Simon Jordan has hit back at Tyson Fury after being engulfed in a war of words with the heavyweight champion – calling him a ‘gormless king’ and a ‘walking contradiction’ after the fighter labelled him a ‘little b****’ for criticising him.
Fury unleashed on the Sportsmail columnist and talkSport pundit on Tuesday after he said his promoter Frank Warren would be ‘pulling his hair out’ after calling for no rematch clause in his upcoming fight against Oleksandr Usyk.
In an X-rated rant on social media, Fury also teased Jordan for ‘losing £100million’ and said he was a ‘little sausage’ for his remarks.
‘To the haters out there, a massive f*** you, because [we] got 70 per cent of the undisputed heavyweight championship.
‘Simon Jordan, you’re a little b****,’ he said on Instagram. ‘No wonder you lost £100m b****, wrong business you little sausage.’
Simon Jordan (R) has hit back at Tyson Fury (L) after the heavyweight called him a ‘little b****’ for criticising him over his negotiations with Oleksandr Usyk
Jordan took issue with Fury’s bizarre tirade, calling him out for contradicting himself and being unable to handle criticism – while also taking a swipe at him by bringing up his boar meat scandal.
In 2015, Fury tested positive for banned steroid nandralone – which he blamed on eating uncastrated wild boar. He received a backdated two-year ban from UK Anti Doping for the positive test in 2017.
‘You’re a walking contradiction,’ Jordan said on talkSport.
‘You never pay your bets, boar meat you scoffed down with nandrolone. Most of the time we say, “Best heavyweight in the world”. But a bit of criticism and you rant. Get over it, get on with the fight.’
Jordan then teased Fury for accidentally tagging music mogul Simon Cowell in his Instagram post attacking him and labelled him ‘the gormless king’ and ‘a bit of a berk’.
“He’s a wally, isn’t he?’ he continued. ‘Never mind Gypsy King, he’s the gormless king, he tagged Simon Cowell. He’s feeble-minded sometimes.
Jordan reiterated that Fury was a ‘walking contradiction’ for demanding no rematch clause in his upcoming fight with Usyk (R)
‘Bottom line he’s right, he got 70-30 [purse split], I did lose a bunch of money, but he’s a bit of a berk, isn’t he? ‘
Fury’s animated rant also saw him take aim at Usyk – who he is set to face at Wembley Stadium on April 29 – though talks are still going and his demand for no rematch clause threatens to derail it.
Usyk’s team said his ‘credibility had been shot to pieces’ and claimed he latest jibe was another way for him to escape from having to face the Ukrainian, in what will be a showdown for the undisputed championship.
He let rip at Usyk on social media on Tuesday, hitting out at his appearance by calling him an ‘ugly piece of s***’ and vowed to stop him when they get in the ring.
‘I can’t wait, I’m in the best shape of my life,’ he continued in his Instagram video. ‘I’m f***ing ready to rock and roll. I wish it was this weekend.
The pundit called Fury ‘the Gormless King’ and goaded him over his 2015 boar meat scandal
‘Usyk, you gappy-teethed ugly bog-eyed rabbit cat, ugly piece of s***, you are getting knocked the f*** out!
‘I’m a f***ing monster. Cruiserweights are getting demolished.’
His demands for a ‘winner takes all’ contest against Usyk dominated much of the headlines in the boxing world on Monday, having already agreed a 70-30 split with his opponent.
‘I’ve been speaking to the lawyers today and Usyk’s people are talking about rematch clauses and all the b****cks.
‘Here’s one to up the ante, how about there is no f***ing rematch clause for both of us, let’s up the ante completely.
‘Never worry about what’s in the future and how many dollars you can get after you’ve been defeated.
‘Worry about the fight, April 29, no rematch clause, the winner takes the glory, the loser goes home with his d*** in his hand.
Usyk’s team have accused Fury of trying to ‘escape’ and ‘duck’ a fight with the Ukrainian star
‘How about that? Agree to that you f***ing b****.’
Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk fumed at Fury that he was ‘trying to escape’ and ‘ducking’ his fighter.
‘As Usyk said, the greedy belly (Fury) is still hoping to find a way to pull out. We knew before and know it now.
‘As soon as Usyk accepts a no rematch clause there will still be searching for another thing to find and pull out the fight.
‘I tell you why. He bluffed and Usyk called his bluff. This is 100 per cent. He didn’t expect Usyk to accept 70/30.
‘It’s all about nothing. He’s not prepared and scared to fight. He will try to find a way to avoid Usyk for as long as possible. We don’t trust him, we don’t believe him.”
Krassyuk added: ‘I don’t believe anyone will fight. Even if you accept this now, he will still try to find a way out.’
