Published 19:36 IST, June 12th 2020

Tyson Fury likens himself to boxing great Muhammad Ali in iconic split image on Instagram

Tyson Fury has recently posted a throwback picture of Muhammad Ali knocking out Liston and compared it with his recent knockout win over Deontay Wilder.

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Muhammad Ali billed himself as one of 'Greatest Men' to have ever laced boxing gloves after an illustrious career of 61 fights (56-5), where he went down only five times. t many could defeat Muhammad Ali inside ring. However, even Muhammad Ali could t retire from professional boxing as ‘undefeated’, which many believes Tyson Fury possibly can attain.

Brit heavyweight champion is yet to taste defeat and many boxing veterans including likes of Mike Tyson has said in past that Tyson Fury can possibly remain undefeated throughout his career. Throughout years, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson have been compared several times for ir similar in-ring fight fashion and different opinions have emerged out of those debates. A few days back, promoter Bob Arum stated that Tyson Fury would have unveiled “a hard time” for Ali if y would have ever squared off.

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However, Tyson Fury has always ackwledged Muhammad Ali and never really claimed of passing an opinion regarding result of his matchup against Ali. Instead, ‘ Gypsy King’ recently posted a picture of Muhammad Ali, claiming to continue his legacy in modern-day boxing.

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Tyson Fury Instagram ackwledges boxing legend Muhammad Ali

Fury posted picture from his official IG handle. left picture is clicked in 1965 on an iconic night when Muhammad Ali kcked out Sonny Liston at Central Maine Civic Centre in USA. While right picture was snapped on February 22, 2020, when Tyson Fury stunned world by kcking out Deontay Wilder at MGM Grand Garden Arena in USA. 

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Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua: Tyson Fury next fight?

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn recently thrilled combat sports community by teasing possibility of a Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua bout in 2021. As per reports, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have already agreed to face each or under a two-fight deal in 2021, for heavyweight titles unification. Tyson Fury currently holds WBC Championship, while Anthony Joshua boasts WBA (super), WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight titles.

Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua is being std to unify titles and settle it for once. A lot of boxing fans have already tagged it as biggest fight in history of British boxing.

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19:36 IST, June 12th 2020