Mike Tyson offered $1m to come out of retirement and face SBW
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Mike Tyson has reportedly been offered $1 million to fight former New Zealand All Black Sonny Bill Williams in Australia.
Tyson went viral last week when he posted a video of himself working on the pads, displaying that trademark speed and power and has since been offered $1 million to step into the ring with former All Black star Sonny Bill Williams.
The 53-year-old former undisputed heavyweight champion has recently revealed last month that he is training for a return to the boxing arena to take part in four-round exhibition fights for charity.
The training videos caught the attention of a number of boxing fans with Melbourne boxing promoter Brain Amatruda being among them, and Amatruda said: “He might be 53 years old, but he’s still a huge name and any of these blokes including former AFL star Barry Hall, retired NRL player Paul Gallen or Sony Bill would jump at the chance to get in the ring with The Baddest Man on the Planet.”
When asked where the fight would take place, Amatruda said: “I’d hold it at Melbourne Arena where we’d get over 10,000 or even Princes Park where they got 30,000 for Jeff Fenech versus Azumach Nelson.”
Williams has returned to rugby league following the Rugby World Cup in Japan but as a boxer he has won all seven of his previous pro boxing fights, but has not professionally since 2015.
The biggest win of Williams’ boxing career to date has been against former South African world champion Francois Botha, who Williams controversially beat in 2013.
When asked when the fight might take place, Amatruda said: “We’d have to wait until the coronavirus shutdowns are over of course so the fight probably wouldn’t be until early next year – as long as we can get the visa.”
