Boxing legend, Mike Tyson has been blamed for being “frightened” to battle rival Evander Holyfield
Triller’s fellow benefactor Ryan Kavanaugh uncovered that Mike Tyson turned down an “enormous payday” for a battle with Evander Holyfield over dread of being taken out.
Holyfield is making a historic return to the ring this end of the week to battle previous UFC star, Vitor Belfort. The 58-year-old moved forward on seven days’ notification to replace the one and only Oscar De La Hoya after he contracted Covid-19.
Mike Tyson and Holyfield have battled twice previously. In 1996 Holyfield crushed Tyson by TKO and their rematch in 1997 saw Tyson precluded for notoriously gnawing a lump out of Holyfield’s ear.
What’s more, Kavanaugh said that he contacted Tyson about a battle with Holyfield. This is what Kavanaugh told Sky Sports;
”We have an offer out to Mike. We have been told that he is scared to fight Evander. There has been back and forth hoopla, there is a massive payday ready for Mike to fight on Thanksgiving. A massive payday, one of the biggest.
But we can’t seem to push it along. Now I have heard, from a number of reliable sources, that Mike is too scared. He thinks Evander would knock him out. I wouldn’t ask nobody to do anything they don’t want to do. But it’s for charity. If we can work something out that works for everybody then it’s a win-win-win.”