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Mike Tyson backing Tyson Fury in rematch with Deontay Wilder


Wilder almost knocked Fury out in their first fight (Picture: Getty)

Mike Tyson has revealed he is a massive fan of Tyson Fury and will be cheering the Gypsy King on in his showdown with Deontay Wilder.

Fury and Wilder go to war on Saturday night in Las Vegas in a rematch of their controversial and thrilling draw in 2018.

Fans are struggling to call a winner, but Tyson is predicting another massive performance from his namesake.

‘I like both of them as fighters, they both came from nothing and achieved becoming heavyweight champion, you have to respect that, I was in their position one time,’ he said.

‘In the first fight I was hoping for Tyson Fury, I always pulled for him because he was named after me, that is the natural thing to do, right?

‘I was always biased toward him. He is very likeable, he is a nice person.

‘I never understood Tyson, I just kept seeing him beating decent fighters.

‘I didn’t know if they were washed up or throwing the fights because Tyson did not look like he should be beating them.

‘But he was and he was laughing at them, that made me a fan. He is so much better than what he appears to be and looks like.’

Fury is promising a knockout and has identified the second round as the moment when he will stop his rival.

Wilder predicted the third round would be decisive, but ‘Iron Mike’ is still reeling from Fury’s incredible recovery from a 12th round knockdown in the first fight.

Tyson remembered: ‘It was almost like a fairytale how he went down and got back it, it looked like he was finished. It looked like a screenplay.

‘He amazed a lot of people by getting up. He showed he is tough, he got up and won the final round.

‘I thought it was over, then he got up and it was like Rocky, he then fought back.

‘It was amazing, it made me a fan. It takes great fortitude and belief.’

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