Tyson Fury mocked by ex-world champion for ‘joke shop’ Ngannou fight | Boxing | Sport

Tyson Fury mocked by ex-world champion for 'joke shop' Ngannou fight | Boxing | Sport


Carl Froch has branded Tyson Fury’s crossover boxing fight with UFC legend Francis Ngannou a “play fight” and “not proper boxing”. But the former Super-Middleweight world champion has admitted that he would probably do the same given the opportunity, with the Gypsy King standing to collect the biggest payday of his career without even putting his title on the line.

Traditional boxing fans have been left frustrated after Fury initially failed to agree a defence of his belt against Oleksandr Usyk, instead agreeing to the unusual crossover bout with a man who has never fought in a professional boxing match before.

Fury has since agreed to a deal to face Usyk, with December 23 being mooted as a possible date for the huge fight to be held at the earliest. But before then he will make a small fortune by facing former UFC world champion Ngannou on October 28.

Speaking to BettingSites.co.uk, Froch said: “I think it’s a ‘play fight’ and a bit ‘joke shop’ fight, which I’ve made my opinion quite clear on regarding this Fury vs Ngannou fight – it’s not real boxing, it’s not proper boxing but I think we are now starting to understand it.

“I think maybe it was a cunning plan by Frank Warren – because what he’s done is got this Ngannou fight lined up that boxing purists are not very happy about but in the meantime he’s announced Tyson Fury is fighting Oleksandr Usyk.

“So people are going to watch the Ngannou fight with one eye on the shape and the performance – thinking of what’s around the corner with the fights quite close together.

“A bit of a masterplan, genius from Frank Warren, because at the end of the day, Fury is getting paid his career-biggest payday for a ‘move around’ and I’ve said before I’d have done the same in my career.”

Froch retired from the sport in 2014 with a record that read 33 wins and just two defeats, one of which he avenged. But despite not taking the emerging world of crossover boxing seriously, he conceded that he would happily fight someone like influencer Jake Paul simply for the money that could be made.

Froch said: “If you were going to get your head smashed by Jean Pascal for X amount of money you can go and fight Jake Paul for 10x that – with the Jake Paul being a warm-up fight for someone like me as Jake Paul couldn’t even lace my boots. In fact, I would even let Jake Paul lace my boots – that would be disrespecting my boots!

“So, I’d fight him – earn a fortune because of what’s going on at the minute in the world and easy money and onto a proper world title fight.”

Froch also had some doubts over whether Fury v Usyk will still make it to the ring. He added: “Lucky for him [Fury], Frank Warren and boxing that Fury has announced he’s fighting Usyk – because that’s very important that that fight happens. I’m still a little bit sceptical it will happen.”



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