*** Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou Aftermath Discussion MEGA THREAD ***

[BigSexy444]

Dana always wins.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

As expected but Ref should’ve never let the fight continue after the second knock down

I can't agree more. He literally stood up at 9 and then swayed. The ref should've called off the fight.
The ref set up Ngannou to have a chance to meet his maker.

 

[michi972]

By the time Saki came to mma he was past his sell by date and was way too past it as an athlete to train grappling proficiently.

Yeah, but ffs kick-boxer tuning pro MMA after 30 is usually a failed project..

 

[herpd807]

Canelo is as big as it gets as a name in combat, actually. AJ is pretty close, and will be gargantuan if Fury can beat Usyk to fight AJ next..

Didn't Fury already pull out of that fight?

Tyson Fury pulls out of Oleksandr Usyk fight after suffering cut in training

Tyson Fury was due to face Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 17

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

edit: yup! I was right.

The problem with boxing is the problem it's always had. To few names refusing to fight risky matches because then they lose their prestige.

In MMA? They fight. Or they run off to boxing...

 

[sanguinius]

He got everything he wanted. He wanted to box, he made 10's of millions of dollars in less than 15 months from telling dana white and the UFC to go FFF themselves, and now he can retire, or make money while obliterating the PFL champ, and also give that guy a red panty night. He may have lost last night, but he's still on top of the Combat Sports world and dana the clown and the UFC don't own him.

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Copious coping.

 

[markg171]

Didn't Fury already pull out of that fight?

Tyson Fury pulls out of Oleksandr Usyk fight after suffering cut in training

Tyson Fury was due to face Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 17

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

edit: yup! I was right.

The problem with boxing is the problem it's always had. To few names refusing to fight risky matches because then they lose their prestige.

In MMA? They fight. Or they run off to boxing...

They're fighting in May

 

[Fedora Millionankles]

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bruv got absolutely melted

Looks like he’s devolving in real time. AJ turned him into Patrick Ewing.

 

[PabloMEX]

IMO that version of AJ claps most heavyweight boxers. Francis can hang, this fight turned out the worst way possible and that's ok. Doesn't negate everything he accomplished.

 

[m249viking]

10m is now stage prop wages? lol

He didn’t make anywhere close to 10.

 

[m249viking]

How much are Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou getting paid for Friday’s heavyweight bout

Anthony Joshua makes his first ring appearance of the year, opposite him will be former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. The 10-round bout will

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U mad? The Saudis are known to pay high purses ...

When it’s warranted yes, doesn’t mean they are stupid or foolish with money. Fury was the star they wanted. Frank was a prop.

 

[kenetics]

When it’s warranted yes, doesn’t mean they are stupid or foolish with money. Fury was the star they wanted. Frank was a prop.

The point is that Francis got paid more in one fight then all his UFC fights combined.

 

[Motivated BJ Penn]

He didn’t make anywhere close to 10.

Tyson Fury himself already confirmed he made 10m

 

[herpd807]

The point is that Francis got paid more in one fight then all his UFC fights combined.

Ya good on him! He's yours now! Boxing fans can pay mint to watch a three hour shitty boxing card full of filler until you get to an exUFC fighter get predictably knocked out...

 

[kenetics]

Ya good on him! He's yours now! Boxing fans can pay mint to watch a three hour shitty boxing card full of filler until you get to an exUFC fighter get predictably knocked out...

It's not that serious my guy lol.

 

[ferrisjso]

IMO that version of AJ claps most heavyweight boxers. Francis can hang, this fight turned out the worst way possible and that's ok. Doesn't negate everything he accomplished.

Its the day after the fight. Humanity has this thing where whatever happened today is the most important thing thats ever happened. And usually its not.

I still remember a teacher telling me 2003 was going to be the most historically relevant year of our lives. Just laugable to think about now but at the time to that teacher it probably felt like it.

 

[Dogpound2020]

Didn't Fury already pull out of that fight?

Tyson Fury pulls out of Oleksandr Usyk fight after suffering cut in training

Tyson Fury was due to face Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 17

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

edit: yup! I was right.

The problem with boxing is the problem it's always had. To few names refusing to fight risky matches because then they lose their prestige.

In MMA? They fight. Or they run off to boxing...

A problem it Always had? When did you start watching boxing?

Robinson fought Gavilan when he didn’t have to. Pep fought saddler after a plane crash. Archie Moore and Roberto Duran literally fought everyone, so did Harry Greb and Holman Williams, Delahoya, pernell Whitaker, Holyfield, Tyson, Barrera, morales, pacquiao, Canelo, Louis, Lennox, Holmes, Froch and many others making millions doing it.

You have no idea what you’re talking about, clearly. Let me know when an MMA fighter draws 100 000 people to one fight over a no hoper.

 

[HatKick]

Its the day after the fight. Humanity has this thing where whatever happened today is the most important thing thats ever happened. And usually its not.

I still remember a teacher telling me 2003 was going to be the most historically relevant year of our lives. Just laugable to think about now but at the time to that teacher it probably felt like it.

To be fair "Finding Nemo" was a pretty good movie.

 

[ferrisjso]

To be fair "Finding Nemo" was a pretty good movie.

It was a science teacher referencing some space shit. I think he was talking about the Spirit rover on Mars and the discovery of some eventual dwarf planets but I don't actually know what he was talking about because I was a really little kid. I just remember him saying that because it stands out. I remember hearing that and wondering how future years would compare.

 

[Deleted member 267581]

I gather it seems "weird" to you, because you think it took 3-4 year for Jones to "get a big belly"

Jones was only fighting for the belt. Francis became champ in March 21, he said he didnt want to fight in the summer "It was too early"

Gane became interim champ in August 21.

Francis didnt fight again until Jan 22 barely beating Gane.

Francis then QUIT MMA instead of fighting Jones. He turned down the highest pay ever to fight Jones and FLED MMA.

So yeah your story is not just weird, its cartoonish. Lets make it, make sense.


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Lmao this has been debunked so many times I’m just gonna post this every time.


Money demands were the supposed reason for Jones’ publicized beef with Dana White in May 2020. White claimed that Jones wanted “Deontay Wilder money” in the form of $30 million to fight Francis Ngannou. Jones then called Dana White a “f—ng liar” and asked to be released from his UFC contract.
Listen, I can sit here all day and tell you what ‘show me the money’ means. I tell you guys all the time, you can say you want to fight somebody, but do you really want to?”-Dana white

 

[Fact Checker]

IMO that version of AJ claps most heavyweight boxers. Francis can hang, this fight turned out the worst way possible and that's ok. Doesn't negate everything he accomplished.

This is the textbook definition of doubling down on stupidity.


Anyone who understands the most basic concepts of boxing knew Ngannou was a bottom of the barrel boxer. His sole claim to fame was fighting headcase Fury who rolled off the couch and factually showed up heavier and fatter than any fight in his career… terrible shape, zero drive, and still boxed up Ngannou.

Any legit journeyman boxer would’ve splattered Ngannou yesterday… he’s got no defense, can’t read his opponents offense(Fury backpedaled shelled up all fight), and his athleticism for a HW boxer is subpar.


He’s now 0-2 and looked shameful against a legit boxer.


AJ is still AJ, solid but he just fought a guy like Ngannou who can’t box.