John Fury claimed the only man who would put him in the ring was the legendary Mike Tyson – but warned he would need ‘big boy money’ to take on the fighter he named to his son.
John’s son Tyson Fury will face MMA star Francis Ngannou on October 28 and ‘Iron Mike’ will be in the Cameroonian’s corner. John has no hard feelings about his decision and simply wants to confront him because it would be a “dream come true” to go up against a man he has idolized for so long.
But he admits he would “put his life in danger” and would need to be compensated accordingly, suggesting Saudi Arabia as a possible destination for such a clash.
Speaking exclusively to Mail Sport, via Freebets, John said: “There’s only one man I’m interested in, there’s no one else. If it’s not Mike Tyson, I don’t care.
“I would fight him in no time and he knows it. I’m not going to continue talking about it. Maybe he just doesn’t want the game anymore. Fighting is my life. I’ll fight anyone but there’s no one else for me, right?
John Fury insists Mike Tyson is the only person who could convince him to get in the ring
John, who met Tyson while filming a podcast in June, said it would be a “dream” to face his hero but he would want “big boy money”.
“At this point, I want to follow my dream and fight the man my son was named after. If it happens, so be it and if it doesn’t, good luck to him.
“I am 58 years old. I put my life on the line so they can pay me well. There must be a lot of them. Let’s put it this way: you have to be a big boy and there’s not much there. The only big boys are the Saudis. They’ll pay the big boy money, won’t they? But if they don’t, it’s over, it’s over. I’m going to continue doing what I’m doing. I don’t need training camps or weeks to get in shape, I’m ready to go.
John insisted that if given the opportunity to face “Iron Mike” he would not hold back and would happily throw punches in the middle of the ring, while also offering not to get paid if he did not manage to exceed two. Sleeves.
“Let’s undress, put on the gloves and fight in the middle of the ring. He’s an old man, so am I,” he said.
He vowed to fight Tyson in the middle of the ring if their showdown was confirmed.
John said there was no bad blood despite Mike Tyson (left) – who he named his son after – being in Francis Ngannou’s corner for his upcoming fight against Tyson Fury.
Fury and Ngannou will face off on October 28 in an epic crossover fight in Saudi Arabia
“Let’s give (the fans) a little entertainment. If I’m out, I’m out, but there will be a fight. And let me tell you: if I don’t go past two rounds, don’t pay me. Because I have confidence in myself. I can take this with any man on Earth.
John, who met Mike Tyson on a podcast in June, admitted to feeling hurt that Tyson was alongside Ngannou for his next fight against his son in Saudi Arabia on October 28, but has now stressed that this decision was a “business”. decision.
“They obviously pay him a lot of money to do what he does,” he added. “Good luck to Mike Tyson for getting to this position, because they will pay him money to play with Ngannou.
“Mike Tyson isn’t doing anything personal. It’s not because he likes Ngannou more than Tyson – that’s bullshit. The man does it for a living, for a paycheck. I would have done the same thing. Let’s not get caught between professional and personal relationships. It’s the fighting game and it’s dog eat dog.
“I love Mike Tyson, always have. But let’s put feelings aside. It’s nothing personal. We won’t be worse friends after the fight. I won’t think any less of him. It’s just something we can do and we can both benefit from it. The public too. If the public demands it, let’s do it.
John, meanwhile, will be in his other son Tommy’s corner when he takes on YouTuber KSI in their highly anticipated fight on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena.
John mocked KSI’s claims that he would eliminate his other son Tommy in their grudge match
He previously made headlines by overturning a table at his son’s press conference with KSI in August after becoming angered by something the internet star said about the Fury clan – and John predicts that he’ll “scream around the ring like a chicken” when the pair finally lock horns.
KSI boldly predicted that he would stop Fury, despite his lack of experience against top professionals.
“It’s good for him to dream, but he can continue to dream,” he added. “Good luck to this guy, he comes to fight but he has no way to beat Tommy. No matter who he trained with, what his mindset is, he has no way in the world to win.
“It’s absurd, ridiculous that he would even think that. A man fought his whole life, made fun of the best fighter in the world, raised to fight. One of them did some YouTube and only boxed for five minutes. How can he win? Come on. Make your head shake.
“He could run around the ring screaming like a chicken and when Tommy catches him and knocks him out, that’s what will happen. Let him dream and talk big, enjoy the time because that’s the only time he’ll be big. Saturday night you will see the difference between a man who knows how to fight and one who doesn’t.