Frank Bruno would ‘love’ to make boxing comeback as former world heavyweight champion backs Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr fight

Frank Bruno has told talkSPORT he would 'love' to box again as he defended Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr over their controversial comeback fight.

Tyson, the youngest world heavyweight champion in history, will dust off the black boots and the black shorts for the first time in 15 years when he takes on pound-for-pound legend in Jones on Saturday night.

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Although billed as an exhibition, both men have got themselves fighting fit for the heavyweight showdown which you can hear live on talkSPORT following Daniel Dubois’ showdown with Joe Joyce.

With a combined age of 105, Tyson and Jones Jr squaring off has been dismissed as a circus act by some.

But Bruno, the former world champion who twice fought Tyson in his career, sees no problem with them facing off.

“I think both are taking it seriously,” Bruno - one of Britain's most popular ever fighters - said on the Jim White show on talkSPORT. “All the rules will go out the door.

“They are making some money and as long as they don’t hurt themselves, good luck to them.

“They are not robbing a bank; they were champions and good fighters in their day. If they fancy it, who are we to judge?"

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Like Tyson and Jones Jr, Bruno is also in great shape and, even at 59, admits he would be tempted by a comeback for the right amount of money.

“I train three times a day, sometimes four times a day. I do look after myself so if someone is going to offer you a good amount of corn to go into the ring, I would love to go into the ring," he said.

“That is my job, that is my profession, it is what I have done for most of my life.

“If it wasn’t for me training and keeping myself in tick, I think I would have gone mad. I can understand where they are coming from and they are two great champions.

“I hope they give a good show. It can be a good thing.

“In white collar boxing you can be a fireman, dustman, working in an ‘ok, ya’ environment and they go into the ring and there is no age limit, weight limit. What is the difference?”

Download the talkSPORT app and listen to a huge heavyweight night of action this Saturday, with live and exclusive radio commentary of Daniel Dubois vs Joe Joyce followed by live coverage of Mike Tyson’s return to the ring against Roy Jones Jr