Carl Froch on Fury vs Ngannou: "Mike Tyson would have a better chance"

Carl Froch predicts a walk in the park for Fury in Riyadh

Hall of famer Carl Froch spoke to Best Gambling site to give his view on the upcoming cross over megafight between the 'Gypsy King' and the MMA star.

The event has seen Fury given a great deal of criticism, with fight fans clamouring for an undisputed clash with Oleksandr Usyk or an all British showdown with long term rival Anthony Joshua. With various sources stating Fury will be receiving some $50m, the motivation behind this widely perceived mismatch is clear, however in terms of a sporting specticle 'The Cobra' is clearly unimpressed, stating on the Nigerian knock out artist's chances:

“Bringing Mike Tyson in has brought more interest to it, it's like he's glamorized the event. Wherever he goes he's like a god. He f****** mad, brilliant fighter and the ultimate fighting machine. There's an argument to say Mike Tyson would give Tyson Fury a better fight than Francis Ngannou. He's got all of that experience, he's an old man, but he'd give Tyson Fury more of a fight for two or three rounds than Francis Ngannou is going to manage. The trainer has got more of a chance than Ngannou, 100 percent. He has, hasn't he? You can't argue with that.”

“Listen, this is a f****** sparring session, probably the easiest spar he's ever had. I don't care that Ngannou can punch, a mule can kick really hard, but he’s never going to be able to line it up. Fury’s not going to be worried about getting hit by that monstrous punch because I've seen Ngannou on the pads and he looks terrible. He looks like what I'd expect a zero fight novice to look like. Ngannou looked slow, awkward, stiff - how is he going to get near Fury? He's going to get his head absolutely peppered off.”

The Saudi sports take over

These mammouth sums of money are reflective of a real shift in the dynamic of global sport in recent times, witht the Saudi's clearly being intent on establishing themselves as the new global superpower. Carl Froch also had his say on the matter:

“The Saudis are paying big money, so I understand why athletes are going to Saudi. At the moment they don’t have a rich boxing history like Madison Square Garden or Las Vegas, but the Saudis are doing a great job building these venues and putting on these events. And I think eventually they'll get there because the money they’re spending on the stadiums and events, they are getting better and better. Not just boxing; LIV golf, horse racing, Formula One. They're spending a lot of money and they're making it special. They'll eventually become the best sporting destination in the world, but at the minute it's still growing, it's still getting there. In the future, Saudi Arabia can become the Las Vegas of the middle east, in their own way."

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