As though losing to Tyson Fury was not quite enough, Francis Ngannou can’t accept this loss gracefully and continues to talk trash and be disrespectful.  Ngannou disrespected and called out Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury at a press conference for Ngannou’s fight against Anthony Joshua. 

The man, though I’m sure an impressive athlete, is treated with kids gloves by the press.  The former MMA fighter seemed to suggest that if not for the rules of boxing, he could beat up Tyson Fury. Ngannou said at the press conference to Fury:  

"Your only chance is in the boxing ring with boxing rules, when you step out the ring you better stay five meters away because if I lose it, you'll have a really bad time my friend. 

"Respect the fact boxing rules are protecting you, because you are nothing in front of me. I'll beat you every day, twice on Sunday!"

Yes, boxing is governed by the rules of boxing.  That’s like saying to someone you’re playing chess against, hey man, it’s only the rules of chess that are protecting you.  It’s like, yeah, we’re playing chess. 

This is on one hand a low-class threat, totally inappropriate.  On the other hand, it tends to contradict his own claims that he somehow “won” his fight against Fury, which he certainly did not.  So in saying that it was only the constraints of boxing which stopped Ngannou, this tends to be a tacit admission that he really did lose to Tyson Fury in the ring.  As to who would win in the fight out of the ring, it’s a totally unprofessional assertion.  The sport of boxing is just that–a sport.  Otherwise, he would be well-advised to show respect to his opponents, especially after the fight has been concluded–Fury won fair and square. 

So maybe Ngnannou literally doesn’t understand the rules of boxing, that knocking someone down does not necessarily mean winning.  That’s why there are points.  That’s why it’s not the same thing as a street fight.  To summarize, Tyson won his fight against Ngannou simply because he threw more punches and landed more punches.  Now we can debate the outcome, granted it was a close fight.  But if that’s the case, concede that your opponent fought well, thank him for the opportunity, and ask for a rematch instead of childishly insisting that you won.

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