LeBron James was among a long list of athletes who believe Francis
Ngannou was robbed of a decision win against Tyson Fury
in their boxing match on Saturday night.
Ngannou was a +800 underdog going into his pro boxing debut against
the WBC heavyweight champion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The former
UFC heavyweight champ put on a spectacular performance, knocking
Fury down in the third round of an otherwise evenly-contested
battle. “The Predator” eventually came up on the short side of a
split decision, which many believe should have gone the other
way.
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James, among others, was unhappy with the outcome of the fight and
voiced his displeasure on social media.
Exactly why i don’t watch boxing! C’mon man!
🤦🏾♂️— LeBron James (@KingJames)
October 28, 2023
Former UFC superstar Nate Diaz also
minced no words while weighing in on the outcome of the fight.
Tyson Fury
lost and the boxing commentary biased af dumbasses they need to
learn how to box ..— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209)
October 28, 2023
Former UFC bantamweight champ Aljamain
Sterling also echoed similar sentiments.
I thought Francis won but that’s boxing for
ya https://t.co/3IG1xJKsTn— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA)
October 28, 2023
Meanwhile, the result raised transparency concerns for former UFC
star, Darren Till
who is plotting a brief move to the squared circle.
My next fight is gonna be in the world of
boxing. But fuck me it’s one corrupt shambles of a thing. Francis
won that fair and square. Either way he won no matter what. Unlucky
Fury…
Not a bad fight.
Goodnight.— DT (@darrentill2)
October 28, 2023
Meanwhile, former UFC double champ Henry
Cejudo and MMA GOAT contender Demetrious
Johnson both hailed Ngannou as the new lineal heavyweight
boxing champ.
new heavy weight champion of the world. this
was bring your son to work day!! 😝 pic.twitter.com/H7bRUgqHNt— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouse)
October 29, 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
Finally, legendary boxer Roberto Duran also thought Ngannou should
have walked out with his hand raised.
Roberto Duran thinks Francis Ngannou
deserved to win against Tyson Furyvia @MMAJunkie
pic.twitter.com/cdbWtwiTvo— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow)
October 28, 2023