Tyson Fury has claimed Mike Tyson wanted £500million to fight the heavyweight world champion. Tyson has been training in recent months with a view to a comeback - likely in an exhibition bout - and has been linked with several high-profile fighters.
Evander Holyfield has confirmed he would be interested in the fight while Fury has claimed his team were contacted. But he claims Tyson wanted to make half a billion pounds to step through the ropes. "There was talk of it," Fury said. "His people contacted me, me and Mike had a phone call, 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