John Fury almost moved Mike Tyson to tears when he told him how his son, Tyson, was named after him.
As Iron Mike prepares for a bout with Jake Paulnext month, his namesake, Tyson, is also gearing up for a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in December. But it was the emotional revelation on ‘BoxingArabia’ that caught the former heavyweight champion off guard.
In a resurfaced clip from 2023, Fury Sr shared the story behind his son’s name, which nearly brought the boxing icon to tears. During the show, John sat beside ‘Iron’ Mike and expressed his long-standing admiration, saying: “I have waited 35 years to meet this man.”
The interview then took an unexpected turn when an overwhelmed Iron Mike pushed the microphone away, reaching for tissues to wipe his face and called for a halt, exclaiming: “Time, time, stop, stop.”
