Before Mike Tyson opted to return for an exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr., the former heavyweight champion was actually approached about competing in a sanctioned bare knuckle fighting event.
Earlier this year, David Feldman, president of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships, reached out to Tyson’s team with an eight-figure offer to see if he’d be interested in competing for the promotion.
A deal was never struck and Tyson ultimately decided to come back for the matchup with Jones Jr. instead but Feldman knows he had a good idea in mind after watching the 55-year-old hitting pads with his coach Rafael Cordeiro.