The Gypsy King won clearly in an albeit disappointing showing. Now the army of haters claim Boxing is ruined as we've always known it...

[TMLT87]

No one will remember it. Ngannou lost. It won't be remembered. The hype will die down about Ngannou winning when he did not win.

It will be remembered every time Fury gets brought up (and he was supposed to be the face of this HW era and probably a top 3 star in the sport), will be ammo in every boxing vs MMA argument, and will probably get mentioned in boxing and general sports circles at times when people talk about great sporting upsets etc. I cant see it blowing over all that easily. Furys legacy is ****ed and by extension the legacy of this whole HW era since he was supposed to be the face of it.

[elfag]

Fury looked like trash and should never let a cage fighter in their first boxing match EVER, pro or amateur, allow the fight to be so close that thousands of casuals out there believe he lost. It should have been a domination with it going the distance only if fury allowed it too, it should be so much of a domination that even casuals all realize he won. Not oh he landed some jabs late so if you look at the cards he won despite being dropped and embarrassed.

[elfag]

Isn't Ngannou on roids ?
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All elite athletes are on roids. And looking a the photo is pointless, even the fat guys are on roids. Fury tested positive for roids and hes been fat his entire life. James toney too.

[dan-b]

Wtf? You are a weirdo Dan. Seen the thread where you got exposed for being in your 60s. Why do you keep throwing accusations about people's age around when you're one of the oldest people here? I'm less than half your age you weird old man.

You mean that troll thread made by Edge Room where he got everything wrong apart from my nationality? Given your propensity for worshipping edgelords like Fury, I'm not surprised you were taken in by a cretin like War Room.

[Mr Giggles]

Fury is on the decline, many people in boxing are saying this including trainer Shane Mcguigan. All the alcohol and drug abuse he did in his time off has taken its toll as well as the wilder fights. Fury won’t ever be back to his best again and Usyk will finish off the job

[IronDanHamza]

He was a light-heavyweight.

He was a top 10 ranked HW.

You can't compare him to Ngannou.

[crimsonfalcon07]

I have yet to see a scorecard from any of the people claiming Fury won clearly. Curious if and how people actually scored it, and if they count damage done as a scoring criteria, or just ineffective jabs.

[jmrf4435]

Why are there so many overly-emotional men involved in Boxing these days?

Francis Ngannou was greatly underrated by 99.9%, including Team Fury. On that showing, Ngannou would give anyone a tough fight. Showed better movement and timing, and better defence, than both Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. Ngannou's style also makes him dangerous in any fight, with concussive power and unafraid to trade shots, with a very unorthodox technique and a solid chin. We won't know how good he really is until he's had another few fights.

Now.

Fury won 8 rounds clearly, easily outboxed Ngannou and gritted out the victory. You give Ngannou the 3rd due to the knockdown, and the 8th when he really opened up and had TGK looking uncomfortable and buzzed off one or two shots. Was clear that Tyson was out of shape and could not hurt Ngannou. You see someone like Floyd or Ray Robinson winning rounds in the same manner, and they are lauded. The amount of idiots crying robbery and claiming Boxing has been ruined... Embarrassing.

Did AJ ruin boxing when he underestimated the little fat Mexican? Did Wilder ruin boxing when he failed to KO Charlie Zelenoff?

In boxing, as in life, you have to take the rough with the smooth. Fury had a bad night, gritted out the win, made over ?00m, and he rolls on to the next challenge. Still #1. Still undefeated. Still the Lineal champion. Still the A-side in any Undisputed contest. Still the face of Heavyweight boxing.

The amount of Haters who seized on a poor night at the office to absolutely lambast Fury, cry robbery (ridiculous), and claim that boxing has been ruined... get a grip. Is your life really that uneventful?

We won't know how good Ngannou really is until he faces another active Heavyweight. From what I saw, I'd say he gives anyone problems. Fury is very elusive, but if Ngannou could land flush on a more static target, he would do serious damage. Ngannou gave a great account of himself, and it is disrespectful to him to say Fury just had a bad night. Fury did have a bad night, but Ngannou was still very impressive.

Ngannou brings an interesting dynamic to the division, and I'd love to see him in there with another big name. AJ and Wilder the obvious ones. I would not bet against Ngannou versus either of those two, based off his showing against Fury.

As a fan, this was an enthralling contest.

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[W1LL]

I have yet to see a scorecard from any of the people claiming Fury won clearly. Curious if and how people actually scored it, and if they count damage done as a scoring criteria, or just ineffective jabs.

Fury 8-2, -1 KD. Fury won 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10. Ngannou won the 3rd and then the 8th, the only round he stepped on the gas. Every other round he was hitting air while TGK boxed rings around him. The damage to the eye was caused in an MMA-like clinch in the 2nd and worsened in similar clinches in the 4th and 5th.

I'd be interested to see a proper breakdown on how Ngannou won.