MIKE TYSON wanted £500MILLION to make his stunning comeback to boxing against Tyson Fury – with the British star receiving a “joke” offer.
The Gypsy King, 31, has revealed Tyson’s team called him in a bid to negotiate a fight.
Mike Tyson wanted £500MILLION to make his comeback against Tyson Fury, with the Brit offered ‘peanuts’
But Fury revealed the figure they proposed he take home to be “crazy” – especially with Iron Mike, 53, set to pocket half a billion pounds.
On a potential clash with Tyson – with Fury claiming he could beat a prime Iron Mike – the Gypsy King told iFL TV: “There was talk of it…
“His people contacted me, me and Mike had a phonecall, it was all real but never materialised.
“Whoever was offering the comeback money to Mike offered us peanuts.
“Mike was talking about £500m figures but what came back to us on paper was a joke, it was crazy.
“I did have a $10m offer from ESPN to do the fight as an exhibition but I think everyone has moved on now.”
‘LOSE-LOSE SITUATION’
Fury went on to say he would have loved to have had the chance to go toe-to-toe with his namesake.
The Brit continued: “I would have just loved to share the ring with him and move around.
“But if he had won then people would have said I was rubbish because a 53-year-old beat me and if I had beaten him then I would have been a bully.
“It was a lose-lose situation for me.
“It was money I didn’t need to fight a man past his best.”
Despite that, Fury says he is keen to watch Tyson make his comeback to the ring.
The Gypsy King concluded: “But I am backing his comeback, I have told him to follow the dream and fill the void because life is too short for regrets.
“If he wants to hear that crowd clapping then he should go for it.
“I am not a dream killer and if he can pass all the medicals and tests then I will buy the pay-per-view for sure.”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
