Floyd Mayweather Jr. will return to action sometime in 2026 for an exhibition bout against none other than former Heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, in an exhibition bout that has many combat fans and experts scratching their heads.
But is it as bad as this?
With the news of the 48-year old former pound-for-pound great making his return to the ring official, many are now wondering if “Money” would ever put the gloves on for an official bout that will go on his record and put his undefeated mark of 50-0
at risk.
According to Mayweather Jr. says it’s a very big possibility.
“There has been talks. It is possible,“ said Mayweather in a recent conversation with TMZ Sports. The former WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring Welterweight title holder went on to say to say it’s not off the table because he feels good at his age.
“Not at all. I feel good, and working hard each and every day. I can not wait until 2026,“ he added.
Mayweather has not competed in an official fight since defeating former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champ-champ, Conor McGregor, via tenth-round TKO way back in 2017 (more on that here). Since then, however, “Money” has taken part in several exhibition bouts, including facing and defeating Logan Paul in 2021, with his most recent bout taking place in 2024 against John Gotti III (replay here).
It truly is a bizarre time in the boxing world since exhibition bouts are all the rage these days, while Jake Paul is still chugging along trying to solidify himself as a legit boxing threat to champions as he defeats over-the-hill legends such as “Iron Mike.”
Recently, one of Mayweather’s past rivals, Manny Pacquiao, returned to the ring at the age of 46 following a four-year layoff to face off against WBC Welterweight champion, Mario Barrios, going the distance which resulted in a majority draw. Since “Pacman” proved that age is nothing but a number, is there any reason to believe Mayweather can’t come back and secure a win in a legit sanctioned bout?
If so, who would you like to see him face?
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