Boxing Legend Slams Tyson Fury: "You Got Your Bluff Called"

A boxing legend and current analyst rips Tyson Fury.

Fernando Quiles Jr. | May 30, 2023

Boxing Legend Slams Tyson Fury: "You Got Your Bluff Called" /

One International Boxing Hall of Famer isn't a fan of Tyson Fury's antics.

Fury is the reigning WBC Heavyweight Champion and is widely considered to be the best heavyweight in boxing. With that said, his start and stop public "negotiations" have left fans and pundits puzzled. "The Gypsy King" went from offering Usyk a one-sided fight offer, to claiming he sent Anthony Joshua a contract for a September fight.

He's even called out former UFC Heavyweight Champion and newly-signed PFL fighter Francis Ngannou. None of the fights Fury has mentioned have come to fruition, and Carl Froch is getting a little tired of the non-movement.

Taking to his "Froch on Fighting" YouTube channel, Froch made it clear that he feels Fury should just let the promoters sort out fights.

"He's now called out, apparently, Eddie Hearn's denied it, he sent a contract to Anthony Joshua saying, 'Let's get this fight on,'" Froch said. "We can't just all sing to the Tyson Fury tune of, 'Oh I've sent the contract, I wanna fight somebody, who's next? Let's make it happen,' because it's not realistic. Let the promoters do their job, let them get together and sort it out."

Froch also questioned whether or not Fury was actually serious about wanting to fight Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight gold.

"It wasn't that long ago when you were calling out Oleksandr Usyk and offered him a 70/30 split," Froch said. "Bit of an insult, but Usyk took the fight at 70/30. He's on the 30 percent, the lower end, and then that fight never happened. So, you do have to question did you ever actually want that fight at 70/30 or did you price yourself out just so you could turn it down? But you got your bluff called and it's starting to look a bit silly now, mate."

What happens next for Fury remains a mystery. "The Gypsy King" claimed to be fighting Demsey McKean in August before saying he sent an offer to fight Joshua. Fury hasn't fought since late 2022 when he defeated Derek Chisora. It was a bout that was widely panned the minute it was announced.

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Published May 30, 2023

FERNANDO QUILES JR.

Fernando has over a decade of combat sports news writing experience. He currently covers MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling. Fernando joined MMA Knockout as the Lead Writer/Editor when it was founded in 2023.