- Boxing and MMA stars gave their honest reaction to the Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou decision
- Most of them think “The Predator” won but the judges gave the nod to “The Gypsy King”
The combat sports world witnessed a historic fight after Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou went toe-to-toe for 10 rounds inside the ring. The former UFC heavyweight champion scored the only knockdown of the fight but in the end, it was “The Gypsy King” who won via split decision.
As expected, known boxing and MMA personalities shared their thoughts on the seemingly controversial outcome.
The ringside audience have spoken
After Ngannou’s knockdown on Fury in Round 3, many believe that “The Gypsy King” didn’t do much to catch up and even beat “The Predator.” It’s also what the famous boxing and MMA personalities who watched the fight ringside say.
“No, it wasn’t a robbery. Everybody the outcome,” Mike Tyson said as he cheered for Ngannou ringside.
“I don’t know how they saw that result. Francis won this fight. He won this fight. Much respect to Tyson. He’s amazing but Francis won this fight… Tyson Fury was only touching him,” former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos pointed out.
“C’mon man, [Ngannou] landed hard shots, clean shots but it’s boxing… either one, it doesn’t matter Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, all those other guys are big big-name heavyweights and I think now they see what Francis Ngannou has to offer,” former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman said.
“Well, obviously I’m a little biased Francis is one of our guys but I thought Francis did a great job, had everything he needed to do to win this fight, switch leads, Superman punch, be awkward, be an MMA fighter in the boxing world and I think that says it all right there. There’s no way those judges will let him win at the end of the day. I think he did what he what he needed to do win, he didn’t get the call,” former two-division UFC champ Randy Couture assessed.
PPV viewers say the same thing
Those who tuned in via pay-per-view echoed pretty much the same sentiment. UFC legend Nate Diaz even accused the commentators of being “biased,” while multi-division boxing champ Canelo Alvarez was left speechless.
Check out the tweets below:
Tyson fury lost and the boxing commentary biased af dumbasses they need to learn how to box ..
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) October 28, 2023
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— Canelo Alvarez (@Canelo) October 28, 2023
Proud in the name of all the ufc fighters ! Good job @francis_ngannou !
— Alex "Poatan" Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) October 28, 2023
Almost! Never doubt that man again. @francis_ngannou what a beast! #furyvsngannou
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) October 28, 2023
And new…………….
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) October 28, 2023
Francis!!! Super impressive and you can make the argument of him winning this! Conor pioneered the way for this, and Francis Ngannou busted the gates wide open! This is proof that with the right preparation that the MMA guys can more than hang with the best boxers around. FTR I…
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 28, 2023
Ngannou won that. Stop it
— Vince Morales (@vandetta135) October 28, 2023
HUGE Win for @francis_ngannou
We don’t care what the judges said
Congrats 💪— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) October 28, 2023
lol boxing is corrupt 😂😂
— Saidyokub Kakhramonov (@SaidYokubMMA) October 28, 2023
Wow come on Francis Ngannou won this fight! ✊🏾🤴🏿 👑
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) October 28, 2023
@francis_ngannou That’s why he’s the baddest man on the planet
— glover teixeira (@gloverteixeira) October 28, 2023
The biggest upset in combat sports history!
Francis Ngannou just became the Lineal World heavyweight BOXING champion #furyvsngannou— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) October 28, 2023
What a showing by Francis Ngannou ! That’s a win for Francis regardless #furyvsngannou
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) October 28, 2023
I think Francis got that. #furyvsngannou
— Jalin Turner (@JalinTurner) October 28, 2023
No way! Francis gets the first big moment 🤩🤩 #FuryvsNgannou
— Casey Oneill (@kingcaseymma) October 28, 2023
@francis_ngannou did us all proud. No one thought it would be a close points victory. Great fight #FuryvsNgannou
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) October 28, 2023
Ngannou is now expected to focus on his much-awaited PFL debut. Fury, meanwhile, will move on and maximize his time to prepare for his unification title bout against Oleksandr Usyk in December.
Check out the full Fury vs. Ngannou decision reaction compilation by MMA Junkie below:
