Now, who could have expected that Francis Ngannou, hitherto an excellent striker inside the octagon, would be a revelation in the squared circle? Now, as it appears, neither Devin Haney, Terence Crawford, Timothy Bradley, or Eddie Hearn had the feeble idea that ‘The Predator’ would do the unthinkable against the reigning Heavyweight champion. When Ariel Helwani asked whether Ngannou had any chance against Fury, Haney responded, “Of course not.”
When a reporter asked Crawford, “What shot do you give Francis Ngannou getting an upset and beating Tyson Fury?” The two-division undisputed champion’s reply, “Zero.” Eddie Hearn said, “You could do this fight a million times, and he wouldn’t win once.” While Timothy Bradly responded, “We always say that Deontay Wilder can’t fight. Ngannou, he can’t fight either!” The match is over. Despite not scoring the prized win, Fury scraped the victory by the skin of his teeth. It’s Francis Ngannou, whose name has been ringing around everywhere. So, who’s having the last laugh?
The underdog roars: Francis Ngannou silences naysayers
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Interestingly, this fan also counted themselves among those who barely believed that Francis Ngannou had any chance against Tyson Fury. But after that outstanding performance, he proved everyone wrong. Ngannou’s antics literally revealed the entire truth about the Heavyweight division!
I was one of those guys, but man you made all of us believers, you completely exposed the heavyweight division with your performance!
— levi 🎰 (@Shirokidz) October 31, 2023
Urging Francis Ngannou to proceed further, this user pointed out bluntly that it was not the time to be modest about his achievements, especially when people were skeptical about his abilities.
Yaaaaaaas get in there Francis! There are times when you should not be humble and this is one of them when people doubt you! 🙂🤍
— 💚Steven🖤Hunter❤️ (@SHunter9393) November 1, 2023
Now, this user rates Tyson Fury as the best boxer in the world. However, Francis Ngannou’s performance on Saturday night appears to have mesmerized him. The former UFC Heavyweight champion was unlucky to have lost the bout after putting in such great effort. Even Fury appeared inferior to him, the user said. The latter admired Ngannou for being a great fighter and a humble man.
I love Tyson and he is the best but damnnn Francis really put on a show and made Tyson look poor, great performance from Francis and unlucky to come out with the loss. Francis is a true warrior and very humble 💪mad respect
— Limited (@Rendezook39) November 1, 2023
The following fans seem to have drawn great inspiration from Francis Ngannou’s sparkling performance. According to them, one of the key takeaways from the October 28 fight is that one should take control of one’s own life, make decisions, and shape their narrative.
He taught us a valuable lesson – don’t let anyone write your story for you ✍️
— Aaron Pete (@Aaronpete_) November 1, 2023
The following user urged Francis Ngannou to desist from such a typically embarrassing TikTok routine followed by teenagers. Instead, he should start working for and promoting a fight with either Deontay Wilder or Anthony Joshua.
Bro stop this cringey tik tok teenager thing start promoting ur next fight with wilder or joshua
— Sandwich (@SandwichBurger1) October 31, 2023
Clearly, all the fans are over the moon, basking in the achievement of a rising star in the boxing world. Nevertheless, the former UFC Heavyweight champion’s stock has never been higher and he could capitalize with some enthralling matchups.
Future Heavyweight showdowns
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Tyson Fury was the clear favorite to win the fight, hands-down. He’d even shared about undergoing a 12-week training camp to deal with the Cameroonian-French fighter. The latter not only managed to knock down Fury in the third round but pushed him to such an extent that judges were forced to award a split-decision victory to the boxer. Unsurprisingly, many voices felt that Ngannou had been robbed of a win. Anyway, that’s an altogether different line of debate.
With reports about his inclusion in the WBC Heavyweight rankings, there are hopes that he could now go against other big names in the division. Already, there are talks about future line-ups. Eddie Hearn recently mentioned that Ngannou won on Saturday. Hence, he suggested that a rematch with Fury is a fair ask. Otherwise, if the Usyk fight holds up Fury, there could be a matchup with Anthony Joshua. The Matchroom boss sounded confident that the latter would wind up ‘The Predator’ in three rounds.
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