Tyson Fury says he wants ‘Rocky Balboa’ bout against random, unknown opponent if Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua fights don’t happen
The ‘Gypsy King’ is taking inspiration from the famous films
Tyson Fury has declared that he would like to emulate the first ‘Rocky’ film and take on a completely random, unknown opponent.
The 30-year-old is still recognised by many as the ‘lineal’ heavyweight champion having not lost in the ring after dethroning Wladimir Klitschko in 2015.
In December, he famously drew with Deontay Wilder in a challenge to claim the WBC title and is now targeting a rematch with the American or a domestic fight with Anthony Joshua.
However, Fury revealed his alternative plan to , explaining: “We’re just trying to get the rematch with Wilder. If Wilder don’t want it, then that’s it really.
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“What I’m thinking about doing is what Rocky did in the Rocky movie, just getting some random person who’s never gonna get a chance at anything and giving him a shot at the ‘lineal’ heavyweight championship of the world.
“Making it like – ‘The champ gives the random person a shot.’
“Just to give somebody who’s never gonna get a shot at anything a shot at glory, just like Apollo [Creed] did with Rocky.
“Apart from the Wilder and the Joshua fight, there’s no other fights out there for me really.”
In ‘Rocky,’ heavyweight champion Apollo Creed schedules a title defence in Philadelphia, before his opponent pulls out due to injury.
In a late dash to secure a replacement foe, the champion opts to give a local club fighter – Rocky Balboa – the shot, mainly because he liked his nickname ‘The Italian Stallion.’
Tyson Fury continued: “[It would] just be some random person, maybe he’s gonna be unbeaten.
“Hopefully Italian – an ‘Italian Stallion’ – who knows?”
Some would argue that, in 2018, Fury already did this twice!
After a two and a half year layoff the returning boxer had two tune-up fights against Sefer Seferi and Francesco Pianeta – the latter was even part Italian.
As fun as the idea sounds, most boxing fans will be hoping it doesn’t come to this, with promoter Frank Warren confirming they are in talks for the Wilder rematch, and that the boxer received an offer from Joshua last weekend.
You can watch the full interview from MTK Global with Tyson Fury below.