," Tyson said during an introductory news conference officially announcing the fight. "But you know, women fight for two minutes. But I guess the commission has a bigger influence than I do. I'm just happy that we're doing it."

Jones Jr. was a bit more condemning ahead of their PPV fight from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

"I'm not happy at all," Jones Jr. said. "That's for women. Why are we doing two-minute rounds? We're two of the best to ever do it. Two minutes doesn't do anything for me or him."

With a combined 105 years of age between them, the California State Athletic Commission and executive director Andy Foster are largely trying to look out for the health of both Tyson, 51, and Jones Jr., 51 by limiting the action as much as possible.

Foster told BoxingScene.com in July that the fight was approved only under the terms that it would be a sparring match.

Tyson and Jones Jr.’s statements come during a time of which women boxers are calling for equality and the chance to fight in three-minute rounds just like the men.

Claressa Shields, a three-division champion and two-time US gold medalist, has long been pounding the table to have the same opportunity of three-minute rounds just like her male counterparts.

“I can think of so many of my fights where I was putting girls through hell for two minutes. Then they get that one-minute rest and come in refreshed. If it was three minutes, a lot of these girls would quit,” Shields told BoxingScene.com in June.

“I think it’s going to take one of the [female] champions to fight a three-minute round for 12 rounds. When they see that the top women fighters are willing to do it, everyone will get on board, and promoters would pay us fairly. They’ll understand that we’re putting the same amount of time as the men. Personally, me and my team have talked about it a few times. After my next fight with Marie Eve Dicaire, we are going to look forward to fighting three-minute rounds. We want to do everything for women’s boxing to have equality.”

Manouk Akopyan is a sports journalist and member of the Boxing Writers Assn. of America since 2011. He has written for the likes of the LA Times, Guardian, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Men’s Health and NFL.com. He can be reached on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube at @ManoukAkopyan or via email at manouk[dot]akopyan[at]gmail.com.