SalfordRed18
Netflix and avocado, no chill
Boxing's a joke.
But he didn't win the rounds*. They were just the shite rounds that were easy to fob off to him as he had the Boxing prestige, if the performances were flipped... he'd also get the rounds and you'd be saying the thing even if you'll deny it. Rounds like that are mostly won via name/prestige not "inches".... unless they are won by miles which are undisputable.But he won the rounds... whether it was by an inch or a mile he won, thats an issue with the 10-9 system in general sadly, where you don't get a difference for a dominant round with no knockdown vs squeezing one out. It's a debate thats been going on forever.
Most of the big social media sites have a poll system and Francis is winning heavily on those.Vast majority of people think ngannou was robbed. Perennial opposite opinion powerhouses and boxing purists the only ones arguing otherwise. Even seasoned boxers don’t think fury won.
That was the warm up fightBiggest problem he has now is no chance of another warm up fight before Usyk.
That will be the difference in my opinion. Always thought he would beat Usyk right now but not as rusty as he looks.
If you think that was Fury anywhere near his best then its time to watch boxing. He was bad tonight, very bad by his own standards. But tonight hasn't shown anything about Fury. You and I both know he's beaten much better fighters in much more convincing fashion.What makes me laugh is the "boxing fans" who have ever put Fury up there among the best and won't back down no matter what. Tonight showed who he really is, the class of the competition did that before. The whole sport is a joke and is 100% about money. It's time to stop acting like it's any different or has been for years.
This sham event, just like the Youtuber ones, is the lifeline now.
true, his resume is average at best though,which isn’t his fault, after he beat an over the hill klitschko there really hasn’t been anyone even close to his boxing level.If you think that was Fury anywhere near his best then its time to watch boxing. He was bad tonight, very bad by his own standards. But tonight hasn't shown anything about Fury. You and I both know he's beaten much better fighters in much more convincing fashion.
Tonight may be him overlooking Ngannou, it could simply be that he had an off night or it could be that he's getting past it. But even his biggest critic can't seriously believe that was in any way representative of the fighter he is or was.
Well as you can see on here, the Fury fans are doing their utmost to come up with all sorts of arguments to try and claim he won. Their going argument "Fury was but Francis was very impressive".Most of the big social media sites have a poll system and Francis is winning heavily on those.
Whoever truly won doesn’t matter, Fury has lost the public opinion scorecard
Same! I used to be a big fan but I find him annoying more than anything now.Ngannou should go pro, why the hell not, he did very well.
The fight against Usyk was NEVER happening in December, I'm more worried about it not happening at all. Don't think Tyson took it very seriously tonight, but either way he'll continue trying to duck an opponent he knows for sure will trouble him.
I just can't believe how much I've turned on Fury and just hope I get to see him knocked out before his career ends
Said a few times before the fight this was supposed to be part and parcel of the whole promo - Francis made easy work of and a segue into a Usyk showdown.Feels like they were supposed to confirm the date for Fury v Usyk in the ring last night, but Fury taking a beating threw it up in the air. They had a face-off, Usyk had lines prepared announcing the date in broken English, but Warren had to stress about Fury’s cuts to put it on hold.
The commentators were being way too giddy about Ngannou all night. Like a lot of people on here. He was decent but not amazing. Seemed completely gassed for most of the middle rounds and ate that jab all night long. The result was fair. Fury was well below par but just about shaded it. Which is how every boxing expert I’ve read saw it. Yet apparently redcafe (and MMA fans) know best. Go figure.If you switched performances and Fury landed the big shots, got a knockdown and generally didn't look like he had been through a war at the end, do we think N'gannou gets the win? And if he does is it fuelled with huge controversy?
Also the commentators at the start of round 10 clearly thought Fury was behind saying he needed a knock out.
You're right, he does need to prepare better and look something like he has over the last few years against Usyk. But let's not forget that Usyk had his own robbery of his own against Dubois.So disappointing to watch that.
Fury was severely underprepared and lost by a country mile, hardly laid a glove on him.
Anyone who says any different is talking complete bollocks. A clearly rigged “decision “
Hopefully he can get himself up for the uysk fight, if he’s anything as bad as last night he’ll get dismantled.
The same Guardian who had Fury winning on points for most of the fight and at the end of their minute by minute coverage.“Fury seemed flat and all out of ideas as a quiet and almost bewildered crowd watched the final two rounds. Weariness also took its toll and Fury did not attempt to force the pace. It was almost as if he believed that the judges would favour him and so he allowed his fate to be protected by their decision-making.”
“For the dwindling band of purists and romantics who cling to the notion that boxing can still be a noble and uplifting sport this was another night tainted by contention.”
Guardian nearly summing up both the occasion and how I feel about the whole farce
I thought Fury seemed almost upset in the post fight interviews etc. Think he realised he messed up, maybe didn't take it seriously enough or he's realised things are catching up to him. He just kept repeating the same things as though he didn't want to talk.Said a few times before the fight this was supposed to be part and parcel of the whole promo - Francis made easy work of and a segue into a Usyk showdown.
Fury was not at all with it post fight and promotion was the last thing on his mind at a time when he was processing the shambles that had just transpired.
He fought an amateur in his first pro boxing match, got hammered, and had to rely on a robbery. It is embarrassing. So is his incessant ducking.Fury is apparently a disgrace and embarrassment
A guy that was 33-0, world champion, undefeated and got in there with a legit fighter no matter what experience he has in boxing, is a disgrace and embarrassment because he struggled and had an off night and looked like he had lost the fight? It’s silly season again I see.
Fair enough to think he lost that fight but it doesn’t make him a disgrace or any of these things or suddenly a bum that’s a shit boxer ffs, stop being silly. I’m sure he feels like a huge embarrassment being 34-0 in boxing, a world champion just having been paid millions upon millions that will change his families lives forever and fighting at the top level in front of millions of people while some people at home at 1 in the morning are typing he’s an embarrassment and disgrace on social media and online.
Say he lost the fight. Say it was a robbery. Say he would lose to Usyk. But let’s not turn this into the embarrassing match day threads ffs.
That's the thing with boxing, when you score it as the sport it is then you can arrive at the correct conclusion. But sometimes the context and overall feel of the fight can overshadow that. It used to drive those that hated Mayweather around the bend to see him not be the aggressor so often but get the decisions.The same Guardian who had Fury winning on points for most of the fight and at the end of their minute by minute coverage.
I’m not a boxing expert at all but I’ve a couple of friends who and they both had Fury winning (or a draw) at the end of the fight.That's the thing with boxing, when you score it as the sport it is then you can arrive at the correct conclusion. But sometimes the context and overall feel of the fight can overshadow that. It used to drive those that hated Mayweather around the bend to see him not be the aggressor so often but get the decisions.
30 seconds of footage?Watched the highlights and yep boxing is really is a parody sport of itself. “Battle Of The Baddest “
Very funny but also very stupid.
Don't think it will happen sadly. Jones is injured and Ngannou now moved onto new promotions.Jon jones v ngannou bigger than anything boxing could ever offer. Please make it happen
So you think, fair fight, fair result, nothing to see here?The same Guardian who had Fury winning on points for most of the fight and at the end of their minute by minute coverage.
Crap fight, fair result, nothing to see here (that we haven’t seen loads of times before)So you think, fair fight, fair result, nothing to see here?