He "won". Take away the narrative of "it's an MMA fighter's first boxing match" and it's 2 normal boxers Fury just won in a very scrappy performance.
Only seen highlights. Would’ve served Fury right if he’d got beaten. He’s an average fighter if he’s not properly prepared and heads not right…see the Wallen fight. lts why I’ve never ruled out AJ or other inferior fighters sparking him out
Would be shocked if it’s Dec after that. Saying that maybe he considers he’s halfway through a camp and it’s been based around being ready for that rather than last night
absolutely. Underprepared - looked more tired than Ngannou in the later rounds which no-one expected . Couldn't physically bully Ngannou like he does most opponents and his normal reach advantage wasn't there. Timing was way off from the start and as a result threw a lot less punches than he would normally do. And the knockdown had him overly cautious in the later rounds.
Fury won the fight, knockdown aside Fury did just enough in most of the rounds to get the decision. Didn't think it was as controversial as I was expecting
Ngannou probably won 2 rounds outside the third round, 3 rounds if your being generous.
Ngannou probably won 2 rounds outside the third round, 3 rounds if your being generous.
Other than the knockdown punch did ngannou throw any other punches of serious quality?
Maybe in the 7th or 8th round but that still only two rounds.
The problem really comes when commentators for a whole 10 rounds fill viewers heads with the idea that fury was losing the fight .. stats show he done just enough but people's minds already made up .. it's a fix in their heads now
I think Taylor was struggling at the weight for a while, should’ve moved up. Reckon with fury he was just unprepared/unfocused. I’m saying that as not a huge fan although appreciate he’s probably best of the lot
Been fixed for years. Joe Cortez stopping Hatton fighting on the inside against Mayweather was the beginning of the end for me.
One of those things where a narrative overtakes the reality. The fairytale of a "legend" from a different sport fighting the heavyweight champion in his first fight.
I watched US coverage and it was all about Ngannou even before the fight started. They were willing him across the line, saying he looked like the boxer not Fury etc. May be Americans haven't forgiven Fury for destroying Wilder.
He's currently doing bits for Darlington, bottom of National League North.