Media *** Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou Post Fight Discussion MEGATHREAD ***

[WklySportsMemes]

His boxing is definitely world class & if he can look good against Fury he can arguably have success against anyone long enough to land his shot.
Also, really surprised with his chin. Like he even ate an illegal elbow.

This is the one few times where a moral victory is legit. Francis lost the decision fair & square but its still a win to rational fans. Like him just proving he is legit world class and title contender level is pretty awesome.

Glad to have been proved wrong on some levels. Not glad with the level of posters that this is going to drag over here....

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

lol with boxing gloves.
check out nganous resume who did the guy kod
that wasnt a 40 year old should be retired fighter?[/QUOTE

Francis won that, boxing is fixed

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Would be great to have a concert between every fight

maybe a little Limp Bizkit to get things rollin

Spoiler

 

[Streeter]

Wilder next

 

[Pliny Pete]

To be fair, that's going to be the problem for PFL.

With massive investment often comes massive outside influence, probably from fly-by-night fans who don't really give much of a shit as long as it's done however they want it done.

At least with the UFC you know Dana would tell them to shove it if they started demanding showy glitzy bullshit that detracted from the fights.

Thats whats gonna put PFL over the top
New media is all about glamour, glitz and jingling keys for short attention spans, the Triller version of amusement park style fight cards with constant over stimulation and look here, look there, ooh a fight, oh a concert, now oil wrestling, drunk announcers arguing, etc is the wave of the future with the new generations of ADD cell phone social media fans
Hardcores will sit here grumbling and mumbling but talent will go where the money is and thats gonna be Saudi Arabia freak shows more and more

 

[Siver!]

Inoue could become the next Pacman. No one knows Tank. He's a Bud and Haney level name.

Impressive, then, because Tank just made $100 million for the Garcia fight

 

[2004 account]

He doesnt have the technique heart nor composure to beat Fury imo

 

[IncreaseDanaPay]

Outbox? Wilder is awkward as shit somebody is going to sleep that fight. Francis isn't going to stick to a gameplan in a slugfest.

He would counter and KO wilder

 

[LindyBrah]

Boxing is definitely dying. The TV channels are leaving and participation is dropping because parents know now that it's just an all around unhealthy sport for kids to be involved in.

“Unhealthy” as opposed to CTE ball

 

[MRT]

It waa always technical boxing. Wtf are you on?

Maybe re-read what I wrote? Technical boxing FROM THE OUTSIDE.

In addition to Francis' patience throughout most of the fight, it was the knockdown that resulted in Fury fighting more conservatively (much less aggressively than we have seen in previous fights) rather than some weak narrative of him 'carrying' Francis.

 

[Escabar]

Good for Francis he backed himself and arguably beat the heavyweight boxing champ when everyone thought he had no chance myself included. Dana clearly didn't know what he had now Francis could fight Wilder, Joshua or even Fury again and the ufc could have got a cut off all of that Saudi money.

Vince was in attendance he'll probably fire Dana for dropping so much cash lol

 

[headlessTao]

This is a pivotal moment in combat sports history. The UFC bet big against Francis and lost. We could be seeing the transition of brand-domination in mma to a paradigm where prominent fighters dominate and call the shots, just like with boxing.

 

[Brit_Brawler]

Absolutely nobody who knows a lick about boxing thinks Ngannou won. It was him winging haymakers at a shadow boxing Fury who’s gonna milk MMA casuals for another easy payday in the rematch.


These matches are quick money grabs.

There is no rematch you helmet. Fury confirmed it

 

[FreedomCricket]

I don't think Fury took ngannous hardest shot.

 

[quebert]

No, Francis almost knocked him out but Fury got up. Cut Fury as well and swole his eye. Fury was scared after that imo. Francis won imo, Fury wasn't fucking around and he was in a real fight.

Also Fury landed flush but couldn't even wobble Francis, even landed an illegal elbow.

calm down, he did MUCH better than anyone was giving him credit for. While he knocked Fury down it was nowhere close to a knock him out. Fury wasn't even all the way laid out, he was sitting on his butt. It was impressive to see, but it was 1 million miles away from almost being a KO.

 

[websurfer]

Lewis vs Fury would be reminiscent of Adesanya vs Yoel Romero.

 

[Siver!]

Thats whats gonna put PFL over the top
New media is all about glamour, glitz and jingling keys for short attention spans, the Triller version of amusement park style fight cards with constant over stimulation and look here, look there, ooh a fight, oh a concert, now oil wrestling, drunk announcers arguing, etc is the wave of the future with the new generations of ADD cell phone social media fans
Hardcores will sit here grumbling and mumbling but talent will go where the money is and thats gonna be Saudi Arabia freak shows more and more

Maybe.

If they do that once or twice a year, fair play.

If they start doing it every show, they'll hurt the product because those fans won't care less about PFL tournament bouts.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

something about smoke and not wanting it...

 

[Bowser]

I think so too

Funny that Wilder is the vet yet Francis is way more polished

 

[Brit_Brawler]

What is the MMA fanbase handing out second place ribbons for exhibition matches now? Let it go, don’t let the boxing crooks dominate our headlines

It wasn't an exhibition. Fury takes this win on his official pro record.