MIKE TYSON has reportedly rejected a huge £14million offer to fight Wanderlei Silva in a Bare Knuckle Boxing match.
The boxing legend has recently been whipping fans into frenzy with numerous clips showing his stunning physique and training.
Mike Tyson has snubbed a £14m offer to fight MMA king Wanderlei Silva in a Bare Knuckle Boxing Match
Despite turning 54 later this month, the former heavyweight champion is planning a comeback into the ring.
A trilogy fight with long-term rival Evander Holyfield or an exhibition clash with Shannon Briggs have both been speculated.
Tyson Fury is another who claims to have been offered a match with the veteran, while AEW wrestling star Chris Jericho has also called out the Baddest Man On The Planet.
However, even though Iron Mike is readying for a return, he has already allegedly snubbed one big-money offer to face MMA icon Silva.
The ‘Axe Murderer’s’ coach Rafael Cordeiro told Marca: “Tyson is getting ready to do a boxing match with gloves.
“As soon as we started training I said ‘My Lord’ – I didn’t know what to expect from a guy who hasn’t hit mitts for – I think – almost ten years.
“So, I didn’t expect to see what I saw – I saw a guy with the same speed, the same power as a guy who is 21, 22-years-old.
“And I can tell; you would have to be a good guy to spar with Mike, because if you don’t prepare, he is going to drop you for sure – 100%. The power is different level.
“I have trained a lot of heavyweights in my career, with not a lot of respect for everybody, but he is almost as powerful as Wanderlei Silva is right now.
“When you talk about power, I held his right hook and thought ‘he is going to kill somebody.’”
Silva then told Sherdog he had agreed to fight Tyson under the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship banner for £7.8m.
The 43-year-old said: “They offered me $10 million plus pay-per-view percentage and I accepted immediately.
“I hope [David] Feldman can make it happen.”
Silva recently broke his foot after being struck by car while cycling, ruling him out of action for the foreseeable future.
Mike Tyson shows off shredded physique aged 53 in gym workout with MMA legend Vitor Belfort ahead of boxing return
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
