Tyson Fury’s father, John Fury, wants to welcome Mike Tyson in the squared circle when the former undisputed heavyweight makes his highly-anticipated boxing return.
The 53-year old legend announced last week he is set for a massive boxing comeback to do exhibition bouts, which will benefit the poor and the homeless.
A terrifying video of his pad workout, then, went viral online, showing ‘Iron Mike’ still has the speed and power that can destroy younger boxers.
“I’ve been hitting the mitts for the last week. I want to go to the gym and get in shape to be able to box three or four-round exhibitions for some charities and stuff,” Tyson said when speaking to American rapper, T.I.
“Some charity exhibitions, make some money, help some homeless and drug-affected mother-f—– like me. I do two hours on cardio, I do the bike and the treadmill for an hour, then I do some light weights, 300, 250 reps. I’m in pain. I feel like three guys kicked the s— out of me.”
Not Hiding
‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ will not be short on options for his boxing comeback as various names have called him out including the father of the current WBC heavyweight champion.
“I’m looking at fighting Mike Tyson,” John Fury said.
“How’s that? Mike’s making a comeback—I don’t value my life for 50 pence. Let me tell you something, Mike Tyson is worth doing charity with. He’s a proper king of a champion. He’s a proper man, tried and tested.
‘He’s making a comeback. I know Mike Tyson has mentioned me boy’s name every five minutes — here I am. John Fury is hiding from no man, not even the king of the old men.”
“Mike Tyson! I will fight Mike Tyson! I will not be denied. I will die in a fight.”
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Lucrative Offer
After his training clip went viral online, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship president David Feldman has offered ‘Iron Mike’ a $20-million deal
“While we did make a guaranteed offer of $20 million for Mike [Tyson] to fight for BKFC, we’re open to many different options as to how we can work together. Obviously, the excitement of seeing Mike’s video showing himself training and desire to participate in exhibitions inspired us to reach out and make the offer,” Feldman told Heavy.com.
Tyson last fought in 2005 and suffered an 11th-round technical knockout loss to Kevin McBride.
(Featured Image Source: Instagram/ Mike Tyson and Twitter/ Ariel Helwani)