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Roy Jones Jr confirms he would consider coming out of retirement to fight Mike Tyson
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Roy Jones Jr confirms that he would consider fighting Mike Tyson.
Roy Jones say that he would not take down a chance to come out of retirement for a sensational fight against Tyson.
Tyson has been rumored to be ready to come out of retirement with a return to the ring against Evander Holyfield.
The former undisputed champion is said to have rejected a $20m offer from Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
Jones Jr, who retired from boxing in 2018, is said to be preparing a comeback bout with Tyson.
Jones told sports.ru:
‘Yes, it’s true – Mike is a legend. It would be crazy to receive an offer to enter the ring with him and refuse.
‘I had no intention of going back and fighting again but, for the sake of Mike Tyson, I agree to make an exception.’
Former two division champions Andre Ward previously claimed Jones turned down $40million to fight Tyson in 2003.
‘There was a Tyson fight on the table and I believe I’m accurate when I say that it was somewhere around $40 million guaranteed,’ Ward told JRE Clips.
Jones, now 51, runs a combat school in Moscow and has not competed as a heavyweight since losing his belt to Antonio Tarver in 2004 and retired as a cruiserweight 14 years later.
