“It’s like Cricket and Tennis” – Tyson Fury compares Boxing with MMA and calls out Francis Ngannou

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Fury beat Strowman at Crown Jewel (Getty)

Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou have had a few online altercations in the past

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder just had the pre-fight press conference ahead of their trilogy bout. The boxing contest is set to take place on the 24th of July, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

During the face-off, the pair stared off for almost 6 minutes, in one of the longest stare-downs ever.

With the fight just a month away, Fury will be looking forward to putting on another stunning show and settle his rivalry with the ‘Bronze Bomber’ once for all.

Tyson Fury and Wilder Fury face-off at the pre-fight press conference at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

Elsewhere, Francis Ngannou, the recently crowned heavyweight champion has already been called out multiple times by Fury.

In a recent interview with UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping, Fury called out Ngannou for a boxing match, but was a bit more realistic this time. ‘The Gypsy King’ revealed that he would not be up for an MMA match, since he wouldn’t be able to wrestle at all.

Fury was quoted as saying:

“Yeah I’d fight one of those guys, I’d fight Ngannou with the little gloves on in a cage, but with no grappling and all that, just boxing. Cage boxing. That will be good, won’t it. I’d fight these guys but you know yourself it’s a totally different sport. It’s like cricket and tennis. They’ve both got bats or rackets but it’s a totally different thing. If I fight Ngannou in a wrestling match, I’m not a wrestler so I’m just going to get took down to the floor like James Toney and smashed to pieces.”

It was a sight to behold as Bisping and Fury, some of the greatest trash-talkers in the history of the combat sports, shared the screen.

Francis Ngannou has made it clear that he wants Jon Jones next

Despite the controversy surrounding Jon Jones’ heavyweight debut, heavyweight champ made it clear in a recent interview with TMZ Sports that he wanted to fight Jones next.

Walking down the streets of Beverly Hills, Ngannou hinted that he was only interested in fighting the light-heavyweight GOAT, and not his expected opponent Derrick Lewis.