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Mike Tyson has rubbished the idea of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury fighting in New York and urged the British rivals to clash on home soil – even if it means he is barred from sitting ringside.
After years of trash talk and false dawns, the two British heavyweights looked set to finally meet in a long-awaited showdown later this year.
As reported by the Daily Mail, Joshua and Fury are understood to have signed contracts to fight on November 20 in New York City.
But news that the fight would not be held in Britain sparked a fierce backlash and then on Friday, Fury claimed the fight ‘doesn’t look like it’s going to happen’ in an explosive rant at his rival and Joshua’s ‘money-thirsty’ promoter Eddie Hearn.
That does not sit well with ‘Iron’ Mike, one of the most feared heavyweights in history, who told the Daily Mail that Joshua and Fury must clash on home soil.
‘It’s going to be a great fight, it’s going to be great for boxing… even though I can’t go – I’m barred from London – I think London should get the fight,’ said Tyson, who is blocked from visiting the UK due to his criminal past.
The former heavyweight champion was jailed for rape in 1992 and has also been convicted of assault, cocaine possession and driving under the influence.
‘They’re both English and if they come here, all the English people are going to come anyway. So you’re home already, let’s do it there!’
‘Everybody that [wants] to be there, they’re going to come to the United States – it’s going to be full of English people. It’s just going to be just like it is over there.
‘There ain’t going to be many Americans there because they’ll sell it out. All the English – very few Americans – sold it out when I fought Frank Bruno [twice in Las Vegas].’
Tyson spoke to the Daily Mail during an event at Sugar Factory in New York’s Times Square, where he was promoting new Protein Sliders that he hopes can help people eat more healthily.
