I'm seeing some people claiming that Ngannou is "distracted" because he's "focused on boxing".
This is one of the stupidest arguments I've seen here in a long time.
1) Before Ngannou ever trained, his goal was to be boxing world champion. He didn't even know what MMA was when he got to France. He has consistently expressed this goal over the years while he was cutting through the UFC and it never stopped him from being the most terrifying KO artist MMA has ever seen.
2) Ciryl Gane has also been doing interviews saying that he is determined to box Tyson Fury and Wilder:
Interviewer: Would you like to test yourself in boxing one day?
Ciryl Gane: Yes, exactly. Exactly. When I decided to start MMA, it was 50/50 with the boxing. You see, when I started MMA I saw that it was possible to make money....I was aware also that you have more money in the boxing than in the MMA. So that's why I did some training with some guys some team in boxing, and I tried a little bit at the MMA Factory. But I chose MMA Factory because it was easier. It was close to my house and Fernand Lopez was a friend of the dad of my best friend.
But why not? Why not? I feel comfortable with the boxing style also. I like to have the big gloves and to see everything. You can play a little bit more. For me, you can play a little bit more with the boxing style.
Interviewer: Whom would you like to face in the boxing ring?
Ciryl Gane: I don't know exactly but of course the top! Of course.
Interviewer: If you could pick just one name right now, who would you like to face?
Ciryl Gane: All the guys at the top, of course. I will have to train hard for this. You have Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder. You have a lot of guys just below in the top 10. So yes, why not? One day I'm going to try.