BOXING fans fear WBC heavyweight champ Tyson Fury will get clobbered on Saturday evening – and become the latest victim of the ‘Versace curse’.
Fighting superstars Conor McGregor and Billy Joe Saunders have lost big fights after wearing a Versace robe in the build-up to the event.
The Gypsy King, 33, arrived at a press event on Monday, holding his WBC belt and wearing a custom-made Versace robe.
Undefeated Fury is preparing for his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder, 35, on Saturday and is keen look stylish in the upmarket Italian brand.
But fans on social media were immediately concerned about the Brit’s attire, with dozens tweeting the words: “Versace curse.”
McGregor wore a Versace robe ahead of his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather in August 2017… and he was stopped in the tenth round.
Saunders did the same ahead of his scrap with Canelo Alvarez… and he was stopped in the eighth round.
Fury was also wore a Versace robe in May, just before his fight with Wilder was pushed back from July to October due to a Covid outbreak.
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After seeing the Gypsy King wear the famous brand again, one boxing fan tweeted: “Oh no. I’m putting good money on Wilder to win.”
While another wrote: “Break the robe curse, Tyson.”
And one supporter told Fury: “That Versace robe is cursed, get rid of it.”
But other fans weren’t having the curse, with one replying: “People will say anything to try and stop the Gypsy King.”
In fairness to Fury, neither McGregor or Saunders were tipped to win their respective fights.
The Manchester boxer goes into his bout with Wilder as the favourite after outclassing the American in both of their previous meetings.
And even if Fury does suffer a first career loss on Saturday evening, at least he’ll do it having worn the finest clobber Italy has to offer.
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
