adminLONDON. – Tyson Fury has a couple of crazy ideas for his boxing comeback.
The 33-year-old WBC Gypsy King signed off on his April 23 knockout of Dillian Whyte by teasing a cross-sport showdown with UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou.
But the Cameroonian giant – who was in the Wembley ring after the brilliant uppercut KO – is still recovering from a knee injury.
Game of Thrones actor Hafthor Bjornsson was top of Fury’s hit lost for an exhibition bout at Tottenham Stadium.
The giant pair have gone back-and-forth on social media but Fury’s backers understandably remain unsure on how that celebrity spectacle would sell on the turnstiles and pay-per-view television.
Fury’s back-up plan is a third fight with old mate Derek Chisora – who he already has two convincing wins over – but again it looks like a hard sell.
Few fans interested in seeing the undefeated 6ft 9in champ in against a popular but battle-worn 38-year-old.
The British heavyweight pair are firm friends but even started drumming up some faux needle after Del Boy backed Whyte to beat Fury when they finally met on St George’s Day.
Spurs – who hosted Anthony Joshua’s September loss to Oleksandr Usyk – play away at Bournemouth on October 29 and that date and venue is fancied by Team Fury.
The Mexico-based WBC gave the Morecambe mastermind a year to decide on his future because there is no clear mandatory challenger pushing for a shot at Fury’s belt.
No1 contender Deontay Wilder is teasing a comeback, after returning to training this week.
While No3 ranked Joseph Parker and No2 ranked Joe Joyce are trying to arrange a fight between themselves for this autumn.
That leaves Fury free to enjoy his “retirement” while still training like a Trojan and coming up with money-spinning ideas to keep himself in shape.
Everyone in boxing expects Fury to leap out of retirement and face the winner of AJ vs Usyk 2 on August 20, to decide an undisputed heavyweight emperor.
Joshua, 32, would certainly be the more lucrative fight for Fury, the biggest in the history of British sport.
And even if the Watford ace loses again to the Ukraine southpaw, there’s always a chance Fury and his devoted WBC sanctioning body find a way for him to fight Joshua instead of Usyk. – The Sun
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter