I assume I'm not alone in saying I couldn't believe my ears when I heard Ken Buchanan say he wanted to make a comeback.
There are people far more qualified than me to analyse the whys and the hows, but it tugged at my heart-strings to hear him say it was the only way he could earn a living.
Worse still to hear because of the back injuries he'd suffered over the years he's on pain killers for the rest of his life and shouldn't even be in a gym let alone a ring.
Yet Ken wants to become the oldest former world champion to ever comeback at the age of 64 (he's 64 in June).
Of course no one wants to see one of our all-time greats hurt so how could this be allowed? Well it won't, not officially.
He won't granted a license by the boxing board of control. No, if this goes ahead, it will be unlicensed and I'm reliably informed it won't be a nice, easy white-collar affair against a doctor or a lawyer.
The rules of white-collar boxing prohibit former professionals taking part. So the only way this can happen will be for a promoter with suspect moral fibre putting it on and attracting attention in the same way drivers can't help rubber-necking at an accident.
This all came about as part of a superb radio documentry which will no doubt spark plenty of debate as to how former boxers are treated and no doubt calls for pensions and training perhaps similar to that which the PFA provides for ex-footballers.
Like I said at the start of this blog, there are far more qualified people to provide the answers but, for me, as a boxing fan, the thought that one of our all-time greats could be allowed back into the ring putting his life on the line for a few thousand pounds is just plain wrong.