{"id":293484,"date":"2023-10-30T11:25:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T11:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293484"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:25:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T11:25:29","slug":"the-key-difference-between-furys-pre-and-post-fight-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/boxing\/the-key-difference-between-furys-pre-and-post-fight-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"The key difference between Fury&apos;s pre- and post-fight interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8216;Tyson Fury changed his tune!&#8217;: Fans spot stark difference between pre- and post-fight interviews for the Gypsy King as he tries to duck a December 23 clash with Oleksandr Usyk after scare from Francis Ngannou<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tyson Fury beat Francis Ngannou on points on Saturday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fury is scheduled to fight Usyk in Saudi Arabia on December 23<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LISTEN: Exclusive Tyson Fury interview on THE HOOK &#8211; our new boxing podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Boxing fans believe Tyson Fury may be far more reluctant to fight Oleksandr Usyk after narrowly avoiding defeat against Francis Ngannou.<\/p>\n<p>The Gypsy King controversially beat the former MMA star by split decision in Riyadh on Saturday night to maintain his unbeaten record.<\/p>\n<p>The verdict was widely panned within the boxing world and beyond, particularly as Ngannou, who was making his professional boxing debut, knocked Fury down in the third round.<\/p>\n<p>The WBC heavyweight champion survived the count and went on the secure a narrow win, which has cast doubts over his upcoming undisputed fight against Usyk in Saudi Arabia two months from now.<\/p>\n<p>Fury did little to dispel doubts the fight on December 23 may be postponed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;ll put the biggest fight of our generation on,&#8217; he said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/10\/77169001-12688013-image-a-1_1698660884823.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tyson Fury controversially beat Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/10\/77168989-12688013-image-a-2_1698660888045.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former MMA star knocked down Fury in the third round of his first pro boxing bout<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/10\/77168995-12688013-image-a-3_1698660892240.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury is scheduled to fight\u00a0Oleksandr Usyk (right) in Saudi Arabia on December 23<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The fight of the century for the undisputed [heavyweight] championships of the world. See you all sometime next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Have a good Christmas if I don&#8217;t see you and a happy New Year.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His comments were in stark contrast with his remarks before the fight, in which he was adamant the undisputed fight with Usyk would take place in December.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Usyk has got to fight in December,&#8217; he bullishly told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He doesn&#8217;t have a choice. He signed the contract, so if he doesn&#8217;t [fight] he&#8217;s breached the contract and he gets sued.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The two interviews were juxtaposed on social media, where boxing fans noted the Gypsy King had drastically changed his tone after his narrow escape against Ngannou.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As per usual Fury doesn\u2019t fight. Hasn\u2019t fought Aj, Usyk, Joyce, Parker, Zhang, Povetkin or Ruiz to name a few,&#8217; one fan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Several others suggested Fury may retire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/10\/77169225-12688013-An_TikTok_account_juxtaposed_Fury_s_interview_before_and_after_t-a-23_1698661487751.jpg\" height=\"515\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>An TikTok account juxtaposed Fury&#8217;s interview before and after the fight against Ngannou, with the Gypsy King&#8217;s demenaour noticeably different\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/10\/77169243-12688013-image-a-20_1698661390965.jpg\" height=\"65\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/10\/77168953-12688013-image-a-4_1698660983784.jpg\" height=\"80\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/10\/77168961-12688013-image-a-5_1698660988401.jpg\" height=\"58\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/10\/77168959-12688013-image-a-6_1698660991466.jpg\" height=\"114\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/10\/77168955-12688013-image-a-8_1698661009448.jpg\" height=\"90\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/10\/77168951-12688013-image-a-7_1698660993531.jpg\" height=\"135\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This fight is never gonna happen Fury\u2019s gonna retire with one of the worst resume in boxing,&#8217; said one. Another added: &#8216;It won\u2019t happen, I can\u2019t see Fury fighting again.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A third added: &#8216;Always dodges big fights, bottler,&#8217; while another noted Fury&#8217;s body language had changed dramatically between the two interviews.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Sunday, promoter Frank Warren suggested the fight may take place at some point next year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We were going to do it on 23 December. I doubt that will happen now,&#8217; he told\u00a0BBC 5Live Boxing podcast,<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Tyson can&#8217;t be going into a camp after a tough fight like that. That&#8217;s eight weeks away.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He needs at least a bit of time to get himself, his body, back into shape. Let it heal. Then get into a camp. It will be on early next year.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/10\/77169113-12688013-image-a-9_1698661046224.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Frank Warren suggested Fury vs Usyk may take place at some point next year<\/p>\n<p>Fury and Usyk had been in talks to fight last year before being locked in talks this March &#8211; with the Ukrainian even agreeing to a 70-30 split of the prize purse &#8211; though negotiations for the showdown were later abandoned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In September Fury&#8217;s team announced that a deal had finally been struck &#8211; with Warren claiming they had only done so to stop the news being leaked early.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That wasn&#8217;t done deliberately that was only done because we&#8217;d lodged the contracts with the IBF and we knew it would leak so we felt it would be better if it was leaked from us rather than elsewhere,&#8217; he told <span>Mail Sport<\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think [Fury] is a bit annoyed about that and I understand that but it&#8217;s done.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12688013\/Tyson-Fury-changed-tune-Fans-spot-stark-difference-pre-post-fight-interviews-Gypsy-King-tries-duck-December-23-clash-Oleksandr-Usyk-scare-Francis-Ngannou.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>&#8216;Tyson Fury changed his tune!&#8217;: Fans spot stark difference between pre- and post-fight interviews for the Gypsy King as he tries to duck a December <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/boxing\/the-key-difference-between-furys-pre-and-post-fight-interviews\/\" title=\"The key difference between Fury&amp;apos;s pre- and post-fight interviews\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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