Florida: Former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Evander Holyfield, has dismissed stories of a comeback fight against former cruiserweight world champion Glenn McCrory, telling media he's saving himself for one last bout - a trilogy clash with Mike Tyson.
54-year-old "Iron" Mike made a successful comeback to the ring after a fifteen year layoff last week, looking sharp in an exhibition bout with former four-weight champion Roy Jones Jr.
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After the fight, Tyson revealed his team had been in touch with the Holyfield camp, but they were unable to make a deal, resulting in a match-up with the 51-year-old Jones Jr in Los Angeles instead.
"The Real Deal" Holyfield (57-44-10, 29KOs), who is 58-years-old, last fought in 2011 but has been back in training in recent months and called out Tyson last week.
In their first bout in 1996 Holyfield defeated Tyson via an 11th round stoppage but the following year's rematch was overshadowed by controversy when Tyson was disqualified in the third round for biting off a piece of Holyfield's ear.
