Lennox Lewis game to make comeback at 48 if gets 100 mln-dollar purse

Former British world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has claimed that he could be ready to fight one of the Klitschko brothers in six months, provided he gets a 63 million pound fee.

According to the Mirror, the 48-year-old Brit met Russian promoters last weekend at Wladimir Klitschko's successful defence of his world titles against Alexander Povetikin.

Lewis was offered 31.5 million pounds for the comeback but told the Russians they would have to double that bid, the report said.

He said that it was his price tag and it is under discussion, adding that he had told them that he could be ready in six months and is in provisional training.

Lewis has been running in Hyde Park every morning and has got his weight down to under 300lb, the report added.

If he gets the cash he wants, it would eclipse the 41.2 million pounds pocketed by Floyd Mayweather for last month's fight with Canelo Alvarez, the report further said.

The promoters' preference is thought to be a rematch of Lewis' 2003 battle against Vitali Klitschko in Los Angeles, which Lewis won on cuts, according to the report.

Lewis, though, would prefer to take on Wladimir, 37, the report mentioned.

He said that he had beaten Vitali so he would like to fight the other brother but they would see how it works out, adding that he wants to bring back the Sweet Science to heavyweight boxing.