Nevertheless, British heavyweight Allen – who holds a career record of 18 wins, five defeats and two draws – is uneasy over the prospect, with particular concerns over Tyson making a return over 33 years since the start of his first reign as champion.
“If I got offered the Mike Tyson fight, the money would be fantastic but it wouldn’t sit right, would it?” Allen said in an interview with talkSPORT 2.
“A lot of people would laugh at this, but this is the fact – I would beat a 53-year-old Mike Tyson.
“And that is the saddest thing any boxing fan wants to hear. For that reason alone, he should never box again.
“I think fighting’s a young man’s game. I’m 28 years old, I’ve had a lot of hard fights and people are saying to me, ‘David, you’re coming to the end of your career now’.
“I’ve talked to people saying I should stop before because I’ve had some hard fights.
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