Francis Ngannou: I know I beat Tyson Fury but winning a decision in boxing is tough | ESPN Ringside
Francis Ngannou: I know I beat Tyson Fury but winning a decision in boxing is tough | ESPN Ringside
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto sits down with Francis Ngannou in his locker room after making his pro boxing debut vs. Tyson Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Dude literally proved everyone wrong at every stage of his career
I didn’t doubt Francis at all, i was completely behind him. I said its a good chance Fury wins but i never once wrote Francis off
Been doing that his whole life💪🏽
The word ‘literally’ has no literal meaning anymore.
I’m sure somebody had some belief in him at some stage in his career.
And he won.
@Steven TaylorI wasn’t. But I expected Fury to take the fight seriously which he didn’t. He was overlooking Francis for Usyk. He probably saw the likes of Jake Paul beating all these out-of-prime MMA fighters and thought this would be a walk in the park. Turns out Francis came to ball.
Went 10 rounds with active Fury….. Victory.
Knocked down Fury.. Victory.
Never scared in ring against Fury….. Victory.
Busted Fury’s face… Victory.
Lost by split decision…… Victory.
Lost the decision by just a point…… Victory.
Inspirational.
All respect to Fury for risking his legacy for this.
Fury’s lucky he was jabbing the whole fight or it would have went to ngannou
@Dxzza Dcan this guy beat wilder?
@Dxzza D I think that was Fury’s way of handling the situation because going against Francis with brute force would’ve made him lose the fight. Francis proved he’s a stronger animal with great potential.
No respect for fury. All it was was a money grab for him. And he very nearly got embarrassed. Let’s face it, he should of lost.
@Dxzza Dfury wasn’t losing a decision ever
Absolute embarrassment of a night to the sport of boxing. The insane obviously biased judging just showed why the sport has been dying for 30+ years. Congrats Francis we know who won.
It’s embarrassing to boxing, because a UFC champ who has never box professional before arguably won against boxing best. Flip it around and there is no way any boxing champ goes 5rd against their UFC champion counterpart.
Fury landed 71 of his 223 total punches, while Ngannou managed to score with 59 from 231 attempted. Nagannou landed 37 power punches to Fury’s 32. Fury landed more punches in 6 out of 10 rounds. He did enough to either win or earn a draw. There is no robbery here.
fury won 6 rounds, who is the next great black hope? stop crying little girls
@Matt Boyce There may be no robbery, but it’s clear which sport is more legitimate. You can’t have someone who has never done your sport professionally before. Come in and arguably beat the best at your sport. Tyson won, but boxing took a huge L.
Francis has to be one of the most inspirational human beings in history. His self-belief, conviction, and willpower is beyond incredible. This man is a living legend
And a criminal. He served a jail sentence in Spain. That was a terrible fight. Neither one deserved to win.
@William Bell? Haters gonna hate.
Nothing like humble beginnings.
You won that fight plain and simplr.
As a 40+ year,life long boxing fan, I’m genuinely still shocked by this fight. A debut fight against the man who most regard as the greatest heavyweight boxer of this generation & an unbeaten World Champion. This is surreal! Much respect to Francis. I know how devastating his striking was at UFC but still…
Talk about a Buster Douglas vs Tyson 1 moment.👏👏👏
Never knew much about Francis before this fury fight… But wow….. What an incredible example of a human being. He will without doubt be a boxing champion one day… And the world will be behind him for the MAN that he is.
Should have probably died on his journey from Africa to France and being homless.. Its a crazy story..
A real inspirationthis man is
What a scary man. He can box, He can wrestle, he can kick, And can take a punch as well. Complete beast
Baddest man on the planet. Fury is just the best boxer.
@VishmanJon jones will be his only obstacle
Don’t forget his chin, this guy can take a punch.
His chin is amazing doesn’t ever get rocked
@Fcb Baller10Jones wouldn’t do so well against Fury. Ngannou proved himself
Francis is a true athlete and a genuine person outside of boxing. He knew he won the fight but accepted the reality that winning a decision in boxing is tough.😊
His life story is worth a movie. From what he went thru and where he came from he truly deserves a movie.
I would watch that movie
Oui, é, yes, tak! An amazingly strong and inspirational man❤
If anyone wasn’t a fan of Francis Ngannou before the fight, they definitely are now. Remarkable performance by Francis