Showing posts with label Francis N'Gannou. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Francis N'Gannou. Show all posts
Saturday, 9 March 2024
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
NGANNOU'S BOXING 🥊 SWITCH IS NO GIMMICK, THE EX UFC STAR LOOKS TO PULL OUT ANOTHER SURPRISE VS. JOSHUA
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| AP Photo |
It was one of the most striking sights in boxing for some time, Francis Ngannou dancing a jig of delight while leaning over a floored and clearly dazed Tyson Fury.
For boxing purists, a disaster was unfolding.
Was a UFC fighter, in his first ever boxing bout, really about to knock out a reigning world heavyweight champion?
Fury got up and wound up eking out a heavily debated and unconvincing split-decision victory but Ngannou had made a dramatic entry into the world of boxing.
On Friday, the French-Cameroonian gets another chance to upset the established order — and potentially set himself up for another shot at Fury.
Ngannou is back in Saudi Arabia for the second fight of his crossover career, this time against another Brit in former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
Much of the pre-fight narrative is presuming a win for Joshua that would put him in line to fight Fury, provided Fury — the WBC champion — beats Oleksandr Usyk — the WBA, IBF and WBO champion — in their rearranged May 18 bout that will crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 2000.
Sunday, 3 March 2024
Friday, 5 January 2024
BOLD PREDICTION FOR '24: FURY'S NEXT CHALLENGE, NGANNOU'S RETURN AND NEW P4P KING
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| Will Tyson Fury finally sign up to fight Anthony Joshua or retire after the 2024 campaign? Justin Setterfield/Getty Images |
It is hard to predict what can happen in a full year of boxing, given the nature of a sport which is divided by different promoters and networks. Add in the fact that more than ever, the sport's top stars are fighting internationally, gaining fame in regions where boxing had previously not been a major draw. Just look at ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings top 10, which includes fighters from six different countries, working with four different promotional companies.
Regardless of how the fighters line up, to start 2024 we are playing matchmaker and are here to predict some possible fights -- and the immediate future of one top fighter. Could we see Tyson Fury face Anthony Joshua in 2024... or retire from boxing? Will Naoya Inoue be the new P4P king, winning titles in a fifth division? Can two division champ Devin Haney win a welterweight title? Will the light heavyweight division crown its first undisputed champion in the four-belt era? And how about Francis Ngannou? Will he be back in the ring and actually won a boxing fight in 2024?
Friday, 20 January 2023
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