My Lord: Ngannou put to sleep by Anthony Joshua…Literally

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[@Newmanidentity]

That brother was snoring 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant2.0]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kendall2723]

damn lol

[@JosephSpalliero]

Your snoring

[@ItzDeshawn]

Boxing don’t need Dana white because obviously he don’t pay his fighters 😂

[@markc6378]

only top tier boxers make insane amount ..lots of boxers make next to nothing.

[@saihemebillings2820]

@@EyeCollector-fv3jyDon King still paid the most for his time even though he robbed guys.

[@saihemebillings2820]

@@markc6378 very true

[@gtimerepochrist4361]

Boxers earn more, a low tier boxer earn wey more than a low tier UFC fighters so stop talking like a poor fool​@@markc6378

[@Username0708]

@@EyeCollector-fv3jydumb af 😂 go listen to what michael venom page said recently about the UFC…. Anyways Only big name boxers make money

[@seanmcquinn9603]

They biggest lie we were told was fury and wilder were the kings of the division they froze Anthony Joshua out while avoiding the Parker's Povetkins ruiz klitchkos(wilder avoided him ) and usyks. U look through fury and wilders records who have they beat ? This was the great boxing con and we all fell for it,. we only found out about wilder because he had no choice to start fight elite fighters. The world is waking up to fury lies not me tho i knew all along fury has always been a joke and overrated Boxer

[@naeemislam1105]

I didn't fall for it one bit. I looked at it objectively. Fury and wilder froze out the entire divison for their stupid rivalry

[@dylanisboring]

His overconfidence and kimupitz by Ruiz is a big contributor as well - not as much as what you said though, because anytime big $ rivalries happen everyone else becomes an afterthought.

[@MarkoTiano]

Ngannou is finished and never to return back in the ring. That was brutal.

[@JimmyN410]

The saudis are saving boxing

[@jkhcbi123]

How .!!?

[@JimmyN410]

@@jkhcbi123 they will pay for all the big fights to be made. Fury v usyk, bivol v Beterbiev, fury v Joshua etc

[@jkhcbi123]

@JimmyN410 Yes Bro I Know, They Will Pay For Everything They Don't Even Need Out Money, That Oil Pays For Everything, The Only Problem Is The Time For Us To Watch And Days.!!

[@JimmyN410]

@@jkhcbi123 thats facts and the atmosphere sucks at the fight, no crowd energy

[@ovedfranco7664]

@@EyeCollector-fv3jya fool assures things a wiseman doubts.

[@chillout914]

Amir khan british boxer said after the fight like about 10 minutes ngannou was under an oxygen device in the ring lol

[@hikidunm1582]

He was.

[@parshakamarsh]

You haven't watched the fight then?

[@neverfeartruth6460]

Fury embarrassed the sport of Boxing, AJ honored & redeemed the sport of Boxing! I said this when it happened, After that brutal 2nd knockdown with the right hand that floored Ngannou with a temple shot, you could see Ngannou was ready for the taking. You could also see AJ's trainer Ben Davison screaming something to AJ which ended up being the exact SAME punch sequence they were practicing while warming up on the pads shown in the dressing room before the fight. When the referee said FIGHT, AJ calmly walked across that ring like a stone cold killing assassin & detonated that scary rocket launcher of a right hand that sent Francis Ngannou to an Alternate dimension, it was the exclamation point defending the sport of Boxing & in my opinion that right hand could've killed some fighters! I'm NOT even joking either. That was deliberate & terrifying! 💯🥊

[@rainbowstalin594]

Fury clearly was slacking off leading up to the fight, he was extra fat and acted arrogant the whole time. Joshua took it serious trained hard and smoked Ngannou.

[@Andrew-dw6ee]

​@rainbowstalin594 no excuses, fury sucks.

[@DeezzzzzzNuts12]

Us fighters like to say, "sent him to the shadow realm"

[@renderuntocaesarwhatiscaes2300]

Knocked every last Sonic Ring that man had out his pockets smh i understand the money but damn like he got laid tf out that had to hurt cause he big himself

[@MarkoTiano]

I can tell you the first 2 knocked downs he definitely felt but the third k.o he didn't feel shit cause he fell asleep. Now the next morning? Yeah he felt like a train hit his head.

[@michaelandrews6786]

Boxing doesn't need a Dana White. He is the equivalent of Don King, robbing fighters of huge chunks of the money they are entitled to.

[@user-jl1iu7cr6u]

Boxing don’t need Dana white..

[@SuperMillwall]

Cannot believe how deluded some people are. People actually thought a novice boxer would beat a 2x World Heavyweight Champion, a former Olympic Gold Medalist and one of the best Heavyweights of this generation… Let that sink in for a moment 🤦🏼‍♂️ This is EXACTLY what would have happened had Joshua fought Wilder. Wilder just like Ngannou is incredibly limited as a boxer, we’ve seen Wilder lose to anybody who’s half decent. If Joshua can fold Ngannou in half like that.. What on earth would he do to Wilder? There’s far too much disrespect shown towards AJ and that’s only because he’s British. If he were American you’d be all over him. Joshua has boxing skills as well as freakish power.

[@mittey5365]

As amazing as Joshua is, this is also a testament to how skilled Usyk is compared to the other heavyweight boxers

[@Rob-ht1mu]

Damn more money in 2 Ls than his entire championship career in the UFC. Dana isn’t paying them at all.

[@anthonyproctor5457]

Yep he got over 50 mil just for the Joshua fight

[@woahblackbetty7691]

His "entire championship career" lasted for two fights in ufc

[@moe381]

@@anthonyproctor5457no he never 😂😂 he got 20 mill … Joshua got 50 mill

[@kingandking15]

Ngannou was out cold 🥶 🧊

[@abrahamogunmefun8231]

Boxings Dana white is Turki Al sheikh

[@unbearabull]

You wish BOXING had a Dana White, we'd get the fights we want. No The fighters should make the money, they're the value. That's why Francis left the UFC.

[@arbitScaleModels]

Sounds good for Dana to run boxing, but then the boxers wont make any money?

[@michaelandrews6786]

The 2 fights!? Ngannau earned $3m for the whole of his MMA career. He earned $15m for the Fury fight and $20 for Joshua. Good luck to him.

[@imgoing2stayonyourmind654]

Dana is running a fighting plantation where the fighters, even the apex fighters do not get rich. In boxing you would lose the independent contractor, the ultimate free agent. A Dana White could not have forced Riddick Bowe to fight Lennox Lewis. Forcing fighters to fight, rather than relying on demand and supply, would take away from the artistic beauty of boxing. We can't always get what we want. I want Canelo and David to fight. I would never want them to be forced to fight, that's what the Romans did.

[@davidmarrotte3265]

Oh Lord have mercy!

[@upperdeck89-19]

STEPHEN A SMITH THAT HURT MY HEART TOO I FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY JUST GAVE ME A NOOGIE SHAVED MY HEAD AND STEPPED ON MY MOTHER'S GRAVE!.

[@joco2826]

UFC CULT BOY

[@Rolls....Royce....]

Man was knocked into do not disturb mode.

[@Artofthefight]

Just remember the Steven A Smith Show, was the first to set this up like this. I think this is dope as shit!!!!

[@viicentral1419]

Stephen A show is taking over !

[@ochukoeduvie4531]

UFC fighters need to lock out like how the nfl did when they weren't getting paid

[@ianstratton]

Problem is unlike the NFL, the UFC doesn't have a union so there's way less solidarity among fighters and inherently a lot more self serving. It would take not only all the undercard fighters to stand together, but the top level guys who've already gotten huge paydays to also join them.

[@2Big4Film]

Buckled! 😵

[@UCONN_HUSKIES]

😩

[@elijah.j3288]

Ngannou came out of a movie with that pose!! Just modeling I’m guessing

[@cdog7900]

That punch from AJ was outta movie, perfect punch

[@paulshepherd6482]

Thank punch was so hard,Francis was tired before it hit him,you know what im saying!!!!!

[@BenSmith-mg5jv]

Dayum more money then he made in his whole UFC career. I'd have done it to. Without question!

[@tonytony-fc6gq]

UFC fighters NEED TO STAY IN THEIR LANE , boxing is A SKILLED MONSTER RING TO GET IN

[@Youafool500]

They getting paid to get in that ring, the maths add up correctly to take that beating

[@bbswag5420]

He looked good against Fury… I’ve seen him take a lot of big punches and never go down. I wonder if he suffered a KO in training camp and had a glass chin for the fight.

[@terrellewilliams2188]

@@bbswag5420 nah AJ just hits hard and Francis is not a boxer

[@joco2826]

@@bbswag5420Another delusional UFC Cult Boy

[@FactsandReelsForall]

​@@bbswag5420 😂😂 delusional. AJ hits harder than any UFC heavyweight in history which is why Ngannou succumbed too easily. U dont walk to a tiger in it's habitat and expect the fight to go the distance. With one swipe the tiger will end u like AJ did to Francis.

[@vm141789]

Boxing HAD a Dana White: Don King. I think we’re overall better off.

[@jonathanng0603]

I heard there's this 6'4 ukrainian undefeated unified heavyweight champion that's also pretty good Stephen A

[@djdebonairone]

Nite nite

[@emmanuelchinoibeh-yy3yq]

Respect to Ngannou, but that AJ's punch got him chilling in Asgard until the oxygen respirator got him a quick ticket back to Earth.

[@louisharrison6593]

That's what happens when you skip the line.. dude got two of the top fighters in boxing in a row without having to work his way up through the ranks.. this is why there are levels.

[@EazyE11]

Its all a joke, all about names and money. UFC too. How many guys lost opportunities to CM Punk, how did Lesnar get a title shot so quick adter losing his first match. Now an internet troll gets to take on Mike Tyson 😂

[@nycitylifeandhistory]

boxing is about money.. ngannou brings in dollars period..

[@louisharrison6593]

@@nycitylifeandhistory ngannou needs to have somebody bring in the smelling salts

[@taurusx1000]

Fury vs Joshua will take forever, that's the problem with boxing

[@SuperKpill]

He should have rematched Tyson fury.

[@Momo-zz8fl]

Fury vs AJ yes finally.

[@KingsV1]

Fury has Usyk to worry about

[@jeezy8360]

Boxing needs a Dana white? This brother right here smdh

[@bigpete4864]

Dana White would tank in Boxing 😂

[@wendellfarao8094]

The Saudi's are doing their thing with 🥊

[@seanmcquinn9603]

Fury supposedly has the best boxing lQ in the division. If you can't figure out how to land your best punches on a fighter with 0 professional fights then we either need to stop giving Fury these plaudits. Or hold him to the standard that u say he is. Can't be both The problem was Fury has no punching power at all. You see the difference between fights. Fury landed the same punches Joshua did on Ngannou. He landed the 1-2 as soon as the bell rung in the first round. Nothing happened. Then he got clipped. And it was time to Hop on the bike

[@kamarifit]

Dana Whites spokesman

[@steveknick1978]

Ngannou got away with robbing the bank once against Fury. Went back to the bank again & DAMN, that might be it for his career at 37 getting knocked dead like that.

[@nonstopmemes]

There in no mood!! 😂😂

[@samchs222]

Nagannou made more money in his first fight against Fury than his entire career in UFC. He was even in debt. Joshua's fight then made him more money than fight with fury

[@brucemedley635]

Nearest to a beheading without a guillotine or a sword

[@MrNatdagr8]

Why he fight so soon

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Styles makes fights but just dissapointed that Francis' team came unprepared and kept welcoming Joshua's right hand instead of trying to use the clinches with his weight advantage. Just stood there like a statue taking power punches... Switching to the southpaw stance was stupid as well, he isn't Usyk.

[@jacktorrance2633]

Ngannou doesn't have a "style" because he's not a boxer.

[@thesweetscience5361]

I agree, but I also believe Ngannou was a little overconfident from the Tyson fight

[@2008sALINAs]

Ngannou wasnt unprepared. He fought the same way againt Fury. AJ was just more prepared then Fury and got the job done.

[@ShannonDavis-eq4fj]

He knocked out a 37 year old rookie with zero stamina. 0 none

[@otisdeayala7399]

Who arguably beat Tyson Fury. It says more about Fury than it does Ngannou

[@DeezzzzzzNuts12]

Why don't you get in the ring next Shannon

[@E7TC]

Dana white in boxing wouldn't do anything.

[@user-wv5ut7hq1q]

Stephen man why didn't you put him in touch with your boxing trainer? A midget-punch into Joshua's groin might have evened the scales.

[@miloewing7982]

Dana ain’t paying fighters thier worth. Boxing is ok without Dana White. Also rarely is the most deserving fighter given a title shot, Dana makes fights that increase PPV buys period.

[@lMike2Dopel]

Fury vs Joshua has been talked about for years and never happened even in there primes. Now they are both slowly entering the end of there careers Fury has been dominant as champion but no real challenge since Wilder and AJ had to fight his way back last year and did something Fury couldn't do, now the cards are reversed Fury has to handle Usyk twice before Joshua. Idk I think the window for there primes to fight are over and when they do we might end up Mayweather/Pacauiao 2 in the HW division.

[@IGOBYTHENAMELOVE]

So does that mean Anthony would make Francis a bottom in jail ?

[@jacktorrance2633]

Good for him making that bread but if people don't pay to see these ridiculous spectacles because they realize it's a waste of money then they won't keep happening.

[@dojo1371]

Yall been playing with AJs name for years.

[@UCONN_HUSKIES]

😂😂

[@jacktorrance2633]

UCONN BABY!!! Back to back this year!

[@kimberlyclark9498]

Even if tyson fury beat usky which i believe he cant.. we must not raise our hope so high that is going to fight Aj because is full of dramas.. I just dont trust fury that is going to give boxing fans that fight.

[@Newmanidentity]

😂😂😂😂

[@KZ-ky2er]

What i’d hope this result does is stop the Saudi’s or similar backers from messing with the boxing pyramid in this way. If you want to have an event like this, make it an exhibition, no more. Don’t legitimise it with title shots, professional rankings etc. if you want to crossover, start lower down, find your level and do it properly. Am sure UFC fighters and demand would be deterred if that’s the path they are presented with.

[@valzzy138]

boxing don't need no Dana Whyte...boxer are financial big boys not the peanuts the UFC guys get...Dana has done well for himself but boxing don't need him. What the Saudis are doing for boxing DW couldn't do it for boxing in a million years ..

[@psychomormon4932]

Funny how you are ignoring Oleksandr Usyk. He beat Joshua twice. He even almost took him out in the last round of the first fight. It’s not a guarantee Fury beats Usyk.

[@jamescaiquep3794]

so jon jones is next to fight fury to get his retirement pay in boxing since these two can talk shit

[@trainmap]

Anthony Joshua still a pretender

[@Kiki-ut4zk]

I watch MMA all the time and they are Beasts! I watch Boxing all the time, but for some reason I thought this fight might be competitive…and it was not!

[@joco2826]

UFC CULT BOY

[@babesababe5885]

At least Francis put himself in position to make millions seeing stars😂

[@danielmoshejohnson]

WWE

[@thenewgoldenera]

Tyson Fury should win but don't sleep on Usyk.

[@yourenotthatguy6295]

My money is on Usyk

[@danyellcharles]

Stephen A you can wish in one hand and piss in the other hand. Won’t make a difference. Fury will never fight AJ. Sorry bro.

[@imperialkingdom4821]

Extreme martial artist combat master OLISA ERIC OSSAI Nigerian is about to sweep the entire boxing world..Calling out & challenging David Benavidez, Anthony Yarde & Ben Whittaker Several times recently to boxing match with him & they'vebeen avoidinghim desperately, smh 😂😆..extraordinary fighting master will b p4p no1 very soon..!!

[@danieljoyce4015]

Francis is still the best. Money baby

[@counterfeitclone]

Dana white owns the ufc and the fighters so its easy to make the fights fans wanna see. Where as boxing has many different comminsions, promoters. Like al haymen , floyd and bob arum they have there fighters fight each alot to keep the money within their own companys instead of having to split winnings with rival promoters. Also promoters like to keep their fighters 0's these days.

[@Mr.Armstrong9999]

First 🥇

[@collarbone5018]

That fight was so scripted comparable to a wrestling match in WWE..💯

[@shut_up_figure]

Nganuu should have stayed in his lane, yes he should have won against Tyson (foods incorporated) Fury, but you need to cook a lot more to fight Antony Joshua

[@ajrenaissance]

I don’t agree. Joshua is that dude but Francis dared to be great. Boxing was his original dream. He got the opportunity and came up short. On to the next.

[@jkhcbi123]

You Sound Stupid.!!

[@Passportbros8]

​@@EyeCollector-fv3jy bruh if ngannou really got payed 600k for the championship in the UFC. Then it's more than 40times. It's probably a thousand times more than what the UFC would pay him.

[@Passportbros8]

@@EyeCollector-fv3jy true 👊🏽

[@erectacuscox4044]

So it don't don't matter that Ngannou destroyed his rep, and potentially his legacy.. as long he made a fuckton of money.. ? You're a discrage.

[@terrellewilliams2188]

For real that’s what I was thinking is the money worth it or legacy where he will make the money anyway instead of getting embarrassed

[@joco2826]

@@terrellewilliams2188 UFC CULT BOY

[@joco2826]

UFC CULT BOY

[@Passportbros8]

Boxing is Mafia. There's a lot you don't know. Just because it's staged don't mean boxing or punches are fake.

[@wendellfarao8094]

The Saudi's are doing their thing with 🥊