Former friends...

a few months ago, i had a few friends who i got into a fight with because they dont respect me enough. basically what that means is what it sounds like. they would treat me as the weakling of the group and push me around. i cut off all contact with them, and found new friends, and basically a new life. now they want to discuss what happened and possibly be friends again. should i try it again? by the way, in general, the people around me usually say im too forgiving, excluding this event.