Billy Joe Saunders explains that Tyson Fury was not mentally prepared for his fight against Francis Ngannou, leading to a lackluster performance.
Billy Joe Saunders has offered a worrying explanation why his close friend Tyson Fury was so poor during his rather unconvincing victory over Francis Ngannou.Fury said:"Listen, it's been going on a long time. We were supposed to fight in April at Wembley, it never happened. Let's do the fight over here for all the belts.Tyson Fury intends to fight Oleksandr Usyk after beating Francis Ngannou.
Saunders, who is a close friend of Fury, had his say in the aftermath of the fight and explained why the heavyweight champion did not live up to people's expectations in Saudi Arabia. Taking to Instagram, Saunders said that Fury was"not switched on from the word go" in his pre-fight training camp ahead of the clash against Ngannou.
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