Despite His Father Calling Mike Tyson a “Traitor,” Tyson Fury Expresses Happiness for the “Living Legend” Training Francis Ngannou

It’s common knowledge that Tyson Fury is named after the iconic Mike Tyson. However, in Fury’s upcoming fight with Francis Ngannou, ‘Iron’ Mike is not in his corner. Instead, Mike is training his opponent, Francis Ngannou. This rather coincidental fact did not sit well with Fury’s father, John Fury. So, he branded the former heavyweight champion a traitor for joining the opponent’s corner. 

Surprisingly, the ‘Gypsy King’ himself seems happy about Mike’s involvement in the highly anticipated fight on 28 October. While appearing in an interview with Shak MMA, Fury expressed his happiness with having Mike, the living legend, near the boxing ring. 

Tyson Fury claims Mike Tyson did a great job promoting Francis Ngannou

During Fury’s appearance in the interview, the reporter questioned Fury about his thoughts on seeing Mike, his namesake in the opposition’s team. Fury promptly responded by stating that he was extremely happy to see him as a part of the event. He even complimented the former boxer for training and promoting Francis Ngannou. “It’s very good for Mike to be a part of this promotion. He’s done a good job promoting Francis. And what a pleasure to have a living legend because that’s what I believe Mike Tyson is,” said Fury.

Later in the interview, Fury claimed he is excited about having Mike in the same ring as him on Saturday night. “So to have a living legend in the same boxing ring as me on the night, that’s fantastic,” said Fury. He went on to elaborate on the fact that being named after ‘Iron’ Mike, achieving similar accolades, and having the opportunity to meet him brings Fury immense pleasure. 

Francis Ngannou was into boxing as a kid

Ngannou faced several adversities in his life to get to where he is today. His life began with poverty in Cameroon. But through sheer hard work and determination, he became the UFC heavyweight champion. A video was recently posted to his YouTube channel that featured his mother and brother. And they unraveled some unknown facts about Ngannou.

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Ngannou’s mother revealed that as a kid, Ngannou loved watching a lot of boxing movies and spoke about Mike Tyson. “When he was little, he watched boxing movies. We refused to see, but he always saw and talked about Mike Tyson,” Nagnnou’s mother said. She also revealed that Nagnnou wanted his brothers to call him “American Boy” at one point in his childhood. 

Even though his father has labeled Mike Tyson a traitor, Tyson Fury is happy to see Mike involved in the boxing event. But what are your thoughts on Fury’s statement? 

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