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The bond of friendship between the greatest Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Fury, and the renowned actor, Dwayne Johnson, is not concealed. They often themselves claimed they are good buddies. After the blistering end of the trilogy, between the legendary heavyweights Tyson Fury and the former champion Deontay Wilder, ‘The Rock’ praised the glory of his friend and champion ‘The Gypsy King’.

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Both are proactive on social media platforms and never miss greeting each other. Recently, the WBC and the Ring champion took to an interview, where he unveiled the name of the actor, he wants to portray his life on screen. However, as usual, he did not miss the chance to have a funny take about it. He claimed he can also play that role.

Talking to Carl Frampton, the host of the interview, he said, “The rock of course. It’s got to be the rock. My brother The Rock. Might do myself or The Rock. Would play me Rock.”

Further, Tyson Fury elaborated on the legacy he has earned by paying his way through hard times.

‘The Rock’ has claimed that Tyson Fury is the greatest heavyweight of all time

In brief notes, both the legends, ‘The Gypsy King’ and former legendary professional wrestler, talk about each other. The duo had struggled a lot to garner accolades in their respective fields, which is the common thing between the two.

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However, a few months back, the 49-year-old actor reacted to ‘The Gypsy King’s iconic statement, “Never quit as pain is temporary but greatness lives forever.” Notably, it was originally said by all-time great Muhammad Ali, but Tyson Fury has rephrased it in his own way.

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While coming out of his ‘Iron Paradise’ gym, Dwayne Johnson recorded a short video explaining Fury’s thoughts.

He said, “And I love that quote because it’s the thing that we always got to constantly remember and if we could just get past that pain threshold training whatever it is and on the other side of that man is the good. It’s the greatness so get passed that threshold and get to the greatness.”

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For the uninitiated, he claimed, “Tyson Fury the heavyweight champion of the world he will go down as one of the greatest of all time, possibly the greatest of all time.”

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