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Tyson and John Fury travel to The Mountain's gym in Iceland to confront him, he isn't there

Jake Massey

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Tyson and John Fury travel to The Mountain's gym in Iceland to confront him, he isn't there

Tyson Fury and his dad John have jetted off to Iceland for an impromptu face off with The Mountain - but unfortunately, he's in Italy. Watch here:

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There honestly isn't a dull moment with The Gypsy King. Since defeating Dillian Whyte in April, the heavyweight champion has hung up his gloves, booted a taxi on holiday in France, rocked up topless at a pub in Liverpool and wagered a $1 million bet with Jake Paul.

On Tuesday (9 August), he announced he was coming out of retirement to fight Derek Chisora, and today he's f***ed off to Iceland to start on Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, aka The Mountain, or Thor.

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The 33-year-old posted videos on social media documenting the seemingly spontaneous trip with his dad and promoter Spencer Brown.

In his first video, he revealed that he had touched down at Keflavik Airport and was 'looking for Thor', urging the behemoth to 'come out and fight like a man'.

The man is truly one of a kind. Credit: Instagram/Tyson Fury
The man is truly one of a kind. Credit: Instagram/Tyson Fury

Naturally, the three mountain-hunting amigos headed for his gym, quite logically assuming that the shredded giant spends every hour of every day in there pumping iron.

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However, in Tyson's next update, he revealed that the plan, well, hadn't gone to plan.

"We came to Iceland to fight Thor, he's not here," Tyson said.

"So now Thor, if you want any smoke from The Gypsy King, you're gonna have to come to Morecambe Bay and find me."

Obviously, while the mission did go a bit t**s up, the boys weren't going to let it all be in vain, and in the next video they could be seen donning viking helmets, declaring the country theirs in The Mountain's absence.

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Brilliant. Credit: Instagram/Tyson Fury
Brilliant. Credit: Instagram/Tyson Fury

Like true vikings, they eventually gravitated towards giant wellies full of beer, but there have been no further updates in the last four hours.

I think I speak for all of us when I say I am extremely curious to know how their away day is shaping up.

Thor has since responded to Tyson, revealing that he is in fact in Rome, Italy, filming a movie.

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The Mountain is in Italy, not Iceland. Credit: Instagram/@thorbjornsson
The Mountain is in Italy, not Iceland. Credit: Instagram/@thorbjornsson

Like the rest of us, he seemed amused by their jaunt, but he urged Tyson and his team to send a contract his way if they're serious about a fight.

Of course, while they may both be man-mountains, a boxing match between the two would be a huge mismatch - in the same way that a strongman contest would be no contest. However, it seems both parties are keen on an exhibition bout.

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"It would be a bit of fun," Fury told The Telegraph.

"It would be great to get in there in front of, say, 70,000 fans and show him what boxing is all about, make him miss, and knock him out.

"We are talking to his team at the moment and it is definitely something I'm interested in."

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/Tyson Fury

Topics: Sport, Tyson Fury, Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, Boxing

Jake Massey
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