Tyson Fury offers to spar with football legend Wayne Rooney after receiving praise.
Tyson Fury offers to spar with football legend Wayne Rooney after receiving praise. Given that Oleksandr Usyk is a football player and is much shorter than him, Tyson Fury quipped that he should spar with Wayne Rooney to get ready for him.
Rooney, a legendary former Everton and Manchester United striker, watched Fury’s most recent world heavyweight title defense against Derek Chisora from the stands. Additionally, he asserted that Fury ought to be knighted for his boxing accomplishments in an interview with TalkSPORT following the Manchester native’s fourth straight stoppage victory in a world title match.
Rooney suggested that Fury should receive a rare knighthood because of all he had done to advance British boxing while living outside the country. Having seen Rooney play, the boxer was quite appreciative of what he said despite not being very interested in such an honor.
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At the ringside, Rooney declared, “I think he’s an unbelievable legend. If I’m being sincere, I probably believe he should be knighted because he hasn’t been afraid to go abroad; he’s won titles and defended them abroad. He sums up and epitomizes everything boxing is. I think what he’s done for boxing is entertaining, his skills are incredible, and his mentality is fantastic.
Fury was floored by the praise, calling the football player a “true legend” and suggesting they should engage in a duel in the ring. Despite being an enormous sports enthusiast and a foot shorter than Fury at 5’9″, the former Manchester United player, who retired from playing last year at 35, is most likely.
A few days later, Fury said on TalkSPORT, “I grew up watching him as a youngster for England and United, so that’s a wonderful, amazing message from him.” I need someone smaller to prepare for Usyk, so Wayne, if you’re listening, get on the blower, son! He’s a huge boxing fan and comes from a fighting background, so hopefully, we can have a little spar in the future.
When Fury fights Usyk for the undisputed world heavyweight title the following year, he will have a significant height and reach advantages of six and seven inches, respectively. Additionally, he typically weighs between 264 and 270 pounds, whereas Usyk’s career-high weight was 221.5 pounds.
