John Fury remains furious that Mike Tyson chose to fight Jake Paul instead of him, having repeatedly called on his idol 'Iron Mike' to face him in the boxing ring
Mike Tyson and John Fury agreed to fight before the boxing legend accepted his upcoming showdown with Jake Paul.
Fury Sr has regularly voiced his admiration and respect for the Brooklyn-born boxer, even naming his son after his idol when he was a journeyman boxer in the UK during the 1980s and early-1990s. ‘Big John’ went one step further to angle for a fight with Tyson when his son – then the WBC heavyweight champion – took on Francis Ngannou, who was trained by Tyson, in October 2023.
As fate would have it, Fury emerged the winner, meaning his dad was unable to realise his dream of taking on his hero in the ring. And the 8-4-1 former boxer, who last fought Steve Garber in 1995, was left bitterly disappointed after Tyson agreed to fight Paul who is 31 years younger.
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