Tyson Fury fully understands that there are boxing fans that are utterly disgusted because the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion will fight a novice next.

Hardcore boxing enthusiasts are dismissive of Francis Ngannou’s proverbial puncher’s chance because Fury has repeatedly proven that he is boxing’s best heavyweight and they assume the hard-hitting Ngannou won’t be able to land one of his ravaging right hands the way that Deontay Wilder did. Fury still expects millions of boxing and mixed martial arts fans alike to watch his pay-per-view showdown with the former UFC heavyweight champion.

The 6-foot-9, 270-pound Fury discussed Thursday before their press conference in London why he believes curiosity will attract even those that don’t want him to fight the 6-foot-4, 257-pound Ngannou to their televisions, computer screens or phones October 28.

“Obviously, I’m getting paid a hell of a lotta money,” Fury told TNT Sports’ broadcasting team of Carl Frampton and Dan Hardy. “Right? That’s one fact. Two, it’s the fact that I get millions and millions of people from MMA and boxing gonna watch it. Whether they like the fact that I’m doing it or not, guess what they’re gonna do? Still watch because they’re gonna be curious, like, ‘What if he lands?’ So, it’s just a massive global event.”

England’s Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) still wants to battle Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) in a full title unification bout. The 35-year-old Fury isn’t about to apologize, however, for making as much money as possible for a 10-round boxing exhibition that he is heavily favored to win next month in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

“You know what?,” Fury said. “We’ve gotta go in there and enjoy it because I’m in the twilight zone in me career right now, [turned] 35 last week, and I wanna enjoy and get back in. I wanna enjoy the last bit of career I’ve got left, because you never know when the fight, when it’s all over. God forbid I get in there and get in a tussle with Ngannou, and [tear an] ACL or a shoulder or a cut eye or whatever.

“You never know what’s around the corner, so you’ve gotta take advantage of it, enjoy every minute, and that’s what I’m doing. I’m a natural born entertainer. These guys ain’t got sh*t on me, these boxers. They’re like men in suits, like office workers and stuff. … They’re stiff and boring and everyone’s sick of it. And when I come, it’s an event. It’s a show. I’m the only show in town. And that’s what it is.”

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.