“We Would All Be In Danger” Tyson Fury Relieved One World Champion Isn’t A Heavyweight
Tyson Fury has praised a featherweight powerhouse who is tearing through the division.
The former WBC heavyweight champion announced his retirement from boxing at the beginning of the year, just weeks after he was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk in their huge rematch which saw the Ukrainian superstar retain his unified WBC, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles
Tyson Fury had been heavily linked with a long awaited all-British showdown against two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, although it now appears that this bout is no longer in the pipeline for both fighters, much to the disappointment of boxing fans around the globe.
Speaking whilst working as a pundit for TNT Sports, ‘The Gypsy King’ gave plaudits to WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball, as he jokingly admits ‘everyone would be unsafe’ if the 28-year-old was a heavyweight.
“I think he is fantastic, little Nick Ball. God made him 5ft 3in [5ft 2in] for a reason, because if he were 6ft 5in we would all be unsafe right now.
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He is a proper English pitbull terrier. I love watching him, honestly. Even though he beat my mate Isaac Lowe, I am a massive fan of little Nick Ball.”
Ball made the second defence of his WBA crown with a dominant performance against Ireland’s TJ Doheny on March 15 in his hometown of Liverpool, stopping the 38-year-old at the end of the tenth round to remain unbeaten as a professional
The 28-year-old has expressed his interest in a showdown against pound-for-pound superstar Naoya Inoue, who is the current undisputed super bantamweight champion. Inoue has already captured world titles in four weight divisions, with many regarding the Japanese icon as one of the biggest punchers in boxing.
