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Fans spot awkward moment Tommy Fury leaves Cristiano Ronaldo ‘waiting for a handshake’ after posing for selfie
And they were fuming that the 'GOAT was left hanging'
TOMMY FURY turned pure “fan boy” for Cristiano Ronaldo - and was then accused of leaving the footy superstar hanging.
The Love Island star’s WBC heavyweight champion older brother Tyson collides with ex-UFC title holder in a crossover boxing bout in Saudi Arabia tonight.
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The 35-year-old ’s belt will not be contested but he is putting his undefeated record on the line in the Saudi showdown.
His Cameroon-born opponent, who and has now , has been .
Both stars are now in the Middle East and they came .
Icons from all over the world have flown in for the bout, with Ronaldo leading the list of big names.
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Tommy, who is fresh off his own controversial victory over YouTuber KSI a fortnight ago, has a huge fan base of his own and is followed by 5.5m on Instagram.
But it was he who turned fan boy as he asked for a selfie with the legendary ex-Manchester United forward, who now plays in Saudi for Al-Nassr.
Footage emerged on social media of Tommy patiently waiting for Ronaldo as he took a plethora of selfies with other guests.
Then the big moment arrived - however some viewers believe that Tommy actually left Ronaldo hanging afterwards.
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After the snap was taken, the 38-year-old Portuguese ace appeared to briefly look down towards Tommy’s hand, but the boxer never responded and walked away.
“CR7 was waiting for a handshake,” declared one fan on TikTok.
While another added: “Wait! No handshake for the GOAT?”
And a fellow fan commented: “Tommy Fury goes pure fan boy.”
Meanwhile, his elder sibling Tyson went one better and sat down for a chat wit the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.
He said to the footy icon: “Cristiano, you're the greatest footballer that's ever lived, and I mean that.
“I'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.”
Ronaldo replied: “But you've never been to the stadium?”
To which Fury responded: “I come to the stadium but I get very much tortured while I'm there, so it's very difficult for me.”
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