The WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said wants to beat Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua before making the switch to mixed martial arts against heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou at UFC.
“I’d love to fight Ngannou. I love the celebrity boxers coming into boxing, the UFC fighters and the wrestlers coming into this game.” Fury said.
“Whoever they put in front of me, those are the ones I’m going to fight. Ngannou is a massive guy, he has huge muscles and he looks the part. He’s a big name, he just beat Stipe in a fight and he’s talking about boxing but this is a different world.” Fury added.
Ngannou is considered the strongest man in the world. Entering UFC in 2015, Ngannou rose through the ranks and was recently inducted into the heavyweight world champion, beating American Stipe Miocic.
But mixed martial arts no longer seem to be enough for him. For a few weeks now, the Cameroonian has been talking about his dream of becoming a boxer, which seems daring at 34 years old.
He is also not aiming small, since he would like to challenge anyone other than Fury, considered the best boxer in the world today.
“Iwill fight Ngannou in an octagon with 4oz gloves. He’s not a wrestler anyway, it’s a stand-up fight.” Fury said.
“I’ll eat him up and spit him out seven times a day. If I go into MMA and he starts grabbing me and ripping to the floor it’s not going to be an even match. It’ll be 10 times harder for him coming to boxing than me going to MMA, it’s a different world.” Fury added.
