Tyson Fury has received advice to prioritise a fight against Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua instead of stepping into the octagon with an MMA heavyweight. As talks of a potential undisputed clash with Usyk in December in Saudi Arabia gather momentum, Fury has expressed interest in warm-up bouts against UFC champion Jon Jones and former titleholder Francis Ngannou in recent weeks, reports the Mirror.
However, former two-weight world champion Andre Ward has advised Fury to first face an actual heavyweight boxer before considering fights against Jones or Ngannou. “I don’t see Tyson fighting either one of those guys [Jones/Ngannou], I really don’t," said Ward on The MMA Hour.
"I think Tyson is really trying to figure this boxing thing out. I want to see what happens with him in boxing. He seems to be having trouble getting a fight in the boxing ring, much less an MMA fighter."
