JAMES TONEY has called out Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield after the heavyweight legends announced plans to return to the ring.
Tyson, 53, shocked fans after revealing he would make a comeback to compete in exhibition bouts to raise money for charity.
James Toney called out Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield
And 57-year-old Holyfield – who has two wins over Tyson – soon followed, confirming he would box again but not as a professional.
It caught the attention of former three-weight world champion Toney, who only retired in 2017 as a heavyweight.
He said: “To all those bringing up my name in these exhibition fights… count me in.
“If they want to do it, give me a call. I ain’t going nowhere.”
Toney, 51, made his name in the middleweight and super-middleweight division, but also won a title at light-heavyweight.
His last fight, against Mike Sheppard, came six years after Holyfield’s final bout but Tyson has not boxed since 2005 when his lost to Kevin McBride.
But Holyfield last year revealed plans to come out of retirement to fight exhibition bouts in Japan, like Floyd Mayweather did against kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa at the end of 2018.
And his former heavyweight rival Tyson appears to have the same plan, using lockdown to drastically transform his body.
The reformed Baddest Man on the Planet has been back in training for three weeks, doing daily cardio sessions and boxing work-outs at his California home with MMA mastermind Rafael Cordeiro.
Tyson has since had offers to rematch Brit Danny Williams, fight rugby legend Sonny Bill Williams and was even called out by Tyson Fury’s dad John – who said he would be willing to “die” in the ring.
Tyson shocked fans after revealing he would make a comeback to compete in exhibition bout to raise money for charity
Holyfield confirmed he would box again but not as a professional
Tyson Fury’s dad John, 55, claims he’s willing to DIE against Mike Tyson as he calls 53-year-old legend out for fight
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
