The former full-time champion did not accept a contract with a guaranteed $ 25 million to complete the trilogy in Miami
The team of the world weight champion cruise ship i Heavy, Evander’s Holyfield “The Real Deal”, Revealed that the other time called ‘Worst Man in the World’, ‘Iron Mike Tyson, Turned down a $ 25 million offer to face off in a third fight scheduled for May 29 at Hard Rock Stadium in South Florida.
“We thought this deal was closed, but it all fell apart when people of Tyson decline all offers, “said Kris Lawrence, manager of Evander Holyfield, Through a statement distributed by Swanson Communications. “We were trading in good faith all the time and it looks like we ended up wasting our time,” he added.
There has long been talk of a third time in the ring for Evander Holyfield i Mike Tyson. The only man able to defeat twice a ‘Iron’ about a professional boxing ring was precisely “The real business”, The first of them by technical knockout in 11 rounds in 1996 and then by a scandalous disqualification in three episodes in 1997 after a remembered ear bite.
“Representatives of Evander Holyfield they expressed frustration at the rejection of the representatives of Mike Tyson to a $ 25 million guarantee from the Holyfield team to participate in Tyson vs Holyfield 3 at Hard Rock Stadium to commemorate Memorial Day weekend, ”the statement read.
“The two sides were negotiating intensely for several months and the Holyfield team sincerely thought the deal was imminent, especially after Hard Rock gave its support to the project and there were other offers for the Holyfield team. Tyson. However, the team demands Tyson they were unsustainable and far from what Mike Tyson had agreed directly with Holyfield“They added.
Mike Tyson revealed a few days ago that it was ready to return to the ring at the end of May, after starring in a pay-per-view fight for best-selling professional boxing event in 2020, touching 1.6 million homes in a battle agreed to 8 two-minute rounds against the also legendary Roy Jones.
A few days ago, Mike said through his Instagram account that he was not going to work anymore with the company Triller, with whom he partnered for last November’s show in front of Jones. He said his return to the ring will be in the hands of the Legends Only League company, waiting to hear about his return to the ring soon.
Holyfield, 58, four more than Tyson, Has been training with some solidity and great pace in South Florida waiting precisely for the third fight with Mike; however, it is not known if he is willing to make any other display or confrontation with another fighter other than his twice victim on the head.