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Boxing Legend Mike Tyson Gets $20 Million Offer For Bare Knuckles Championship Fight

The offers keep coming out of the woodwork for Heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson. There was already talk earlier this month of him coming out of retirement to take on…

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 Mike Tyson started breaking ground on Tyson Ranch in December of 2017, which is a cannabis resort that will feature an edibles factor, amphitheater and upscale campground on a 40-acre plot of land.

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The offers keep coming out of the woodwork for Heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson. There was already talk earlier this month of him coming out of retirement to take on old foe Evander Holyfield. Now, there's reportedly an offer on the table for Iron Mike to get a $20 million deal for a Bare Knuckles Championship fight.  His potential opponent: Brazilian MMA star 43-year-old Wanderlei Silva.

Talk intensified over the Memorial Holiday when Tyson was seen working out and training with two other boxing champions - UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo and former UFC light-heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort.

I'd have to admit, Tyson is looking pretty good for a 53-year-old and for someone who hasn't been professionally in the boxing ring in 15 years. And it seems 'bare knuckle' fighting is right down his lane. I mean, he was a 'street fighter' from the beginning, right? He knows all about 'bare knuckles.'

No official deal yet, but the word is Tyson is giving the bare knuckle fight some thought.

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