Mike Tyson reveals attending Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury has made him consider a return to the ring

Mike Tyson revealed that attending Jake Paul’s fight with Tommy Fury earlier this year prompted him to return to boxing.

The former heavyweight world champion was in Saudi Arabia for the highly publicized clash between Paul and Fury, where he was part of the promotion squad.

Speak on the Hotboxing with Mike Tyson podcast alongside Ryan Garcia, the 56-year-old admitted that a return to active competition interests him mainly because of the spotlight and attention a return would bring.

“I’ve always wanted to be a fighter. That’s all I wanted to do all my life, be a fighter, nothing else.

“I miss this stuff, I didn’t think I would miss it until I got to the weigh-in in Saudi Arabia for [Paul-Fury].

“You miss being the center of attention.”

Tyson retired as a professional in 2005 at the age of 38 after back-to-back losses to Danny Williams and Kevin McBride.

However, just months after announcing his retirement, Tyson would return to the ring to host a series of exhibitions alongside journeyman heavyweight Corey Sanders.

After the first Ohio event was poorly received, the remainder of the tour was canceled and Tyson would retire from the sport for nearly 15 years.

After several years outside the ring, Tyson began sharing images of himself with MMA trainer Rafael Cordeiro in 2020.

Tyson lost a significant amount of weight by restarting his famous training regimen and returned to the ring in 2020 for an exhibition match against fellow boxing legend Roy Jones Jnr.

While the fight was entertaining for fans of the legendary fighters, Tyson seemed to hold back during the eight-round bout, but still seemed to call way ahead by the time the bell rang, though the fight was controversial by the judges as a split draw was labeled. pending.