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Paddy Pimblett and Anthony Joshua recently explained why they looked up to Conor McGregor and Mike Tyson as their inspirational idols, respectively.McGregor is undoubtedly among the most well-known names in the MMA world and is widely credited for helping bring the sport into the mainstream. On the other hand, Tyson is easily one of the greatest boxers ever to grace the squared circle and became a household name thanks to his incredible fighting prowess.While Pimblett has established himself as a worthy contender in the UFC's lightweight division, Joshua is a two-time world heavyweight champion and one of England's biggest sporting personalities. In a recent interview, Joshua explained why he idolized Tyson and said:"It looks like Mike Tyson. Obviously, physicality is important, but there are thousands of people who go to the gym. His mentality set him apart... The things he used to say just stood out from the rest."Pimblett then explained why McGregor was his inspiration and said:"Probably McGregor because of the way he spoke... He was just knocking people out. Tons of people were scared of him, similar to Tyson when he first came for the belt, he was just knocking people out, and he was a mentality monster."When Jon Anik explained how Conor McGregor and Paddy Pimblett were similarEarlier this year, Jon Anik compared Paddy Pimblett's gift of he gab to that of Conor McGregor's and claimed that the Liverpudlian was the best trash-talker in the UFC today.In an interview (via @MMAJunkie on X), Anik pulled parallels between the two UFC superstars and said:"Paddy Pimblett is a master orator, right, and not unlike Conor McGregor nothing that Paddy says is scripted and I think that's a big part of it for me, right. I love Chael Sonnen, he's one of the best orators I've ever been around but some of his material was scripted."
