In an interview, Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said he was the least bit suprised when fellow countryman Anthony Joshua was shockingly KOed by the new WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world heavyweight titlist Andrés Ponce Ruiz Jr. famed Andy Ruiz
“I wasn’t surprised at all because when I saw Joshua walk into the ring I said to everybody in the building, I bet he gets knocked out, he doesn’t look like he wants to be there”. He said
Fury also defeated the argument that Anthony Joshua was purpotedly KOed during sparring ahead of the bout.
“I’m not so sure. What happens in the boxing gym shouldn’t cross over into the ring on the night. You’re there, you’re a professional.
“Everyone gets hurt or dropped or knocked out in gyms or whatever. I hear these rumours time and time again.
“I don’t pay into it too much, because it’s on the night what counts. He’s been a professional for a long time, he’s had a lot of fights professionally on a world level, so even if he was dropped or knocked out in sparring, it shouldn’t affect his performance on the night under the lights when it’s for real.”
Tyson Fury also had an opinion on the next Saudi Arabia venue, “I think it’s a good move because I remember Emanuel Steward talking about travelling around the world and fighting in different countries and it’s how you become an international superstar.
“Muhammad Ali boxed in Manila, he boxed in Zaire, Africa, he boxed quite a few places around the world and that’s how you become a global phenomenon, by keeping boxing in different countries. But Saudi Arabia, they must be paying a lot of money that’s all I can say.”
Undefeated Otto Wallin must get past Fury on Saturday 14, September 2019 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.