Yes, speculations are rife, Mike Tyson is to face James 'Lights Out' Toney, coming out of the dark and making a comeback on the ring this year. Rumors reach fever pitch when an aide in Tony's camp reported that a fight between Tyson and Toney was not just in the making - it was 90% done. Is it?
Though a lot of pundits are dismissing both fighters as unworthy of attention the two former champions may still have what it takes to pack the crowds - not to mention PPV. One comment is telling for instance: "People will talk, but people will watch it, regardless". But not James Reid.
Currently, 'Iron Mike' comeback rumors are spreading like wildfire on social media and people are in fact starting to take sides. That should not be totally surprising as both fighters boasts of astounding records in the ring - in their heydays that is.
However late developments may have just doused all these fire. And rumors may have just died but a natural death as "the hardest hitter in heavyweight history" is saying otherwise. The 48-year old Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is denying it all.
It should be an interesting fight - age not being a factor. James Toney can certainly hold his own against the more universally acclaimed Tyson. For his part, Toney is regarded as one of the greatest defensive heavyweight fighters of all time with an unbeaten streak of 46 fights.
Also, he was never knocked out or stopped in twenty-five years. And the 46-year old champion from dubbed as "Lights Out" may have a distinct edge over Iron Mike: that of defeating Evander Hollyfield. Years back, it was Hollyfield who became the victim of a biting incident by no other than Mike Tyson.
Jesse Reid, a boxer and a hall of fame trainer, for his part expresses he doesn't want to see the fight happen. But should it happen he is putting all his bets on the youngest heavyweight champion at 20 years old - Iron Mike Tyson.
But Tyson recently cut all the air into this fight. In but one tweet, via his twitter account, the fighter who have KO'd a slew of bigger, stronger fighters in his youth insists the fight against James Toney is totally false and ridiculous.
Added to this, Mike Tyson's publicist placed the gavel banging on the judge's table saying all these are nothing but speculations. The former undisputed heavyweight champion is reportedly happily retired and has no reason whatsoever to break such a bliss anytime soon - much more in a Tony fight.
Well, nothing's final until the world's stops turning. The Mayweather-Pacquiao super-fight shows money changes everything. And last look, the 5-foot-10-inched prizefighter named Mike Tyson may need some.
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