EVANDER HOLYFIELD predicted his trilogy fight with Mike Tyson will bring in £73million.
34 years after Holyfield’s ear was bitten by Tyson,The pair are set to renew their rivalry, with talks over a Middle-East backed rematch.
Evander Holyfield
Iron Mike Tyson
The demand from fans is so high for a third bout they have decided to face each other once more, said both boxing legend.
Even with the two at a combined age of 112 – they will bank $100MILLION (£73m), Holyfield is confident.
“I think it will be a lot of money and a lot of millions”, Holyfield told the Last Stand Podcast
“I think, a hundred million. The fight would be big because so many people want the fight”.
“The only thing that I hear people talking about [is] they want to Tyson and myself. And this is what the world want to see.
“But you’re not in that situation, so you have to want to do it. So, I guess we have to come together and do it.”
Tyson, 54 years old boxer, made an astonishing comeback in November when he came out of retirement for an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr, 52 years old.
Holyfield was ispired by Tyson to done the same with hard trainings for his big comeback in form.