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Tyson Fury is without a doubt the best heavyweight of the modern era, who’s loved by fans, purists, and celebrities across different verticals. Fury inspires many and one of his many fans is the Game of Thrones, star Hafthor Bjornsson.

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The Icelandic strongman has praised Fury frequently, and he recently expressed his wish to join ‘The Gypsy King’s training camp.

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Speaking to Behind the Gloves, he said, “Absolutely, yeah, absolutely yeah. I would yeah, I mean it would be silly not to. He’s the champ, he’s the best. If I can have the opportunity to learn from the best, I’m going to take that.”

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Bjornsson, a few days back, met the WBC heavyweight king. In this meet, Fury warned the big man about the negative effects of having too much muscle mass in boxing. Bjornsson, like a true disciple, listened to Fury’s comments, and he only seemed open to working on Fury’s suggestions.

‘The Mountain’ took up an exhibition fight against Devon Larratt a few months back, bagging an easy win. However, his ultimate focus is on booking a fight with Eddie Hall, which eventually is regarded as the ‘heaviest’ boxing match in history.

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For this fight, Bjornsson will undoubtedly look to gain some solid expertise from the likes of Fury. That said, if he really gets a training session with ‘The Gypsy King’, Bjornsson will learn paramount boxing lessons.

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Tyson Fury and Hafthor Bjornsson’s training session will be a treat for the fans

Tyson Fury and Hafthor Bjornsson are quite famous around the world, and fans follow both of them closely on social media.

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Their last meet allured many fans around the globe, and everyone expected the two big men to come up with a workout session.

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Now that Bjornsson has expressed his interest in joining forces with Fury, it’ll be interesting to see how the Briton responds to it.

How excited are you to see the two big men train together?

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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