Mike Tyson, a 55-year-old former and famous heavyweight world boxing champion, said in the "Full Send Podcast" podcast with UFC President Dana White that he and Roy Jones Jr. have not yet fully received their boxing pay for the exhibition match, and as he grows older and older, even if there are a hundred million dollars to play, even if it is an exhibition game, he will not play again.
In November 2020, the 54-year-old Tyson ended his 15-year-long retirement life with Jones, 53, in an eight-legged "100-year-old war" boxing exhibition match. Triller, who was in charge of the live broadcast before the game, promised to pay the former undisputed heavyweight at least $10 million, and thanks to Tyson's influence, the exhibition match received 1.6 million PPV purchases, which can be said to be quite successful.
But when it came to the game, Tyson was furious. Because although it's been a long time since the end of the game, Triller's promised pay is still not fully in the book. And Triller said he had paid it in place, and he gave Tyson $25 million, so he had the right to play Tyson's game. Triller later wanted to work with Tyson to hold another exhibition match, but Tyson severed all ties with Triller.
Bai Dana asked Tyson if the $10 million playing fee was in place? Tyson said: "Most of it was given, but some haven't been given yet, and I can't even say anything, yeah, it's really tricky. Recently, there have been many rumors that Tyson is going to have a boxing match with internet celebrity Jack Paul, and even rumors that the two have reached a verbal agreement.
When asked about the question, Tyson denied the rumors, saying, "I'm not even interested in doing this." Bai Dana went on to say that he didn't want to see the 55-year-old old guy Tyson play any more games, and Tyson agreed. "I don't think I'm going to race again, every 12 to 13 months I lose something like my muscle mass." Tyson continued.
"People want me to play for a hundred million dollars, I don't think I'll ever do that kind of thing again, I wanted to do it the first time I played with Jones, just for fun, some people took it to another level and turned it into an economic activity and the fun was gone." Tyson sighed.