Tyson Fury branded a ‘JOKE’ by boxing fans after bold claim about his next fight

TYSON FURY has been slammed by boxing fans for entertaining showdowns with MMA superstars Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou.

The Gypsy King is seemingly champing at the bit to get back in the ring, which he hasn’t graced in over six months.

Since the collapse of his undisputed showdown with Oleksandr Usyk, Fury has entertained fights with current and former UFC heavyweight champions Jones and Ngannou.

And he recently vowed to fight them back-to-back, saying on Instagram: “I hear that Jon Jones is looking for a fight. Me. I’m your man.”

He added: “Here’s a thought. How about this… How about I fight Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou on the same night?

“How about that? That’s how much I value them two bums. Get up! Let’s go, boys.”

Fury’s latest screaming session at his iPhone quickly did the rounds on social media and drew the ire of many boxing fans.

One tweeted: “More boring bull***t. Just fight a boxer with some credibility rather than spouting bollocks.

“No one cares.”

Another said: “The fella is a doughnut. He’s a boxer and he’s asking two UFC fighters for a boxing fight FFS.

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“Grow up. Grow some b******s and fight Usyk.”

And another said: “Tyson needs his social media platforms took of him, he’s embarrassing himself at this point.”

One remarked: “Jesus, this is beyond a joke now!

“F**k it, I’ll fight Fury this weekend. And I’ll take five per cent!!”

Fury, 34, hasn’t fought since his one-sided Tottenham trilogy fight with Derek Chisora last December.

The Wythenshawe warrior was in talks to face Usyk in an historic undisputed fight in the spring but the Ukrainian walked away over whart he felt were unfair demands.

Fury was briefly linked with voluntary title defences against Aussie duo Jai Opetaia and Dempsey McKean.

Both fights, however, have gone cold, although promoter Frank Warren is adamant the Brit will be back in action before the end of the year.

The Queensberry Promotions chief told talkSPORT: “He is fighting in September.”

When asked who he will fight, Warren, 71, said: “I hope we can get the contract signed.

“We have got a couple of options there with one of the guys we are negotiating with, we will announce it in due course.

“Because what do we keep doing? Putting out names and then it doesn’t happen.”

Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk