Tyson Fury exhibited his and Mike Tyson’s incredible body transformations on social media on Friday.
The two heavyweight icons have shed an incredible 22 stone between them after returning to the ring following lengthy periods out.
Having suffered problems of his own, the Gypsy King returned from a two-year hiatus from the ring to win the WBC heavyweight world championship from Deontay Wilder.
The Manchester-born bruiser recovered from drink and drug abuse as well as depression and has inspired fans going through similarly tough times.
Former heavyweight champion Tyson, 54, also struggled with weight problems following his defeat to Kevin McBride in 2005.
Friday inspiration from the 2 TYSONs.@MikeTyson – Hard work pays off. pic.twitter.com/KMbQTfTjGL
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) December 4, 2020
At his heaviest, the self proclaimed ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ weighed 27 stone, but he has since come out of retirement and fought out an entertaining draw with Roy Jones Jr last weekend.
And on Friday, Fury took to Twitter to show the pair’s remarkable comebacks.
He wrote: “Friday inspiration from the 2 TYSONs. @MikeTyson – Hard work pays off.”
Earlier this week, Bob Arum explained that the legal situation surrounding Fury vs Deontay Wilder has not yet been resolved.
Fury announced in October that, as far as he’s concerned, the contractual clause obligating him to face Wilder again next has now expired.
Arum has now told the Betway Insider blog: “It’s all on hold, we are going to see what happens with Kubrat Pulev.
“If Pulev beats Anthony Joshua, there’s no Joshua fight for Tyson Fury because Joshua has a rematch clause.
“At that point, Fury is out there looking for opponents and I’d think the best available opponent would be Wilder.
“But it’s up to Fury to decide. Wilder has said some weird, Trumpian things that make no sense – he sounded like Donald Trump. Fury took offence and rightly so.
“If Joshua is not available, Fury will have to decide whether to overlook his remarks and go with a Wilder fight – that’s up to Tyson Fury.”
“If Pulev beats Anthony Joshua, there’s no Joshua fight for Tyson Fury because Joshua has a rematch clause.
“At that point, Fury is out there looking for opponents and I’d think the best available opponent would be Wilder.
“But it’s up to Fury to decide. Wilder has said some weird, Trumpian things that make no sense – he sounded like Donald Trump. Fury took offence and rightly so.
“If Joshua is not available, Fury will have to decide whether to overlook his remarks and go with a Wilder fight – that’s up to Tyson Fury.”