The second reason Sanders is returning is unfortunately as a result of a sad tale which has been told over and over in the sport since it started over a century ago. “My former manager, Vernon Smith, embezzled the majority of my finances from me,” says Sanders. “Prior to my WBC title fight against (Vitali) Klitschko, he conned me into giving him power of attorney. I didn't even know what I was signing. I thought he was my friend. I trusted him. He's basically stolen 18 million rands (+/- 6.5 million US dollars) from me. We're pursuing legal action against him, but he's ducking and diving us on every front. To date I haven't even seen the Klitschko contract which we are trying to get from him. Basically, this guy’s a bastard who I have absolutely no respect for.”