This time, the surprise effect did nothing.
In October, Francis Ngannou knocked Tyson Fury to the ground before narrowly losing his first boxing fight on points, two judges to one.
For a single evening, the former homeless man in the Bercy district of Paris had turned the noble art upside down.
We said to ourselves: “the former MMA star perhaps also has what it takes to be a great boxer.
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Four months later, at the same place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Anthony Joshua brought the former UFC world belt holder back to harsh reality.
“In October, Fury won by managing his fight so as not to lose it but not with the intention of winning it,” analyzes Brahim Asloum.
Fury wasn't ready.
Joshua was.
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