{"id":239839,"date":"2023-10-30T15:01:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T15:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=239839"},"modified":"2023-10-30T15:01:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T15:01:47","slug":"battered-tyson-fury-reveals-reason-why-francis-ngannou-didnt-win-fight-after-being-dropped-by-ex-ufc-champ-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/battered-tyson-fury-reveals-reason-why-francis-ngannou-didnt-win-fight-after-being-dropped-by-ex-ufc-champ-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Battered Tyson Fury reveals reason why Francis Ngannou didn&#x27;t win fight after being dropped by ex-UFC champ | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TYSON FURY claims he has the stats to prove he wasn&#x27;t gifted a victory in his Saudi showdown with boxing novice Francis Ngannou.<\/p>\n<p>The Gypsy King preserved his unbeaten record and a historic undisputed heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk with a narrow points victory over the former UFC champion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fights-cameroonian-french-francis-ngannou-855903295-2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/francis-ngannou-knocks-tyson-fury-855793231-8.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-tyson-fury-celebrates-belt-855700843-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury was left red-faced when he was dropped in the third round, which many believe was enough for Ngannou to have his hand raised.<\/p>\n<p>The WBC heavyweight champion landed less than a third of the punches he threw in the Riyadh Rumble but was still more accurate than the MMA man-mountain.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &quot;I&#x27;m not a boxing judge, but I can clearly see he didn&#x27;t win the fight by the punch stats.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Fury is adamant that all three judges would have awarded The Predator a historic victory had he done enough to earn it.<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE IN BOXING<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OFF-PLATFORM-fury-eye-copy.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OFF-PLATFORM-fury-eye-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OFF-PLATFORM-fury-eye-copy.jpg\"><\/picture><span>EYE SORE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Fury shows off battered face from Ngannou bout as Usyk fight is delayed to 2024<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Coral-1.png\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Coral-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Coral-1.png\"><\/picture><span>FREE GO <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Football offer: Claim \u00a320 in free bets when you stake just \u00a35 with Coral<\/h3>\n<p>He told iFL TV: &quot;And if he would&#x27;ve won the fight, they would&#x27;ve given it to him. Wouldn&#x27;t they?<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It wasn&#x27;t my own show, was it? We were both away fighter?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Fury, 35, can now focus on his long-overdue showdown with Usyk after playing and almost getting burned by the Ngannou fire.<\/p>\n<p>But promoter Frank Warren insists the proposed December 23 date is now <strong>OFF<\/strong> the table.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Boxing<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tyson-Fury-eye.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FURY VS NGANNOU <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Reaction as Usyk says Dec 23 fight is still ON and gives Fury ultimatum<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DK-SPORT-PREVIEW-FURY.jpg\"><\/picture><span>CHRISTMAS IS CANCELLED <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Fury&#8217;s Xmas blockbuster with Usyk officially OFF after Ngannou flop<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tyson-fury-frank-warren-boxing-855701178-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>NOT UP FUR IT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Fury\u2019s promoter Warren gives Usyk fight update after Ngannou horror show<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ac-fury-vs-ngannou-comp.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FUR REAL? <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Incredible punch stats for Fury vs Ngannou revealed amid \u2018fixed\u2019 fight claims<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>FREE BETS &#8211; BEST BETTING OFFERS AND BONUSES NEW CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ac-punch-stats-fury-ngannou-table.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt is too soon to talk about what Tyson does right now but the Usyk fight is signed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will go ahead but it will not be on the 23rd. It was crazy for some people to suggest that it could still go ahead on the 23rd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is 35 years old and has just done a 12-week training camp and has just been in a tough fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe needs a break with his family, he needs to switch off and we will announce the date when we are ready. But the fight is signed. The fight will happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will happen early in the new year, late January or February. It will be up to Tyson, it is his body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wasn\u2019t smashed to bits at all but he needs a break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Usyk, however, is adamant it&#x27;s December or bust for their showdown, telling Boxing King Media: &quot;Uncle Frank says some sneaky things.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We have a contract that says the fight has to take place on Dec 23rd.<\/p>\n<h2>Read More on The Sun<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/eye.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/eye.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/eye.jpg\"><\/picture><span>EYE OPENING <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>People are stunned when they see my pierced eye &#8211; then I tell them the truth<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24568754.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24568754.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24568754.jpg\"><\/picture><span>Window pain <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Woman only realises she&#x27;s flashed a school playground when she gets a NOTE<\/h3>\n<p>&quot;Let Fury vacate his title first, then he can take his rest\u2026 Tyson &#8211; we must fight, we must do it, Dec 23rd.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;See you in the ring. 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