Tyson Fury’s father, John, has put his name in the hat to be Mike Tyson’s comeback opponent.
Fury senior has become a well-known personality in British boxing in his own right over the past couple of years.
John was an unexpected star of the Furys’ recent ITV documentary and is very often seen by his son’s side at crucial moments
The 55-year-old, who also used to box professionally, recently agreed to step back into the ring to fight former bodybuilder Mickey Theo.
The pair, both in their mid-50s, have exchanged callout videos online in the past week.
And after delivering a dressing down to Theo where he claimed he will settle only for a bareknuckle bout, Fury then turned his attention to boxing legend Tyson.
The legendary former world heavyweight champion recently announced plans to return to the ring in four-round exhibition bouts.
“Forget you bum [Theo], I’m looking at Mike Tyson,” he said.
“Mike’s making a comeback; I don’t value my life at 50p but let me tell you something, Mike Tyson is worth doing charity with.
“He’s a proper king of a champion, a proper man tried and tested, not some doorman who I used to practice on as a 14-year-old boy. If I didn’t knock out four or five a night when I was 15 I was disappointed.
“I’ll fight Mike Tyson, he’s making a comeback. I know he mentions my boy’s name every five minutes, but here I am, John Fury is hiding from no man, not even the king of the old men Mike Tyson.
“I will fight Mike Tyson; I will not be denied, I will die in a fight.”
