{"id":292333,"date":"2023-10-29T08:43:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292333"},"modified":"2023-10-29T08:43:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:43:09","slug":"tommy-fury-and-cristiano-ronaldo-in-awkward-exchange-over-handshake-out-in-saudi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/boxing\/tommy-fury-and-cristiano-ronaldo-in-awkward-exchange-over-handshake-out-in-saudi\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Fury and Cristiano Ronaldo in awkward exchange over handshake out in Saudi"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fans reckoned Tommy Fury left Cristiano Ronaldo hanging after they posed for a selfie together.<\/p>\n
Manchester United fan Fury, who's in Saudi Arabia to support his older half brother Tyson in his fight against Francis Ngannou, got a picture with Red Devils legend Ronaldo at the gala dinner for the Battle of the Baddest on Friday (October 27).<\/p>\n
He waited in a long line of stars readying their phones for a selfie, eventually taking his turn before walking off straight after. Ronaldo, meanwhile, looked down to the floor before moving on to the next picture.<\/p>\n
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You can purchase this event directly through your Sky box on channel 490 or click the link below to sign up <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a321.95<\/p>\n After a clip of the moment was shared online, one fan argued: "CR7 was waiting for a handshake." A second questioned: "Wait! No handshake for the GOAT?"<\/p>\n Others were focused on the difference in height, with one asking: "Why does Tommy look 5'6"?" Another exclaimed: "Ain't no way Tommy Fury this short."<\/p>\n Ronaldo was actually standing on a higher tier of the platform which had been used to take a snap of all the combat sports legends in attendance in Riyadh.<\/p>\n Will you be watching the Battle of the Baddest between Fury and Ngannou? Let us know in the comments section.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n He also interacted with the Gypsy King, sitting down together and having a conversation. Fury told him: \u201cCristiano, you're the greatest footballer that's ever lived, and I mean that.<\/p>\n \u201cI'm a big fan, I watch all the football, I watched you when you were at United, the first time, second time, all of the Real Madrid, everything.\u201d <\/p>\n Ronaldo replied: \u201cBut you've never been to the stadium?\u201d Before Fury responded: \u201cI come to the stadium but I get very much tortured while I'm there, so it's very difficult for me.\u201d<\/p>\n