“They Dont Stay Awake” – Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder Will Suffer a Worse Fate Than What Tyson Fury Endured Against Francis Ngannou, Claims UFC Light Heavyweight
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‘The Battle of The Baddest’ has taught us a crucial lesson: to never underestimate Francis Ngannou. Despite his newcomer status in the realm of boxing, Ngannou posed a formidable challenge to the reigning heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury. Ngannou not only earned pride for himself but also raised the bar for MMA fighters in comparison to boxing.
In his bout against Fury, the ‘Predator’ faced defeat by decision, and a highly controversial one. The majority of the MMA community firmly believes that Ngannou should have emerged as the winner, but unfair judgment lost him the fight. Despite the loss, Ngannou has earned widespread appreciation from fans and notable MMA fighters who have expressed their gratitude for his incredible performance.
Anthony Smith Praises Francis Ngannou’s Debut in Boxing
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Francis Ngannou’s defeat was a shock for the community and MMA enthusiasts were enraged by the decision they even claimed that it was biased judging. However, despite all this, Ngannou firmly accepted his loss and walked away knowing that he had proved to everyone that he was second to none.
UFC’s light-heavyweight contender, Anthony Smith recently had an interaction with renowned MMA journalist Ariel Helwani where he praised the former UFC champion for his debut in boxing. Smith while appreciating Ngannou said “There’s no film, there’s no tape study that you can do, there’s no fight that you can go back to, there’s no practice footage. even in open workouts, there’s nothing that pointed that Francis had the ability to do that”
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Anthony Smith talks Ngannou’s future in boxing:
“If anyone else was in that ring other than Tyson Fury, they don’t stay awake. I think Francis Ngannou beats them all. Like ‘that’ Francis. I think that version beats Joshua. That version smokes Wilder, absolutely smokes wilder. I… pic.twitter.com/dtUvn0cJSw
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Smith went on to state that Tyson Fury survived Ngannou’s wrath but no one in the boxing world would be able to withstand Ngannou’s fury. He added “If anyone else was in that ring other than Tyson Fury, they don’t stay awake. I think Francis Ngannou beats them all”
He further added “Like ‘that’ Francis. I think that version beats [Anthony] Joshua. That version smokes [Deontay] Wilder, absolutely smokes wilder. I think some of the other guys aren’t even big enough to contend.”
With the promise that he will keep on pursuing more pursuits in both boxing and MMA, it remains to be seen, what Ngannou has next in store for the fans.
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What next for Francis Ngannou in boxing?
Combat ͏Ent͏husiasts are ͏in a dilemma wonderin͏g abou͏t Francis Ngannou’s next boxing match after his successful debut, despite his loss.͏ ͏Repor͏ts from Boxing Kingdom’s Twitter inside͏r handle suggest that Ngannou’s match rematch against Tyson Fury and a match against Anthony Joshua has been cited. But the possibility is also that Ngannou might be facing a different opponent than the two.
The reports further suggest that the French-Cameroon fighter may have a showdown against Dereck Chisora. However, nothing has been made official yet. The matchup seems unpredictable but as of now, this is the best information that the community has.
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