Evander Holyfield’s camp claims that Mike Tyson’s fight is not happening, ‘Deal Fell Apart’

Well, it sounds like Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield he’s dead … Evander’s camp says that negotiations for a 3rd fight between boxing legends have failed.

“We thought it was a closed deal, but it quickly fell apart when Tyson’s people declined all offers,” Kris Lawrence said.

“We were negotiating in good faith all the time and it seems that we ended up wasting our time.”

As we reported earlier, 54-year-old Tyson announced on his podcast last week that he will be returning to the ring on May 29 at a major event at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

Tyson did not name his opponent – but all signs pointed to his old enemy, 58-year-old Evander Holyfield.

Now, Evander’s team confirms that the two sides were in serious negotiations – “intense negotiations for several months” – but the deal ended up failing.

“The Holyfield team sincerely believed that a deal was imminent, especially after Hard Rock supported the project, and several other offers were communicated to the Tyson team,” said the Holyfield team in a statement.

“However, Team Tyson’s demands have recently become unsustainable, and not what Mike Tyson had originally agreed to in direct talks with Holyfield.”

Our sources tell us … Evander claims he spoke to Mike on the phone in person at the start of the negotiations and they agreed to a 50/50 split over profit.

But, things changed … with Evander’s camp claiming Team Tyson simply wanted a bigger cut.

The Holyfield team said they tried to make a deal in which Tyson would receive $ 25 million guaranteed for the fight – but Mike declined.

Now, it seems that the two sides are at odds – and willing to give up on the deal.

Our sources on the Holyfield side tell us that Evander still wants to fight – if Mike’s people come back to the table with a better offer.

So, there is still hope … but now, it doesn’t look good.