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Tyson, who became the youngest heavyweight
champion of all time when he beat Trevor Berbick in 1986 aged
20, caught the attention of the boxing world by posting training
videos on Instagram and has said he was considering exhibition
bouts to raise money for charity.
"I would probably like to see it but ... is it a bit
irresponsible to let a 53-year-old legend back in the ring?"
Hearn told British Boxing Television.
"I had a message from someone saying they wanted to talk to me
about Mike. He looks pretty dangerous. What's compelling is
could he actually go back in at 53 and do some damage? But
should we be encouraging that from an all-time great?
"There's a fine line and I've crossed it a couple of times --
between integrity of the sport and entertainment delivering
numbers. Our job is to deliver numbers for broadcasters but we
have to keep it as close to the right mark as we can."
Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has also released
a training video on social media, fuelling speculation that he
could come out of retirement to face one-time rival Tyson.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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