Lennox Lewis unlikely to come out of retirement to fight Wladimir Klitschko but never say never He was asked in Russia, ringside at Wladimir Klitschko's world title defence last weekend, if he would fight again. Russian backers had said they were prepared to put up $50m for him to fight. So Lewis upped the ante, and asked for $100m. "They're thinking about it," he explained. I always told everyone I would take off my pyjamas for 50 [$50million]. If someone put a hundred million in front of you would you fight. The legacy costs a lot of money, If they want the legacy that I have, that is what it's going to cost. Lewis told me on Wednesday: "If I could get 10 years back, I'd definitely come back and clean up the heavyweight division. Instead, I'm going to clean up the heavyweight division in another way - by finding new talent and helping them. Training, managing, promoting. Lewis, who was one of the new breed of huge heavyweights, stood 6ft 5ins tall, and using all his athleticism and reach, retired in 2004 after a 16-year professional career in which he became undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. He had come into prize-fighting after winning Olympic gold at Seoul in 1988. Lewis retired after retaining multiple world titles against Vitali Klitschko in June 2003. His record - 42-2-1 - power, poise and presence has left him with a legacy which sees him universally regarded as the last great heavyweight champion. I beat Vitali so I would like to fight the other brother but we'll see how it works out. I want to bring back the Sweet Science to heavyweight boxing," he said. Never say never in boxing. But sources close to Lewis suggested to Telegraph Sport on Thursday morning that there are no real plans for a comeback.