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Tyson Doubts Return to Ring but Still Wants Mayweather Fight

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Editorial illustration contrasting worn boxing boots with polished boots across a ring corner.
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Mike Tyson admitted to Piers Morgan that he doubts he will fight again but still wants to face Floyd Mayweather. The 60-year-old former undisputed heavyweight champion said: “I don’t think so. I don’t think so. I’d like to fight Floyd, though.” Mayweather is a former five-weight world champion. There is currently no confirmed date, venue, or agreement for a fight between Tyson and Mayweather. Mayweather has not publicly committed to reviving the exhibition.

 

Tyson told Piers Morgan that he would consider another fight if someone offered the right price. “Yeah. Somebody wants to see me fight and they have the right price, you know, we can do it.” Tyson stated that he and Mayweather had discussions about making the contest happen, recalling seeing Mayweather one day and hugging him, but offered no indication that formal negotiations had progressed.

 

The proposed exhibition between Tyson and Mayweather fell apart earlier in 2026 after months without a confirmed date, venue, or meaningful promotional activity. Mayweather subsequently pursued other opportunities, including a proposed exhibition against Mike Zambidis in Athens.

 

Tyson suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Jake Paul in November 2024, which followed a serious medical emergency earlier that year. Mayweather has not competed professionally since defeating Conor McGregor in 2017.

Tyson competed exclusively as a heavyweight, while Mayweather spent his professional career between super featherweight and super welterweight. Tyson said of a fight with Mayweather: “You know I’m going to beat his ass.”

 

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