Evander Holyfield and Buster Douglas want to fight Mike Tyson

The line to fight Mike Tyson has begun.

After the boxing legend returned to the ring last Saturday against Roy Jones Jr., two former champions are now looking for another chance to fight him.

Evander Holyfield, one of Tyson’s most infamous opponents, made his challenge known publicly on Monday. The pair first met in 1996, with Holyfield claiming victory in the 11^e round by TKO. Their revenge in 1997 was most memorable, however, when Tyson sadly bit Holyfield’s ear.

“My team tried to make the fight happen and we got nothing but apologies,” Holyfield, 58, said in a press release Monday, via Sportsnet. “Now I can see why he wanted a tune-up fight before he thought about beating me. Roy Jones was a good local opponent for Mike. But a fight with me would be a world event and the only fight anyone wants to see is a fight between us.

“There is absolutely no reason why we shouldn’t be doing it. No more excuses. This is the fight that must take place for our two legacies. Saturday night you said you were ready to beat me, so sign the contract and step in the ring, Tyson. The world is waiting and it’s on you now. I’m ready.”

Former world heavyweight champion Buster Douglas, who shocked Tyson in perhaps the biggest upheaval in sports history, said he was ready for another game in an interview with USA Today.

“Of course I would be happy for the opportunity,” said Douglas, whose knockout of Tyson to become champion in 1990 is considered one of the biggest upheavals in the history of the sport. “Being a fighter all these years and still feeling pretty good today, you still feel like you still have a fight in you. ”

With the challengers piling up for Tyson, there is also buzz for him to take on young challengers. George Foreman did this when he was 45, and now the Hall of Fame can see the record set by Tyson, 54.

“If he gets back into shape the way he is now, then gets his timing back, and all the other things fall into place, he can have a chance to fight for the title,” Foreman told USA TODAY Sports Sunday. “If he can be managed well, a champion, the right champion, will come to him. And if the right one comes, he can knock him out.