Tyson Fury could be set for movie career after Sylvester Stallone says he wants him to star in Expendables franchise

SYLVESTER Stallone wants boxing champ Tyson Fury to star in one of his Expendables films.

The actor, 76, said he would be fantastic appearing alongside him and Jason Statham, 55, in the action franchise.

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Sylvester Stallone wants Tyson Fury to star in one of his Expendables films[/caption]

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Stallone said the fighter is ‘the greatest heavyweight that ever lived’[/caption]

Sly — who also played boxer Rocky Balboa— added: “He’s a natural force of nature and he has charisma so why wouldn’t we want him?”

Then he joked: “As long as he’s beating up the other guys.”

Stallone also calls the two-time world champ, 34, “the greatest heavyweight that ever lived” on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show tomorrow night.

He added: “I think you’re the greatest heavyweight that ever lived and I’m a boxing historian, I studied this closely.

“When you put together all your skills, plus your heart and your ability to recuperate and how you can move around so well at your size, there’s no one that could have beat you in any era.

“It’s totally true.”

Fury, also a guest on the show, says he is keen on Sly’s offer.

He adds: “Who better to help me than the man himself, Mr Rocky Balboa?

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Champ Fury said: ‘Who better to help me than the man himself, Mr Rocky Balboa?’[/caption]

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Sylvester Stallone with Carl Weathers in iconic boxing flick Rocky[/caption]