Jon Jones and boxing star Tyson Fury continue to trade barbs on social media: ‘Iām the boss in this game’
Joe Rogan has seemingly kicked off an unexpected rivalry between heavyweight combat sports icons Jon Jones and Tyson Fury.
It all started during a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience when the popular podcaster suggested that if the two men were locked in a room, Jon Jones would make quick work of the WBC heavyweight champion. āYou want to talk about whoās the baddest man on the planet?” Rogan asked. “If Jon Jones and Tyson Fury are locked into a room, Iām pushing all of my chips on black.”
It didn’t take long for Tyson Fury to snap back at Rogan in a profanity-laced rant where he called the longtime UFC commentator a “little f*cking bald-headed midget.” That then prompted Jon Jones to enter the chat, suggesting that if ‘The Gypsy King’ ever wants to test his skills inside the Octagon, just give Uncle Dana a call.
“If you ever want to put some of those questions you got going on to rest, give Dana a call. Iāll help you out,” Jones tweeted.
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Unsurprisingly, Tyson Fury chimed in once again, responding to Jon Jones’ response. Fury, like Jones, showed respect for the skills of his target and admitted that he is not a cage fighter, squashing any misguided hopes of seeing the two scrap inside the Octagon. However, if Jon Jones is ever looking to test his skill set in the sweet science, there’s only one man ‘Bones’ needs to call.
āI see Jon Jones has piped up,ā Fury said. āJon, you talk about being in a cage, Iām not a cage fighter, mate. Iām a boxer ā the best boxer, actually. So if you want to come into a boxing ring and fight me, be my guest. Let me know. You donāt have to call anybody else, you call me because itās a boxing fight and Iām the boss in this game.
āYouāre a great fighter, Jon, but youāre no boxer, thatās for sure. All the best, good luck.ā
Jon Jones found Fury’s response nothing short of humorous after his “no man born from a mother” comment seemingly went out the window upon the suggestion of their meeting inside the Octagon.
“Yesterday, Tyson says, āno man born from a mother can beat meā, today he says āJon can never beat me in a boxing ringā. Yeah Iām glad we got that clarified. You just switched your beat up faster than Travis Barker, impressive.”
