Mike Tyson could receive rematch offer immediately after Jake Paul fight

'Iron Mike' is scheduled to marque his instrumentality to the ringing adjacent month, astir 20 years connected from his past nonrecreational outing, and already has imaginable aboriginal offers should helium take to combat again

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has opened the doorway to a imaginable rematch with rival Mike Tyson.

Tyson, 58, is acceptable to look YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on November 15 astatine the AT&T Arena successful Arlington, Texas successful beforehand of up to 90,000 fans. The 2 stars were scheduled to spell glove-to-glove earlier this year, however, 'Iron Mike' was forced to propulsion retired of the contest aft suffering an ulcer flare up. The boxing icon was advised to halt training, but has since returned to the gym and believes he'll beryllium acceptable and acceptable to instrumentality connected the youngster adjacent month.

Many fans are acrophobic for Tyson's wellness up of his heavyweight dust-up with Paul aft the 58-year-old precocious admitted helium was struggling to locomotion aft sparring. His past nonrecreational bout took spot astir 2 decades agone erstwhile helium mislaid to Kevin McBride. He did, however, instrumentality connected Roy Jones Jr successful an accumulation contention 4 years ago.

Tyson is widely-regarded arsenic 1 of the top heavyweights successful the past of the sport. The erstwhile world champion defeated the likes of Marvis Frazier, Trevor Berbick, Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks and Frank Bruno during the highest of his powers. However, 1 of the precise fewer who was capable to get the amended of him was Lewis.

Lewis and Tyson went head-to-head backmost successful 2002, with the Brit going connected to triumph via knockout successful the eighth round, retaining his WBC, IBF, IBO and Ring heavyweight satellite titles. With 'Iron Mike' perchance looking to level the bid implicit 20 years later, 'The Lion' hasn't ruled retired a sequel betwixt the pair.

In an interview with TMZ, Lewis said: "Let’s spot however helium makes retired successful this combat first. I person spoken to Mike, conscionable astir fighting. Let’s anticipation his wellness is ok. You can’t spot things connected the extracurricular that whitethorn beryllium affecting you connected the inside. I wouldn’t privation to accidental helium is good past each of a abrupt thing happens."

Boxing fans judge that 'Iron Mike' is not taking the combat earnestly aft a staggering admission. During a caller chat with Jimmy Kimmel, the 58-year-old claimed helium was grooming six hours a day. "I americium grooming highly hard, I bash six hours a day. I commencement astatine 11am and mightiness permission the gym astatine 5pm," helium said. Kimmel looked stunned and replied: "Oh no. 11am? So that's six hours straight, oregon is determination a luncheon break?" The erstwhile heavyweight champion admitted determination was a tiny interruption arsenic a shocked Kimmel gasped: "Oh no."

In the aforesaid interview, erstwhile Tyson was asked if helium intends to beryllium precocious during his bout with Paul, helium replied: “I’m going to beryllium truthful precocious disconnected life, yeah." Kimmel past asked: “Will you beryllium precocious connected marijuana, arsenic well?" Tyson replied: "That’s a possibility, too." The big past commented: "Oh nary my stake is getting little arsenic we talk."