Tyson Fury has received a lot of criticism from fight fans on social media for ducking Jon Jones’ callout for a fight inside the octagon. The Gypsy King downplayed Jon’s challenge by saying that he is not interested in an MMA fight and will only entertain callouts for a boxing bout.
A few days ago, Fury met Israel Adesanya and the two fighters were having a fun-loving banter. During this conversation, The Gypsy King reiterated that he wants nothing to do with Mixed Martial Arts and confirmed that he will never step inside the octagon.
Fans react to Tyson Fury training with former UFC fighter Darren Till
Last week, video footage surfaced online of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury training with MMA fighter Darren Till. In this clip, the two fighters were training in MMA and in one of the exchanges Till took down Fury very easily.
This clip of Fury getting taken down became viral on social media and fans reacted to it and made comparisons of how Jon Jones would destroy the WBC heavyweight champion inside the octagon. Here are some tweets from fans who took a jibe at Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury said he won’t fight Jon Jones because he doesn’t roll around on the ground. When you see him get taken down by Darren Till, I can’t blame him. 😂 pic.twitter.com/fsjiVdDoat
— Blaine Henry (@BlaineHenryTFL) May 25, 2023
And till was going light a 135 ee can take fury down 😂
— 😈 (@hugediklightskn) May 26, 2023
At this rate DJ would submit him
— Cerezo Yambao (@Tigoveth) May 26, 2023
How did the online spat between Fury and Jon Jones start?
Earlier this month, Tyson Fury came back from his vacation and posted a video on social media. In this clip, The Gypsy King responded to Joe Rogan’s comments about him and even went on to claim that “Not a man born from a mother can f**k me up.”
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Jon Jones vs Tyson Fury. https://t.co/corAaP8WcI pic.twitter.com/lF5EDWOIjw— ClippyMcClipFace. (@UnitedAnother) May 18, 2023
‼️ Tyson Fury responds to Jon Jones and challenges him to a fight in the boxing ring…
[🎥 @Tyson_Fury] pic.twitter.com/Pa5chumnH7
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) May 19, 2023
Thereafter Jon Jones replied to Fury’s tweet and called him out for a fight inside the octagon. This led to a back-and-forth between the two fighters as The Gypsy King rejected Jon’s idea and challenged him to a boxing bout. Their argument didn’t stop here as Jon posted a video on his Instagram story and laughed at Fury for backtracking from his comments.
Yesterday, Tyson says, “no man born from a mother can beat me”, today he says “Jon can never beat me in a boxing ring”. Yeah I’m glad we got that clarified. You just switched your beat up faster than Travis Barker, impressive.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) May 19, 2023
Consequently, fight fans criticized Fury and supported Jones because he was the one to make a bold statement. Do let us know in the comments section below what will be the outcome if the two athletes square off against each other inside the octagon.