Published 14:39 IST, October 8th 2020
Floyd Mayweather could be the only boxer to defeat Tyson Fury, claims John Fury
Although Fury claims that the heavyweights don't stand a chance against his son, he admits that a heavyweight version of Floyd Mayweather would beat Tyson Fury.
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Current WBC champion Tyson Fury is yet to face a loss in his career. Gypsy King boasts an impressive record with wins over former champion Deontay Wilder and boxing legend Wlimir Klitschko. 32-years-old is currently training for his rematch with Wilder and is slated to fight unified world champion, Anthony Joshua, next year. However, his far and boxing legend, John Fury is confident that his son will t lose to likes of Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua.
Though John Fury claims that current crop of heavyweights doesn't stand a chance against his son, he mits that a heavyweight version of Floyd Maywear could cause problems for Tyson Fury in ring. While talking to iFL TV, 56-year-old said: “re's body out re unless you can get a 6'8, 18-and-a-half stone Floyd Maywear.”
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In February 2020, Tyson Fury delivered a masterclass as he stopped Deontay Wilder in second round to capture WBC championship. Brit superstar n signed a two-fight deal with Anthony Joshua, who’s currently training to fight IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev in December 2020. While chiming in on upcoming Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua bout, John Fury claimed that AJ doesn’t have boxing IQ or skills to defeat his son.
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"re's body out re that can be compared to this man's [Tyson Fury] strength, size and boxing ability and boxing IQ. He has got brains to match everything else," he said.
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John Fury opens up about Floyd Maywear vs Logan Paul
For past few weeks, rumours have been flying around that Floyd Maywear is thinking of coming out of his retirement to fight YouTuber Logan Paul in an exhibition match. Though undefeated boxing icon is yet to make an official statement on same, John Fury claims that Floyd Maywear would be “ridiculing” sport by accepting “idiot” Logan Paul’s challenge. John Fury n claimed that he could best Logan Paul with a backhand before questioning why YouTuber is going after best pound-for-pound fighter in world.
“Come on Floyd, stop ridiculing sport with se idiots for a few quid. You've got eugh money,” John Fury told iFL TV.
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Im Source: Floyd Maywear, John Fury Instagram
14:39 IST, October 8th 2020