Terence Crawford gives brutal one word response when asked what chance Francis Ngannou has of beating Tyson Fury

Terence Crawford did not mince his words when asked about the Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou fight.

The current WBC heavyweight champion Fury and former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou will clash on October 28 under boxing rules.

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Fury is a huge favourite going into the bout given that this will be Ngannou's first ever professional boxing fight.

Crawford made it clear who he is backing when asked at the press conference for his upcoming clash with Errol Spence Jr what chance Ngannou had of beating Fury and he simply replied: "Zero."

And it seems he is not the only one from the boxing world who has that opinion, as former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton previously told talkSPORT: "It’s a real fight, but it’s not a competitive fight.

"This may sound a bit harsh on Ngannou, but if Fury wanted to do it in a round he could."

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Meanwhile, former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew commented: "I genuinely believe Tyson Fury, if he chooses to, could get rid of Francis Ngannou in a round. MMA and boxing are two completely different sports, it’s like saying rugby and football are the same because they are played with a ball.

“It is going to be entertaining. Tyson Fury will entertain. He’ll talk a great deal, sell the show to the limit and it will do great financially. As a boxing spectacle, it’s going to be a mismatch. It’s a joke.”

With that being said, if the tables were turned and Fury stepped into the Octagon, then Ngannou believes it would go equally badly for 'The Gypsy King'.

"I don't think Tyson would do that, that would be suicidal," Ngannou said on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani.

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