SEVEN boxing legends could dust their gloves off in 2021 as they plan to follow Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. out of retirement.
The two heavyweights took part in an exhibition bout in November that saw the event grossing over 1.6 million pay-per-view purchases.
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Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr retired due to a show fight last yearPhoto credit: EPA
Social networking service Triller has raised over £ 60 million to broadcast the competition, and many more fighters could step down in the square circle for another payday.
Here SunSport sees seven former world champions who could lace up their gloves again.
Evander Holyfield
SunSport expects the 58-year-old to face Tyson for the third time after beating him twice in the 1990s.
And the competition could take place in the Middle East, where the fight could fetch more than £ 73 million.
Holyfield hasn’t fought since 2011 after knocking out Dane Brian Nielsen.
But he’s still looking good as the Real Deal is still training regularly ahead of a possible comeback.
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Floyd Mayweather
The 44-year-old, who won 15 world titles in five weight classes, has not fought professionally since Conor McGregor stopped in 2017.
But he announced in November that he wants to take part in exhibition fights in 2021, which can bring him “some money”.
And that’s what he’ll do later this year when he competes against YouTuber Logan Paul.
Manny Pacquiao’s ex-sparring partner George Kambosos recently told SunSport that he would like to see Filipino icon Mayweather in a rematch.
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Floyd Mayweather competes against YouTuber Logan Paul later that yearPhoto credit: Getty Images – Getty
Lennox Lewis and Riddick Bowe
British legend Lewis, two other big names in the heavyweight division, announced last year that he had “not yet closed deals” with Bowe.
A fight between the two didn’t materialize in the 1990s, but Lewis insisted he might be tempted to make a comeback to face his rival.
When asked by BT Sport if he would return, he said, “Sure! I mean it seems a lot of fun.”
Before I added, “I looked at the story of why boxers come back and most boxers come back because they have nothing else to do.
“People keep coming up to them and saying, ‘Hey, when is your next fight? Who will you fight with ‘
“But it doesn’t make them any better, it makes them look bad. So I’ve always chosen to stay away from it.
“But if it’s right, I can come back. There is talk of Riddick Bowe still wanting to fight me, so there is still quite a bit there that is not done yet. “
Bowe himself called Tyson last summer when he was about to fight the worst man on the planet in place of Jones Jr.
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Lennox Lewis hinted last year that he might be tempted to kick back in the ringPhoto credit: Getty
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Riddick Bowe really wanted to fight his fellow American Mike Tyson last yearPhoto credit: AP: Associated Press
Oscar de la Hoya
The 48-year-old 1992 Olympic gold medalist recently announced that his comeback is scheduled for July 3rd.
De La Hoya hasn’t fought since being destroyed by Pacquiao in 2008.
He was linked to fight a number of boxers including Saul Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin, and Marcos Maidana.
And the Golden Boy was even called out by Amir Khan in August, despite fans urging the British star to face Kell Brook instead.
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Miguel Cotto and Juan Manuel Marquez
The former four-division champions are reportedly stepping back into the ring at an exhibition on June 12th.
Cotto hasn’t been involved in a fight since 2017, while his opponent Marquez retired in 2014.
According to BoxingScene.com, a location has yet to be determined.
However, both parties have accepted the deal and an official announcement is expected to be made in the coming days.
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