TYSON FURY could care less about Anthony Joshua’s crossover clash with Francis Ngannou – despite the winner being lined up as his next opponent.
Former two-time unified heavyweight champion Joshua will throw down with the MMA man mountain in a multi-million-pound showdown on Friday night.
AFPAnthony Joshua throws down with ex-UFC champ Francis Ngannou on Friday night[/caption]
ALAMYThe winner of the fight will be in line to face either Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk[/caption]
GETTYGypsy King Fury could care less about who wins the Saudi showdown[/caption]
Saudi boxing kingpin Turki Alalshikh hopes to pit the winner of the Riyadh rumble against the victor of Fury’s undisputed title fight with Oleksandr Usyk in May.
But The Gypsy King – who welcomed Ngannou to the boxing world last October – won’t be paying close attention to the desert dust-up.
He told The Stomping Ground: “I don’t know [how that fight goes] and I don’t care, to be honest.
“Whatever happens, happens. The best man will win on the night.
“They’re heavyweight giants, aren’t they?
“So any man can win.”
Despite not having a horse in the race, Fury admits the fight will likely be an entertaining one.
He said: “I think it’s a great fight, you know. It’s a good fight.
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“When I was fighting Ngannou, it was a mismatch and a bulls**t fight, but it is what it is.
“Styles make fights and that’s what it is.”
Fury welcomed former UFC champion Ngannou to the ring last October in a much-maligned Saudi showdown.
The WBC king was cut and dropped by the boxing novice in the third round of their Riyadh rumble, which he won by the skin of his teeth.
Fury, 35, was due to have faced Usyk for all the heavyweight marbles last month after nearly two years of build-up.
But the historic showdown ended up being postponed a week before the fight as Fury suffered a massive cut above his right eye in sparring.
The pair will now vie to become the first undisputed ruler of the heavyweight division in nearly 25 years on May 18.
EPATyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for all the heavyweight marbles on May 18[/caption]