Joseph Parker Clears the Air About “Stories” of Tyson Fury Getting Dropped During Sparring Session by Joe Opetaia

Holding the WBC heavyweight title for almost four years is no small feat. But, in the ‘Gypsy King’ Tyson Fury’s book, it does not come off as a surprise due to his sheer skills and strength as a fighter. These reasons are why, when someone drops Fury, it is worthy of hitting the first spot on the trending list.

According to rumors circulating around, Jai Opetaia did just that. He allegedly dropped the heavyweight champion during their first sparring session and was apparently kicked out of the camp because of this. But the credibility of these rumors is questionable. However, a fellow fighter has finally come out and given his opinion on the matter. Joseph Parker, while talking to Boxing King Media a few days ago, talked about many events and future fights. Let us see what he had to say about Opetaia allegedly dropping Fury.

Joseph Parker denies Tyson Fury getting dropped

Parker, on being asked if Fury getting dropped in sparring really matters or not, replied, “Sparring is sparring yeah, but a lot of people will make up stories.” According to Parker, no one really knows what happened except Fury’s team and Opetaia himself.

On asking a reason as to why Opetaia left camp, Parker, who is currently preparing for his fight against Zhilei Zhang, said, “I think he flew back home cause he’s got sparring that he wanted to do back home and um Tyson is sparring who he’s sparring.”

Parker went on to say that no one else has any proof of anything on the camp so we cannot trust any of this news. He proceeded to call these rumors nothing more than stories, saying, “I think all of these are just stories and just everyone who thinks they know what happened but no one knows.”  

While Fury might not have been dropped in camp, will he be dropped in his fight against Oleksandr Usyk? Let us find out what his last opponent thinks.

Francis Ngannou gives his prediction on Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk

Not a lot of people know Fury as much as Ngannou does. This is because he spent 10 whole rounds with Fury inside the ring during their last fight. Hence, there is no one better to give a prediction on the fight than Ngannou himself. During his interview with Queen’s promotions, Ngannou gave an objective answer to the question.

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Ngannou predicted that Fury will win the bout. However, his ultimate reason for hoping for the Brit to win was so he could score a rematch against him. He mentioned how he has not counted Usyk out and believes he does stand a chance. We can only wait and see whether Ngannou will be right or not.

Do you really believe that Opetaia dropped Fury? Or are you siding with Parker in believing that these are nothing more than rumors?

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