TOMMY FURY turned pure “fan boy” for Cristiano Ronaldo – and was then accused of leaving the footy superstar hanging.
The Love Island star’s WBC heavyweight champion older brother Tyson collides with ex-UFC title holder in a crossover boxing bout in Saudi Arabia tonight.
The 35-year-old Gypsy King’s belt will not be contested but he is putting his undefeated record on the line in the much-maligned showdown.
His Cameroon-born opponent, who left UFC last year and has now signed with fellow MMA promotion Professional Fighters League, has been trained by boxing legend “Iron” Mike Tyson for the clash in Las Vegas.
Both stars are now in the Middle East and they came face-to-face on Thursday for what has been billed as the Battle of the Baddest.
Icons from all over the world have flown in for the bout, with Ronaldo leading the list of big names.
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Tommy, who is fresh off his controversial victory over YouTuber KSI a fortnight ago, has a huge fan base of his own and is followed by 5.5m on Instagram.
But it was he who turned fan boy as he asked for a selfie with the legendary ex-Manchester United forward, who now plays in Saudi for Al-Nassr.
Footage emerged on social media of Tommy patiently waiting for Ronaldo as he took a plethora of selfies with other guests.
Then the big moment arrived – however some viewers believe that Tommy actually left Ronaldo hanging afterwards.
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After the snap was taken, the 38-year-old Portuguese ace appeared to briefly look down towards Tommy’s hand, but the boxer never responded and walked away.
“CR7 was waiting for a handshake,” declared one fan on TikTok.
While another added: “Wait! No handshake for the GOAT?”
And a fellow fan commented: “Tommy Fury goes pure fan boy.”
Meanwhile, his elder sibling Tyson went one better and sat down for a chat wit the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
He said to the footy icon: “Cristiano, you’re the greatest footballer that’s ever lived, and I mean that.
“I’m a big fan, I watch all the football, I watched you when you were at United, the first time, second time, all of the Real Madrid, everything.”
Ronaldo replied: “But you’ve never been to the stadium?”
To which Fury responded: “I come to the stadium but I get very much tortured while I’m there, so it’s very difficult for me.”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
