TYSON FURY has left fans fuming after claiming that he will beat Francis Ngannou quickly in their historic crossover fight.
The WBC champion and the MMA star will face off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
The bout is very highly anticipated among boxing fans. However, many are not impressed with Fury’s recent comments.
The British boxer has suggested that the fight is a mismatch and he will be able to beat the Cameroonian-French fighter quickly.
Fury compared himself to tennis legend Novak Djokovic taking on a table tennis champion.
He said: “I’m gonna make it nice and short.
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“It’s like a table tennis champion facing Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.”
But fans were left fuming with the Gypsy King’s comments as they prepare to fork out £21.95 to watch the fight.
One fan complained: “That’s a terrible way to sell PPVs.”
A second Tweeted: “Djokovic would win 6-0, 6-0, 6-0. I don’t think many would be buying that PPV.”
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A third wrote: “Analogy made me laugh tbf.”
A fourth said: “Yeah, we know Tyson, that is why we’re not paying for it.”
A fifth declared: “Bit of a strange analogy by Tyson but I like it.”
Another added: “Exhibition 🙄.”
Fury weighed in a massive 19st 11lbs for the mammoth clash with Ngannou.
The 35-year-old was 19st 2lbs for his last fight against Derek Chisora in December.
And he has packed on half a stone to be a juggernaut of a fighter in the cross-over bout that should tee-up the undisputed decider with Oleksandr Usyk on December 23.
Ngannou however tipped the scales at 19st 4lbs.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
