Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King would have ‘zero chance’ against MMA champion Jon Jones, says Joe Rogan

American commentator Joe Rogan talks about a hypothetical fight between boxing champ Fury and MMA star Jones
Neve Wilkinson
By Neve Wilkinson
Published 3rd May 2023, 15:41 BST
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Joe Rogan claims there is “zero chance” Tyson Fury could beat Jon Jones if a hypothetical super-fight was to happen between the boxing champion Fury, 34, and the mixed martial arts (MMA) champion Jones, 35.

Speaking on a recent episode of his own podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, the American commentator said he would put all his money on Jones to win, despite The Gypsy King being an “amazing boxer”.

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Joe Rogan said: “No one thinks that Tyson Fury could beat Jon Jones in a fight. No one thinks that. Tyson doesn’t think that. You wanna talk about who is the baddest man on the planet? If Jon Jones and Tyson Fury are locked into a room, I’m pushing all my chips on black. Tyson Fury is an amazing boxer but he doesn’t have a fu**ing chance in hell of making it out of that room. Zero chance.”

Although born in Manchester, current world heavyweight champ Tyson Fury lives in Morecambe with his wife Paris and their six children - with another on the way. In September 2015, he expressed an interest in running as an independent candidate to be the MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, but the plan never materialised. Named after American boxer Mike Tyson, who was the heavyweight world champion at the time, Tyson was born three months premature and weighed just 1 pound and wasn't expected to survive.Although born in Manchester, current world heavyweight champ Tyson Fury lives in Morecambe with his wife Paris and their six children - with another on the way. In September 2015, he expressed an interest in running as an independent candidate to be the MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, but the plan never materialised. Named after American boxer Mike Tyson, who was the heavyweight world champion at the time, Tyson was born three months premature and weighed just 1 pound and wasn't expected to survive.
Although born in Manchester, current world heavyweight champ Tyson Fury lives in Morecambe with his wife Paris and their six children - with another on the way. In September 2015, he expressed an interest in running as an independent candidate to be the MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, but the plan never materialised. Named after American boxer Mike Tyson, who was the heavyweight world champion at the time, Tyson was born three months premature and weighed just 1 pound and wasn't expected to survive.

He explained that the only way Fury could beat Jones is if he caught him “immediately with one punch”, however he added that he doesn’t “see that happening”.

Talks of the hypothetical fight come as The Gypsy King has expressed an interest in the world of MMA, which is a form of fighting that allows strikes and can incorporate fighting styles such as Karate. Meanwhile, boxing, Fury’s current forte, only allows punches such as jabs and uppercuts.

Fury has previously trained with British UFC star Darren Till, who began to train in MMA at the age of 17, as well as American champion Nick Diaz, who became a professional MMA fighter just after his 18th birthday.

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The Gypsy King is set to return to Wembley Stadium’s boxing ring in July, although his opponent has yet to be finalised, despite a plethora of rumours including Andy Ruiz Jr and Zhilei Zhang. Meanwhile, Jones is on course to return to the UFC cage in November against former heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic.

Fury, who made his debut professional fight in December 2008, has yet to be beaten in the boxing ring. He retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title in December 2022 after beating Derek Chisora by technical knockout.

Fury recently appeared on an episode of The High Performance podcast, talking to co-host Damien Hughes about “how to handle the highs and lows”.

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