{"id":214114,"date":"2023-09-08T09:31:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=214114"},"modified":"2023-09-08T09:31:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:31:03","slug":"fans-tear-apart-tyson-fury-over-claim-that-francis-ngannou-poses-tougher-test-than-oleksandr-usyk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/fans-tear-apart-tyson-fury-over-claim-that-francis-ngannou-poses-tougher-test-than-oleksandr-usyk\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans tear apart Tyson Fury over claim that Francis Ngannou poses tougher test than Oleksandr Usyk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/07\/18\/newFile-3.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/07\/20\/66d9a5ada105deb1728d14f3b38cac2aY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk0MjAwODU5-2.73637218.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/07\/12\/13\/newFile-6.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/04\/11\/newFile-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian Usyk accepted a purse split of 75-25 per cent in Fury\u2019s favour, only for talks to fall apart due to negotiations around the purse split in the rematch clause. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve not said anything, I\u2019ve not even been out in the public,\u201d Fury said. \u201cHave you heard anything from me at all? Since all of this, I\u2019ve not said anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Reports] are all untrue, because if you didn\u2019t hear me say it, it\u2019s not true. The truth of the matter was, him and his team were s***houses. They got offered the fight at Wembley, it didn\u2019t happen, and then we moved on. That was it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I\u2019m fighting Francis Ngannou, who\u2019s stepping up to the plate. And I think he\u2019s gonna be a bit of a bigger, tougher challenge than these other guys. These other guys are just boxers; this guy\u2019s more than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans took to the comment section to hit out at Fury, 35, for the latter claim.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/07\/20\/66d9a5ada105deb1728d14f3b38cac2aY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk0MjAwODU5-2.73637218.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Tyson Fury, left, and Francis Ngannou will fight in October (James Manning\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTotal joke,\u201d wrote one user. \u201cIt\u2019s almost like Fury is going out of his way to make boxing fans depressed. I still think Fury is an excellent boxer but I\u2019ve also lost all respect for him now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote, \u201cStrip Tyson. WBC credibility almost gone,\u201d while one said: \u201cFury is trying so hard to make it out like this event isn\u2019t a complete embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/07\/18\/newFile-3.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/03\/18\/11\/newFile-3.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/01\/14\/newFile-8.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Another comment read: \u201cWhat a disgrace to boxing! Usyk seeking to become undisputed while this clown is doing everything in his power to avoid him and keeping the last belt in his hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><u><em>Click here<\/em><\/u><em> to subscribe to The Independent\u2019s Sport YouTube channel for all the latest sports videos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/tyson-fury-ngannou-usyk-press-conference-b2407779.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian Usyk accepted a purse split of 75-25 per cent in Fury\u2019s favour, only for talks to fall apart due to negotiations around the purse split in the rematch clause. \u201cI\u2019ve not said anything, I\u2019ve not even been out in the public,\u201d Fury said. \u201cHave you heard anything from me at all? Since all of this, I\u2019ve not said anything. 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