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    Mike Tyson hints he may return to boxing. Why a bad idea can be viable.

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    ARLINGTON, Texas – Mike Tyson, who struggled to complete eight rounds of boxing Friday night, hinted he might fight again.

    The moment came during a post-fight interview, when Netflix reporter Ariel Helwani asked the 58-year-old Tyson if his unanimous decision loss to Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium could be his last fight.

    “I don’t think so,” replied the former world heavyweight champion.

    Maybe Tyson just needed a good night’s sleep. Or time for reflection. Or to consult with trusted advisors.

    But there are reasons to believe his answers were more than a stray thought.

    James Spraggins, a personal trainer who worked with Tyson for about three years, pointed to a “Baddest Man Over 50” tournament. Championship Rounds, a news and media website, posted about the upcoming event on Instagram in February.

    On February 6, From The Stands, a media group that covers MMA, posted on Instagram:

    “According to sources, the four martial arts legends targeted for the ‘baddest man over 50’ tournament are Mark Hunt, Mike Tyson, David Tua and Lennox Lewis. Three of the four targeted participants have verbally agreed to the idea.”

    Tyson has not publicly commented on the tournament, but the concept is not new to him.

    A similar idea emerged in 2020 when Tyson was involved in the creation of Mike Tyson’s Legends Only League, LLC.

    The business started with Tyson’s exhibition fight with Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020, when he was 54 and Jones was 51.

    At the time, company representatives said the Tyson vs. Jones fight generated 1.6 million pay-per-views at $49.99 each. But all of this took place long before Friday night, when Tyson looked more like the oldest man in the world than the worst man in the world.

    When Helwani asked Tyson what he had in mind, Tyson suggested he fight Paul’s older brother, Logan, who was in the ring and looked shocked.

    “I’ll kill you, Mike,” Logan said.

    Tyson grinned.

    “Then that’s it,” Tyson replied, looking too exhausted to do another round or make any long-term decisions.

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