Mike Tyson has many options.
The 54-year-old former heavyweight champ, who faced Roy Jones Jr., 51, in a well-received exhibition last Saturday in Los Angeles, has been called out by former rivals Evander Holyfield, Buster Douglas and Kevin McBride.
Holyfield, 58, said it should have been him going toe-to-toe with Tyson, who he defeated twice in the 1990s. He watched the exhibition and wasn’t impressed.
“My side tried to make the fight happen and we got nothing but excuses. Now I can see why he wanted a tune-up fight before thinking about fighting me,” said Holyfield, who lost a portion of his ear in the second fight with Tyson.
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The 60-year-old Douglas, who in 1990 stopped Tyson in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, told USA Today that he’d love another crack at Iron Mike. He last fought in 1999.
“Sure, I would welcome the opportunity,’’ Douglas told USA TODAY Sports. “Being a prizefighter all those years and still feeling pretty good today, you always feel you got one more fight in you.’’
McBride was the last to face Tyson in a sanctioned bout, stopping him in six rounds in 2005. Tyson didn’t come out for the seventh round.
“I was sad to see him quit on the school,’’ said the 47-year-old McBride, who last fought in 2011. “I’d love to finish it in the ring, one way or another.’’
Holyfield, Douglas and McBride obviously are interested in padding their bank accounts. Tyson reportedly made $10 million for the Jones exhibition while Jones took home as much as $3 million.
The bout reportedly generated 1.2 million pay-per-view buys.
Tyson said after the bout, which ended in an unofficial draw, that he definitely plans to take part in more such exhibitions.