Former UFC middleweight boxer Chael Sonnen believes Tyson Fury’s proposed fight with Francis Ngannou is ‘the dumbest idea in sports history’.
Sonnen is known for his ‘trash talk’ and is not lenient with the WBC heavyweight champion, who he says is trying to create his own sport.
As negotiations over the undisputed fight against Oleksandr Usyk continued to drag on, Fury set the conditions for a fight. Cross Fight with Former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Ngannou.
Terms include gloves that weigh 4 ounces (rather than the standard 10 ounces), cages rather than rings, and most bizarrely, Mike Tyson will appear as the guest referee.
This isn’t the first time Fury has teased a fight with the toughest fighter in UFC history. However, now that the Cameroonian player is out of contract, Fury has to compete with other heavyweights like Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisorawho also called him out.
on him Youtube Channel, Sonnen questioned why Fury had to ‘beg’ to fight in a ‘fake sport’. The UFC legend seems to have lacked a bit of humor in Fury’s offer, who initially set the terms with a smile on his face.
“They always said they were going to make a sport. These two will be playing a game, but they will be doing something that involves fighting. For unknown reasons, they will not box.
Francis suggested boxing, and for unknown reasons, Tyson did not accept the invitation and they would set the rules. Tyson has finally set out for us what they are. They will fight in a cage. I do not know why. They will fight in a cage. Alright, fine.
They will wear gloves four times. I don’t know why, but OK, fine. Then they would follow the boxing rules, the Queensberry rules. …
Watch Tyson Fury beg, it’s unexpected. I don’t want to call it a disappointment. It’s really close to calling it that, but I don’t want to call it that. So Tyson comes to us with perhaps the dumbest idea in sports history. He knows that.”
Battle fans will hope that they don’t have to settle for the battle between Ngannou and the ‘King of Gypsy’, instead of witnessing the long-awaited first undisputed heavyweight bout of the four-belt era.
