By: Yaksh Desai Image credits : Google
Born in Manchester, England Tyson fury is regarded as one of the most fearsome and talented boxer across the continents.
As he grew up in Manchester like all young English children he was also fond of football and is a huge fan and a supporter of Manchester United.
Tyson Fury recently in a podcast mentioned his love for the club and also named a few players whom he considered legends Tyson watched and followed those players religiously while growing up.
The comments were followed after Wayne Rooney, former Manchester United veteran said in an interview, "He’s the best we’ve seen for a long time. I don’t think anyone will beat him.” “I probably think he should be knighted, if I’m being honest.”
Tyson Fury was later made aware of Rooney's statement, and he was quite delighted about the fact that The Man Utd. No 10 considered the boxer eligible to get Knighted which is a supreme title given to any Englishmen.
The British boxer was amazed and with high emotions and enthusiasm said, "Rooney's a proper legend. I grew up watching him. Hopefully, we can have a little spar in the future. I do need somebody smaller to prepare for Oleksandr Usyk. Wayne if you're listening, get on the blower son."
Netizens were quite amazed by Tyson's response. Many of them were confused by the "growing up watching his statement" by the boxer. The Fans were quite sarcastic about his statement and took Twitter on storm.
It is speculated that Tyson is just 3 years (34 years old) younger than the former English football player(37 years old). And Wayne commenced his career when he was 18 so fans believe that there isn't a major age gap for Tyson to say such things.
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