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Tyson Fury’s ‘real name is LUKE but he changed it to sound ‘harder’ like Iron Mike’, says Dillian Whyte
DILLIAN WHYTE claims Tyson Fury's real name is LUKE and he changed it to sound "harder".
The Gypsy King, who beat Whyte in a Battle of Britain showdown at Wembley Stadium in 2022, lists his full name as Tyson Luke Fury.
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That has boosted his brand and helped secure meetings with legend 'Iron' Mike Tyson.
But 35-year-old Whyte insists his team has evidence that he switched his Christian names around to sound like the Baddest Man on the Planet.
He previously told SunSport: “My real name is Dillian. I know his real name is Luke.
“He changed it to Tyson to make himself sound harder. People can have a little look around on the internet and see for themselves.
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“In boxing, the name Tyson is a lot more sellable than Luke.
“A lot of what Tyson does and says is a game, you can never take anything he says seriously or at face value.
“How can you trust a man who doesn’t even use his own name?”
Whyte spoke to us while holed up in a Winnebago in Brentwood to prepare for his initial fight with Russian dangerman Alexander Povetkin in August 2020.
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Whyte has previously claimed to SunSport that he is the hardest travelling, biggest banging, real road warrior around.
He said: "I will fight anyone, anywhere and that is why I am the real Gypsy King and I have even got my flat cap to prove it.
"Tyson Fury likes to tell people that he is but let’s see.
"Fury had a privileged upbringing, went to a posh school in an expensive area and lives in a lovely house. What kind of gypsy is he?"
Fury retired from boxing after beating Whyte in their 2022 dust-up in the capital.
But just a few months later he took another Brit, Derek Chisora, knocking him out inside 10 rounds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Next up, Fury will face off against UFC legend Francis Ngannou in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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