Francis Ngannou Prepared to Leave UFC for Professional Boxing and "Nuke Some Fools"

[Aluminati]

Well if he's nuking fools, someone get him and his Ford Escort on a plane to Iran ASAP

 

[acannxr]

There's a reason Ngannou is doing MMA and not boxing.

 

[Dead Spirit of MMA]

Boxing fans used to say about MMA fighters, "If these guys could box, they'd be doing that instead."

MMA fans including myself denied that, but I think the past few years have proven that to be true, especially since McGregor vs Mayweather which proved that even the top MMA guy who everyone chases after like dogs for a payday will also chase the top boxer like a dog for a payday and recognition. That fight didn't happen in a boxing ring because Floyd was scared. It happened there because he calls the shots and MMA fighters are still seeking the kind of validation which boxers have.

I think MMA's chance of standing on it's own feet and saying "We don't need boxing or the approval of boxing fans/promoters/boxers" is over. MMA is second-rate compared to boxing. I wish things could have turned out differently but that's the world we live in.

 

[Rawdog]

“If Francis Ngannou has a problem with grappling, what does he not have a problem with? Striking. He KOs Alistair Overeem. Alistair Overeem is a world-class striker. He’s a kickboxer at the highest level, wins the K-1 Grand Prix. I mean, he’s knocked out Badr Hari; he’s beaten ‘Turkish Tyson’ (Gokhan Saki); he’s beaten some good guys.”

I would love to see Ngannou do boxing, but I think making the comparison with Overeem is kinda silly. Ubereem of an entire decade ago is not the same Overeem as today.Still love Overeem though.

 

[613MMAfan]

Don’t ever listen to Joe Rogan. This is the same man who said Ronda could out box Floyd.

Do you and the people who liked your post actually believe he said that it or do you just not like rogan and are trying to make him look bad? Maybe he said it in the context of in an mma fight floyd might be so afraid of getting taken down that he wouldn't throw any punches, but you're trying to make it seem like he thought she was a flat out better boxer.

 

[Number 8]

The reason he fights mma is because he’s not good enough to box
The end

He is now popular 'cause of mma

Going to boxing for teh moneys

The end

 

[SalvadorAllende]

There are like 4 good HWs nowadays so why not?

He could be the first boxer in Zuffa Boxing LOL.

 

[DarkneT]

He is now popular 'cause of mma

Going to boxing for teh moneys

The end

Yeah he’s super popular dude

I expect him to probably beat the May and pac PPV numbers or at least equal them

 

[EXOICHO]

There's a reason Ngannou is doing MMA and not boxing.

I think francis gets destroyed in pro boxing but lets be honest here, takedown threat makes his striking defense a lot different.

 

[blaseblah]

Believe it man. This was back before she got the shit kicked out of her by Holm and everyone thought Wonder Woman was real.

Never happened. Joe has said enough stupid things without you making stuff up.

 

[Raknesh]

LOL

 

[Portland8242]

Francis won't last 3 fights in boxing. If you're getting outboxed by Stipe Miocic (and he's a pretty damn good boxer himself) you cannot be a pro boxer.

 

[GueseGuy]

I’m all for roasting him over Ronda but I don’t believe he said that.

He said it. Look it up.

 

[GueseGuy]

Do you and the people who liked your post actually believe he said that it or do you just not like rogan and are trying to make him look bad? Maybe he said it in the context of in an mma fight floyd might be so afraid of getting taken down that he wouldn't throw any punches, but you're trying to make it seem like he thought she was a flat out better boxer.

He actually said this.

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

Imagine the beating Tyson Fury would put on him

 

[dmwalking]

The reason he fights mma is because he’s not good enough to box


The end

No, I'm pretty sure it's because that's the opportunity he had. But if given the opportunity to box for better money, he'll def make the jump.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Everyone wants to be a boxer now

Lord Artem has shown them the light

 

[dmwalking]

If Deontay Wilder can rack up KO's, I can see Ngannou racking up some KO's.

 

[WARinsertname]

I voted yes just to point and laugh after he gets repeatedly concussed.

 

[Ekim]

Fuck it... make that bread, Francis. He would get bodied by the top dogs in HW boxing, but he could murk some cans along the way.