Mike Tyson will be nearly 60 years old by the time he steps into the ring with Floyd Mayweather.‘Iron Mike’, who turns 60 next July, has agreed to meet Mayweather, 48, in an exhibition bout sometime in Spring 2026.Mayweather and Tyson are set to meet in an exhibition bout in 2026Their announcement comes less than a year after Tyson ended a 21-year professional hiatus to box Jake Paul in a farcical fight at the AT&T Stadium last November.Tyson looked like a shadow of his former self as he laboured to a convincing points loss against the YouTuber-turned-boxer.His decision to return against Mayweather has been met with similar levels of discontent from the boxing fraternity and has led to questions about Tyson’s motivations to continue fighting into old age.When the question was posed to him during a recent appearance on the Today Show, Tyson paused for a moment before declaring that he was out to prove his greatness.Why is Mike Tyson still fighting?“I have a 14-year-old son, and my son said ‘Why? Why are you doing this?'” he said.“For a moment, I didn’t know what to say. He said, ‘Why? Why are you doing it?’ And I felt sad for a moment.“I said, because I’m the best that ever did it. That’s why.”Although his initial statement was a good way of selling the fight, his next words were perhaps more revealing.“He didn’t get it, but I said, ‘I have to, it is all I know how to do.'” added Tyson.“Listen, I made more money in my 50s than I did in my 20s,” Tyson explained. And I only had, what, four fights over my 50s. That’s really interesting.The date and location are yet to be confirmedMike Tyson“From that perspective, I’m now 60 years old. The money doesn’t mean anything. The people I love, I can take care of.”The allure of another big payday, along with the fear of letting go of boxing, are far more likely motivating factors for Tyson.It’s a combination that has seen many boxers step between the ropes well past their primes.Roy Jones Jr famously said he would retire from boxing before boxing retired him, only to continue fighting deep into his forties.There are countless examples, and Tyson has sadly become one of them.So too has Mayweather, although the majority of his post-retirement exhibition bouts have been far more calculated.Here’s how they measure upHe has avoided fighting genuine pros and elected instead to box influencers, reality television stars and everything in between.At his peak, Mayweather Jr won world titles from super featherweight to super welterweight, so the idea of fighting a former undisputed heavyweight champion carries a degree of risk.However, the contest is unlikely to be anything more than a glorified sparring match