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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JULY 12: Mike Tysonattends the 2023 ESPYs Awards at the Dolby Theatre on July 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/FilmMagic)

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JULY 12: Mike Tysonattends the 2023 ESPYs Awards at the Dolby Theatre on July 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/FilmMagic)
The Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou event hosted a number of celebrities from the football maestro Cristiano Ronaldo to ‘Rap God’ Eminem. Currently, the city of Riyadh has been crowded with famous faces, and as a result, the fans have been bombarded with the most unexpected meetups in the history of the sports. Among these recognizable faces, Mike Tyson is also one of them. Well, his presence was the most obvious one, since he’s personally trained the former UFC fighter for this boxing fight.
Interestingly, Mike Tyson ended up meeting both legends named Ronaldo from different eras on the same night. Now this is something that nobody could have ever guessed happened before the ‘Battle of the Baddest’ fight. The fans lost their mind when they saw the two legends from different sports being captured in the same frame.
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Mike Tyson standing beside Ronaldo Nazario sends fans into a frenzy
In the post made on X by boxing reporter Michael Benson, it was reported that Tyson met the football legend Ronaldo Nazario at the Gala event ahead of the Fury vs. Ngannou event. The post read, “Ronaldo Nazario and Mike Tyson at the Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou Gala Dinner…” So, the fans went wild in the comments section.
One of the fans stated that there is a six-time heavyweight champion and a two-time Ballon d’Or winner in just one picture.
6 heavyweight championships and 2 Ballon d’Ors in one photo 👏
— UtdUnity (@UtdUnity) October 28, 2023
Another fan pointed out how the Youngest Heavyweight boxing champion met the youngest ever Ballon d’Or and FIFA Player of the Year award winner.
The Younger ever heavyweight champion with the youngest ever Balondor & FIFA player of the year winner
— KEVINSMO (@KEV1N1STA) October 28, 2023
One fan talked about how the promoters from Saudi Arabia actually know how to promote the events hosted in their kingdom. They were impressed by the people who came to attend the fight.
Never mind the fight. The Saudis now how to put on an event!!!
— John Rafferty (@JohnRaf38663945) October 28, 2023
A fan talked about the similarities in the life stories of both entities. Also, they had similar careers despite being from different worlds altogether.
Striking parallels between how their careers went..
— Sweet Pugilism (@DreamsR4Real999) October 28, 2023
An X user made a statement about how Tyson was able to meet two Ronaldos from different eras on the same night.
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The fan also posted a photo of Tyson and Cristiano Ronaldo together.
Mike Tyson casually meeting both Ronaldo’s in the space of a year pic.twitter.com/POVJO3OK2W
— UtdUnity (@UtdUnity) October 28, 2023
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The fans talk about how the meeting of these two legends is actually quite an unexpected yet wholesome thing. Some even started drawing connections between the two sports athletes. What are your thoughts about this? Let us know in the comments section.
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