MIKE TYSON warned John Fury that his friend Joe Egan is “coming for him” and bizarrely dragged Russell Crowe into the row.
Tyson and Egan were famous sparring partners during his ferocious prime and even called the Irishman “the toughest white man on the planet.”
X @BigJoeEganMike Tyson warned John Fury that his friend Joe Egan is ‘coming for him’[/caption]
AlamyJohn Fury was called out by Joe Egan[/caption]
Egan was a national amateur champion but had only four professional bouts, going 3-1.
He recently announced plans to come out of retirement and publicly challenged Tyson Fury’s dad John – but to no avail.
So Egan has now turned to his old friend Iron Mike to help get the message out there.
Tyson said in a video: “John Fury, you’ve got my friend Joe Egan really mad at you, saying you wanted to fight me.
“And he also told me that you told Russell Crowe that was a fraud. So, Joe Egan is looking for John Fury, okay?
“And if I’m able to see that fight – I hope it’s not in England because I’m a felon, I can’t go to England.
“But he’s coming for you John Fury, for my honour.”
Tyson had two fights in the UK, knocking out Julius Francis in Manchester and Lou Savarese in Glasgow.
But in 2013 he was banned from travelling over due to his 1992 rape conviction – which he served three years in prison for – because of immigration rules that were toughened up in 2012.
Tyson has been called out several times by Fury’s father John.
But John refused to entertain the callout from Egan, telling The Mirror: “Not interested in talking about those people. Can we move on please?”
Egan, who has been out the ring for two decades, called out John and eyed a mega-money payday in Saudi Arabia.
He said: “Hello everyone. I have one last hurrah in me. I haven’t fought in over 20 years.
“John Fury is my friend and he is a good fighting man, same as myself, a good fighting man and I think the two of us would have a great boxing match.
“Out in Saudi let’s show them YouTubers and them Saudi royals how two old warriors can perform.”
PA:Press AssociationMike Tyson with Joe Egan (right) in 2007[/caption]