 In his latest column, the former Olympian and heavyweight contender explains why Fury vs Ngannou does nothing for the champion, or for boxing. No man's land for Fury Talk of Tyson Fury taking on former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has been building in the last few weeks but to be honest, it is not really something I want to see. It is a spectacle and it will financially benefit everyone involved but we want to see boxing's world championships being fought and challenged for. I understand it is easy money for Fury and whatever anyone says, that is what we are in the game for. But for me, it's a bit of a circus. It is crazy to say that the heavyweight champion is in no man's land. But that's the situation after the Oleksandr Usyk talks fell through with no clear opponent on the horizon. I am sure everyone is queuing up to fight Fury but he is that selective on who he wants to fight, when he wants to fight and for how much, that it becomes hard work. People start to lose interest then and explore other options. I have got no doubt about it, Tyson is the no1 heavyweight in the world. But boxing was there before Tyson Fury and it will be there after him. So unless he gets active and starts getting involved in proper fights again, I'm not even sure how much longer he will be champion. Fury's last fight was an easy win over Chisora in December (Picture: Getty) WBC can become a laughing stock Surely there comes a point where the WBC have to think about their own agenda and what is good for the sport and the optics. Because it is not a good look for them if their heavyweight champion goes off to fight an MMA fighter, possibly in an exhibition, when there is a queue of fighters in the top 10, top 15, waiting for their chance. They might not all be great fighters but that is the reason you have a rankings, people want to take on the no1. Serious questions need to be asked. There are f){kind=link}
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In his latest column, the former Olympian and heavyweight contender explains why Fury vs Ngannou does nothing for the champion, or for boxing.
Talk of Tyson Fury taking on former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has been building in the last few weeks but to be honest, it is not really something I want to see.
It is a spectacle and it will financially benefit everyone involved but we want to see boxing’s world championships being fought and challenged for. I understand it is easy money for Fury and whatever anyone says, that is what we are in the game for. But for me, it’s a bit of a circus.
It is crazy to say that the heavyweight champion is in no man’s land. But that’s the situation after the Oleksandr Usyk talks fell through with no clear opponent on the horizon.