Boxing legend Mike Tyson has received a whopping $20 million offer to make an ungloved return to the ring in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), BKFC president David Feldman said.
"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," Feldman said to Heavy.com. "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."
The amount offered by BKFC is only $10 million dollars short of the biggest payday of Tyson’s iconic career when he received $30 million to face Evander Holyfield for a second time in 1997, a rematch which became infamous for Tyson biting both of his opponent’s ears and resulting in his disqualification.
Despite Tyson having amassed $140 million in total fight purses alone during an illustrious career, mismanagement and overspending on a lavish lifestyle have contributed to slightly more modest current financial circumstances, so there is an outside chance of Tyson being persuaded by the offer, RT reported.
Holyfield, who himself has mismanaged a vast fortune, has also announced plans to once again lace up the gloves to take part in a charity boxing match to help raise funds for Unite 4 Our Fight aged 57.
