“What is your real name?” Tommy Fury faces heat from fans for ‘racism’ after mispronouncing opponent KSI’s real name

KSI, and Tommy Fury had a sit-down to promote their upcoming fight. However, Fury ended up receiving racism allegations for failing to pronounce KSI's real name.


“What is your real name?” Tommy Fury faces heat from fans for ‘racism’ after mispronouncing opponent KSI’s real name

Tommy Fury and KSI (via Imago)

British professional boxer Tommy Fury is set to face KSI in a highly anticipated cross-over boxing match on October 14. Both fighters will aim to keep their unbeaten records intact. Furthermore, the intense rivalry between the two men will fuel the interest among the fans.

Before the fight, Fury and KSI sat down face-to-face to build anticipation for their bout. The entire face-to-face has not yet been made public. However, some clips of the sit-down were released to build anticipation. In one of the clips, Fury refused to address KSI by his celebrity alias and asked, “What is your real name?” Subsequently, Fury faced some backlash after being unable to pronounce KSI’s real name, Olajide Olatunji.

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Tommy Fury aimed to refer to Olatunji as a person rather than KSI, the social media influencer. Furthermore, he tried to imply that Olatunji was the opponent Fury would face and defeat on October 14th. Unfortunately, he did not correctly pronounce the name, which caused backlash from fans.

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Interestingly, Fury’s elder brother, Tyson Fury, has faced similar controversy in the past. Subsequently, a video dating back to 2016 shows him making Anti-Semitic comments. However, on the other hand, Tommy’s current situation has been much calmer, with many supporters supporting him.

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Fans react to Tommy Fury mispronouncing KSI’s name

KSI and Tommy Fury
KSI and Tommy Fury (image credit- iNews)

Most fans called Fury a racist for mispronouncing KSI’s name. However, some fans sided with Fury, stating that mispronouncing someone’s name does not make you a racist. Fans on the internet debated the topic in detail. Check out some of the fan reactions:

While some fans felt that Fury was disrespectful and racist towards KSI, others felt that Fury pronounced the name close enough. Furthermore, many fans said Fury pronounced “Olatunji” close enough. Nevertheless, they will get the opportunity to face each other in the boxing ring soon.

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