Tyson Fury says he doesn't care who comes out on top in the huge fight between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou - with the winner in line for a shot at the undisputed heavyweight title.On Friday night, ex-MMA star Ngannou takes on former two-time heavyweight world champion Joshua in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in just his second professional boxing contest, having been on the end of a controversial points decision loss to WBC champion Fury last year.
Saudi royal court adviser and Chairman of General Authority for Entertainment Turki Al-Sheikh has vowed that the man who has his hands lifted at the end of the fight will face the winner of Fury's undisputed showdown with Oleksandr Uysk, which takes place in Riyadh on Saturday May, 18.Fury, 35, has made the trip over to the Middle East ahead of Friday night's huge bill, with his younger brother Roman fighting on the undercard.
When asked by combat sports presenters Ade Oladipo and Ariel Helwani on Matchroom Boxing's live coverage of the final pre-fight press conference on how he thinks the bout between long-time British rival Joshua and former opponent Ngannou will play out, Fury made a case for why fighting either would appeal to him if he can get past Usyk in their two scheduled undisputed heavyweight clashes.He said: "They are both two big strong guys and that's why it is called knockout chaos.
Anyone can win it. They are both big punchers who are not very hard to hit, so they can both land and do damage. I would like to back the former heavyweight world champion (Joshua) but then again who the f** am I to say anything?
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