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Oct 28, 2023 · In a shocking turn of events, Tyson Fury survived a third-round knockdown to eke past Francis Ngannou via split decision on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Oct 29, 2023 · Tyson Fury was forced to get up off the canvas as he claimed an incredibly controversial split decision victory over former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, making...
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Jan 14, 2024 · October 28, 2023 -- Tyson Fury faced off with PFL heavyweight star Francis Ngannou in the Battle of the Baddest...Subscribe to our YouTube channel 👉 http:/...
Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou, billed as Battle of the Baddest, was a professional boxing match between reigning WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou, that took place on 28 October 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- What happened?
- Wait, what?
- Was that the right outcome?
- Is Ngannou the best boxer in the world now?
- What does it mean for Tyson Fury?
- Will we get the Fury vs Usyk undisputed championship fight?
- Shouldn't Ngannou get a rematch?
- Will he fight other boxers?
- Will we get more MMA vs boxing fights?
Tyson Fury edged out Francis Ngannou on a split decision on Saturday. It left a lot of questions that need to be answered.
Fury, the WBC heavyweight titlist, had to rise from the canvas to edge out former UFC champion Ngannou on a split decision.
Ngannou was having his first professional boxing bout and levelled Fury with a left hook, before going on to make the rest of the 10-round contest highly competitive, in the end winning for one of the judges but conceding a close decision on the other two cards.
•Francis Ngannou denied remarkable upset win over Tyson Fury
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Yes, a no-bouter (in boxing terms) seemed to give Fury, for most people the pre-eminent heavyweight in boxing today, all he could handle.
Ngannou arguably deserved to win it outright when Fury was certainly expected to control and outclass the MMA star in a boxing match.
Ngannou certainly thinks it wasn't. On Monday on social media he claimed: "I got robbed by those judges.
Hold on, boxing can count the likes of either Terence Crawford or Naoya Inoue as its most gifted fighter. Nor was this ever a 12-round title fight so Fury was always going to retain his WBC world championship.
But Ngannou had pretty much the best professional boxing debut we've ever seen. You can't call it a case of beginner's luck because Ngannou is an elite martial artist who'd excelled in the UFC.
That Fury signed an agreement to box Oleksandr Usyk next indicates he was looking past Ngannou, a grave error, but we don't know to what degree Fury underperformed and Ngannou over-achieved. We need to see more of Ngannou as a boxer, but he's gate-crashed the top tier.
Image: Tyson Fury finds Ngannou hard than expected to contain
Fury, the boxer, was meant to toy with Ngannou, the MMA fighter. That he didn't, that many high-profile observers from both sports thought Ngannou should have got the decision, will be embarrassing for Fury.
Fury has a boxing legacy, he beat Wladimir Klitschko and had a tremendous trilogy of fights with Deontay Wilder. But that performance hurt his reputation.
We will. Fury and Usyk have agreed to box one another for all four of the major heavyweight titles and they reaffirmed that fight will be next.
Before Ngannou threw an almighty spanner in the works, they were both eyeing that fight for December 23 of this year.
However after Fury took some punishment against Ngannou that date could not be confirmed.
Usyk's team are pushing for December 23, his promoter told Sky Sports they have that date "inked" and Fury "cannot escape". Fury will have to assess how long he'll need to recover and if that fight is delayed neither will box anyone else in the interim. Usyk will wait, and Fury has shown how dangerous a warm-up fight can be.
If his performance against Fury on Saturday raised questions, a rematch should provide answers. Though if Fury is locked into the Usyk fight a rematch could not be immediate anyway.
Ngannou is mulling his next options and, having signed an agreement with PFL, his next outing could be a return to MMA.
A Fury rematch will have appeal for all concerned, though it seems most likely that both will have other fights first.
Image: Former UFC champ Ngannou showed impressive boxing ability in his first bout
Ngannou has served notice that his punch power is genuine, he is tough and his boxing is underrated.
He's made a name for himself in the boxing world now and other lucrative fights will be offered to him. Anthony Joshua's team has suggested AJ vs Ngannou, Deontay Wilder would consider fighting Ngannou (though he wants to box Joshua first).
He might be 37 years old but Ngannou has a future in boxing if he wants it.
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These types of events are clearly money-spinners. Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor wasn't competitive but it was high profile. This was competitive and can be cited as an example to justify pitting a high level UFC striker against a top class boxer. So what next? Sean O'Malley vs Gervonta Davis? Why not?
As for boxers going the other way, that is happening too. Stars of the women's sport are doing it. Claressa Shields has fought in PFL and undisputed super-middleweight champion Savannah Marshall is training up in MMA to start competing in that sport as well.
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Oct 29, 2023 · Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou results, highlights: 'Gypsy King' survives knockdown, earns split decision win. Fury got more than he expected from Ngannou as he hit the...
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