Mike Tyson was cited this week expressing that he wants to battle a woman in his promotional boxing tour, which is set to commence on Friday night when Tyson goes (literarly) ear-to-ear with former sparring partner Corey "T-Rex" Sanders in Youngstown, New York. The battle has not yet been confirmed, but Sportsbook.com is posting betting odds on whether a battle of the sexes will eventually occur.

The boxing sport is widely considered to be one of the least scrupulous sports. If there's any reason to trust that people will pay to watch a fight featuring Tyson and a woman, then there certainly is the possibility that someone will try to exploit the situation and get a deal done. As a matter of fact, given Tyson's current skill level, a fight between him and say, Layla Ali, would likely be a better fight than most of the current heavyweight division match-ups being offered up on pay per view and HBO.

Odds at Sportsbook.com are set at 5-1 that Tyson gets a sanctioned fight with a female between now and September 30, 2007. The odds of no fight whatsoever stay at one tenth of the bet.

- 2006-10-20