Tyson Fury Inspired by 42-Year-Old Heavyweight After the Latter Defeats a 30-Year-Old Prospect

Published 03/14/2023, 4:15 PM EDT

Tyson Fury loves the sport of boxing more than anything, and he’s talked about his love and admiration in a lot of interviews in the past. Also, Fury, like every other boxer out there, wants to keep on fighting as long as they can. Most of the fighters cannot resist the feeling of being inside the ring and going into fierce hand-to-hand combat. Now, many boxers in the past have obviously defied ‘Father Time’ including names like George Foreman and Sonny Liston.

Even in the current scenario, boxers like Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are regularly participating in exhibition matches. Because even after retirement, they still cannot get enough of the sport of boxing. Well, there is another Heavyweight boxer, Carlos Takam, who’s going strong even at the age of 42 years old and taking up challenging fights against his younger contemporaries.

Tyson Fury gets inspired by the feats of Carlos Takam

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Carlos Takam went against Tony Yoka this Sunday and won the fight by a split decision. This inspired the current WBC Heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, as it is important to note that Takam is a 42-year-old boxer who has defeated a 30-year-old boxer, Tony Yoka. So, Tyson Fury posted an Instagram story where he shared the celebration post of Takam.

Fury even captioned the story as, “Inspiring 42 year-olds“. Now, Carlos Takam, in his 17 years of a boxing career, has taken part in 48 bouts, in which he’s won 40 bouts, lost 7, and had 1 draw. He still isn’t ready to stop after Tony Yoka, as he’s called out another boxer already. Notably, he wants to see bigger numbers in his boxing stats. Maybe he wants to break the record of a 52-year-old man who broke the 11 years old record after winning by a knockout, last year.

Carlos Takam is unstoppable

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The Cameroonian-French boxer, right after the fight, in an interview with Sky Sports, called out his next opponent, Martin Bakole. He said, “Is Martin Bakole ready? I want Sky to organize that fight. Martin Bakole’s like a little brother to me, like Tony.”

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Now, he even slammed the French audience who were booing Tony Yoka after his loss. So, he told them it wasn’t fair, as Yoka is an Olympic Gold Medalist, and they do not have any right to disrespect him like that. He even called himself a ” big fan of Tony”

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What do you think about an adamant boxer like Carlos Takam? Let us know in the comments section.

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Chirag Radhyan is a Boxing Writer at EssentiallySports. He has a Bachelor’s degree in English Honors and is a keen follower of Western Boxing. His journey of love for the sport bloomed in his puberty when he first saw a video of the fight where Mike Tyson TKO'ed Donovan in the seventh round.

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Vineet Nandwana

Tyson Fury Inspired by 42-Year-Old Heavyweight After the Latter Defeats a 30-Year-Old Prospect

Tyson Fury gets inspired by the feats of Carlos Takam

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Carlos Takam is unstoppable