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DON KING is ready to offer Lennox Lewis £25million to come out of retirement and face comeback king Vitali Klitschko.
The giant Ukrainian regained the WBC heavyweight title by forcing Nigerian Samuel Peter to quit after eight rounds of their Berlin battle on Saturday.
Londoner Lewis, 43, has not fought since beating 6ft 8in Klitschko on cuts in June 2003.
Veteran American promoter King — who will approach Lewis with an offer this week — said: “What a triumph that would be for us old guys.”
Klitschko, 37, had not boxed since beating Brit Danny Williams in December 2004. But he ruled out a fight against younger brother Wladimir who holds the IBF and WBO titles.
Vitali said: “It was my dream to be world champion at the same time as Wladimir and I have done it, but we will never fight.
“I don’t feel any different to four years ago. I still have the skills and if I’m healthy I can still use them.”
The giant Ukrainian regained the WBC heavyweight title by forcing Nigerian Samuel Peter to quit after eight rounds of their Berlin battle on Saturday.
Londoner Lewis, 43, has not fought since beating 6ft 8in Klitschko on cuts in June 2003.
Veteran American promoter King — who will approach Lewis with an offer this week — said: “What a triumph that would be for us old guys.”
Klitschko, 37, had not boxed since beating Brit Danny Williams in December 2004. But he ruled out a fight against younger brother Wladimir who holds the IBF and WBO titles.
Vitali said: “It was my dream to be world champion at the same time as Wladimir and I have done it, but we will never fight.
“I don’t feel any different to four years ago. I still have the skills and if I’m healthy I can still use them.”