Tyson Fury lashed out at heavyweight rival Oleksandr Usyk as he announced his money-spinning bout with MMA fighter Francis Ngannou.
The Gypsy King will take on boxing novice Ngannou in a cash-chasing clash in Saudi Arabia on October 28. But the WBC heavyweight champion has been criticised for not sealing a deal to take on WBA, IBF and WBO title holder Usyk in an undisputed fight.
Fury, 35, insists he’s only taking on Cameroon’s Ngannou because the division’s real boxers snubbed him after talks broke down for fights with Usyk and Anthony Joshua. He said: “Facts are facts: Joshua bottled it, Usyk bottled it and Andy Ruiz asked for $20m, so he bottled it too.
“And here’s another one – [Deontay] Wilder was asked to fight Ruiz in a final eliminator in February and they both said no. So they bottled it too. I took a real man on here who is willing to take on a challenge, because the rest are little s***house p*****s and I don’t mind saying it.
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“I’ve been disappointed with how much p**** s these other guys are. It has taken a guy from MMA to come and challenge me, step up to the plate when no other actual so-called boxer will step up to it. Full credit to Ngannou, he’s obviously a brave man.”
Fury will face little danger in a bout with a boxing debutant despite the sales pitch that he’s in real danger of losing his unbeaten record. He’s heading to Saudi for the mega money on offer and will no doubt face criticism for it given the issues with the Middle East country on human rights which have been highlighted by Amnesty International.
But the reality of the sport is now that Saudi may open up the door for that undisputed fight because of the unlimited pot of cash on offer. Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, is behind this Ngannou fight and is now pushing boxing in Saudi with the government bankrolling the event.
But Fury insists he will only face Usyk if the Ukrainian takes a small split after talks broke down despite the WBA, IBF and WBO champion accepting 30% of the pot for a summer fight.
Discussions collapsed over the split for a rematch but now how the pot is shared still remains an issue as Fury hit out at Usyk for going down because of an alleged low blow in his ninth-round stoppage win over Daniel Dubois last month.
The time for talking is almost over as KSI and Tommy Fury will bury their rivarly once and for all as they face off in Manchester on Saturday, October 14th. Logan Paul will also be fighting at the event in front of what is expected to be a sell-out crowd.
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Fury said: “If Usyk is a good little boy, he might be an option but if he doesn’t he will just be another foreign middleweight that stays out in the cold. I thought Usyk lost the Dubois fight and he quit so he’s a little quitting p***y.
“And once you quit once you will always quit, just like we saw with Dubois. He quit too, so that was two quitters fighting each other. It’s tough to say somebody has quit but Usyk quit with a bodyshot and rattled around on the floor like a little b**** for five minutes and the other one quit with a jab. But the truth is the truth and that’s it.
KSI takes on Tommy Fury at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday, October 14th as he hopes to cause an upset. Logan Paul will also be fighting at the event in front of what is expected to be a sell-out crowd.
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“I thought he was a true little fighting man. But he’s clearly not, he’s just a little wussy. I will beat him, and I won’t even look for a body shot either.
“I will knock him out with a chin shot if that fight ever happens. If he is a good little boy and takes a small percentage of the superstar’s money then he will get a fight. But if he wants big bucks, he can go and fight someone else for fuck all again like he got against Dubois. If he fights [Filip] Hrgovic, he will get fuck all also and if he fights [Zhileii] Zhang he will get even less.
“If he wants a seat at the king’s table then you have to play ball with the master.”
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