Praise has poured in for Tyson Fury after he retained his WBC heavyweight title by beating Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas on Saturday.
The English boxer won the fight in the 11th round with a knockout, keeping his unbeaten record intact.
Fury declared himself "the fighter of the generation", adding: "I can only be the best of my era and I’m definitely that", and few could argue with him.
What has been said?
The 33-year-old has his share of fans in the football world, with the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Jesse Lingard and Raheem Sterling wishing him good luck ahead of the fight.
The adulation from football figures continued after Fury's victory, too, and Jesse Lingard, Gary Neville, Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer are among the figures to have been singing his praises.
Incredible that fight ! @Tyson_Fury @BronzeBomber
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) October 10, 2021
What a fight. @Tyson_Fury talks the talk and walks the walk. Absolute legend with the heart of a lion🥊🇬🇧
— michael owen (@themichaelowen) October 10, 2021
Inspirational 🙌🏻❤️ https://t.co/50Btk4ksQn
— Jack Grealish (@JackGrealish) October 10, 2021
That’s what you call a great heavyweight fight. Brilliant scrap. Congratulations @Tyson_Fury on another superb performance. What a champion.
— Gary Lineker 💙 (@GaryLineker) October 10, 2021
Wow. What a fight that was @Tyson_Fury 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #TysonWilder3
— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) October 10, 2021
Congratulations to @Tyson_Fury on another great win, if your down low remember, this fella was at breaking point, he’d had enough but he set himself a goal to be World Champ, always believe in yourself guys ❤️ #GypsyKing #worldchampion #boxing pic.twitter.com/HwF6hOLCKM
— Neil Ruddock (@RealRazor) October 10, 2021
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