{"id":5498,"date":"2023-10-29T06:42:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T03:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/5498\/athletes-react-to-tyson-furys\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T15:59:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T12:59:32","slug":"athletes-react-to-tyson-furys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=5498","title":{"rendered":"Athletes react to Tyson Fury&#8217;s close win over Francis Ngannou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Athletes react to Tyson Fury&#8217;s close win over Francis Ngannou\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Anthony Gharib, ESPN<span class=\"timestamp \">October 29, 2023, 12:42 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The long-awaited boxing match between WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, lived up to the hype on Saturday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Athletes-react-to-Tyson-Furys-close-win-over-Francis-Ngannou.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698550941_443_Athletes-react-to-Tyson-Furys-close-win-over-Francis-Ngannou.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The 10-round fight ended in a split decision victory for Fury, who remains undefeated.<\/p>\n<p>Ngannou defied all odds and went the distance against Fury.  After leaving the UFC earlier this year, Ngannou made his intentions to box seriously clear in his new deal with the Professional Fighters League in May.  The contract allowed him to box, setting up a mega-fight with Fury.<\/p>\n<p>Ngannou shared his thoughts on the decision after the fight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tyson should say thank you to these 2 judges because I didn&#8217;t win this fight \ud83d\ude44<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FuryvsNgannou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FuryvsNgannou<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiyadhSeason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RiyadhSeason<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francis_ngannou\/status\/1718434733892190221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Fury will defend his championship belt against Oleksandr Usyk on December 23.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron <a href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/3940\/the-king-the-viking\/\">James and other stars<\/a> were shocked by the decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is exactly why I don&#8217;t watch boxing!  Come on man!  \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>-LeBron James (@KingJames) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1718411080589050121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"qst\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow!?<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Damien Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dame_Lillard\/status\/1718410004984734171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"art\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Canelo \u00c1lvarez (@Canelo) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Canelo\/status\/1718409914627117103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Split decision&#8230;sounds familiar.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakepaul\/status\/1718410034210603352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NO F WAY FRANCIS IS STOLEN\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf2<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoelEmbiid\/status\/1718410005148217667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What!  OMFG!!!  They gave it to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tyson_Fury?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tyson_Fury<\/a>!!! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FuryNgannou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FuryNgannou<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Rosie Perez (@rosieperezbklyn) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rosieperezbklyn\/status\/1718409930418401396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watching from the ring, I thought Ngannou won the fight.  It was close but he was the aggressor, landed heavier shots and scored a knockdown.  Fury deserved to lose after struggling so hard against a man who has never boxed before&#8230; too much time filming Netflix specials no&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Chris Eubank Jr (@ChrisEubankJr) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisEubankJr\/status\/1718413460298465313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Francis did better than I expected!  Extremely!  I can&#8217;t believe he let Fury down!!!!  Wow!<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Claressashields\/status\/1718415622214979920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Francis you won my brother.  No matter the scorecards, you are the winner tonight. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francis_ngannou?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@francis_ngannou<\/a> you bet on yourself and it paid off big.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Realrclark25\/status\/1718417208173564298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Francis Ngannou won this fight<\/p>\n<p>-Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoganPaul\/status\/1718410747653542163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It really sucks to see Ngannou get blatantly robbed like this&#8230;boxing needs a more objective system in place for scoring<\/p>\n<p>The subjectivity and bias inherent in hand-picked judges ruins the credibility of the sport \ud83d\udcc9<\/p>\n<p>-Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoganPaul\/status\/1718413479525404813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>UFC fighters also didn&#8217;t hesitate to weigh in on the outcome.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow come on Francis Ngannou won this fight!  \u270a\ud83c\udffe\ud83e\udd34\ud83c\udfff \ud83d\udc51<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 GILBERT BR\u00dbLE DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GilbertDurinho\/status\/1718409799480590499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No way&#8230; https:\/\/t.co\/FVv9IyBJ7Y<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Casey Oneill (@kingcaseymma) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingcaseymma\/status\/1718409842883510383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Proud on behalf of all UFC fighters!  Well done <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francis_ngannou?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@francis_ngannou<\/a> !<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Alex \u201cPoatan\u201d Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexPereiraUFC\/status\/1718410951953617011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Francis!!!  Super impressive and you can make a case that he won!  Conor paved the way for this, and Francis Ngannou opened the doors wide!  It&#8217;s proof that with good preparation, MMA guys can more than hang with the best boxers around&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/funkmasterMMA\/status\/1718410626588897742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Almost!  Never doubt this man again. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francis_ngannou?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@francis_ngannou<\/a> what a beast! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/furyvsngannou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#furyvsngannou<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlessedMMA\/status\/1718410319427748219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pfl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PFL<\/a> currently owns the biggest MMA heavyweight on the planet.  I don&#8217;t know of any other HWY that will go the distance with Fury!  Class <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francis_ngannou?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@francis_ngannou<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerekBrunson\/status\/1718409622002786519?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">But MMA fighters don&#8217;t know how to box, right?\ud83e\udd14? <br \/>Congratulations <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francis_ngannou?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@francis_ngannou<\/a> \ud83e\uddbe way to represent a hell of a fight \ud83d\udcaf<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 AJ \u201cThe Mercenary\u201d McKee (@ajmckee101) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ajmckee101\/status\/1718410554321301694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MMA is the king of all sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JanBlachowicz\/status\/1718409073941512239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ngannou <a href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/234\/surprised-new-middleweight-king-emerges-saturday-tyson-fury-francis-ngannou-competitive\/\">came out to box against Fury<\/a>, knocking the fighter down in the third round, marking only the seventh time in Fury&#8217;s career that he has been knocked down.  Jake Paul and Henry Cejudo were among others from the fighting world who responded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">WTF!!!  FRANCIS!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakepaul\/status\/1718401610827665631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Interesting <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FuryvsNgannou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FuryvsNgannou<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlessedMMA\/status\/1718401373019255081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have the chills<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouse) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MightyMouse\/status\/1718394241175753190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ngannou with the REVERSAL <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BattleOfTheBaddest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BattleOfTheBaddest<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HenryCejudo\/status\/1718401262235095304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He is tired and reaches&#8230; LFG!!<\/p>\n<p>-Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SStricklandMMA\/status\/1718401437766664377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ngannou just dropped Fury!!! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FuryvsNgannou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FuryvsNgannou<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerekBrunson\/status\/1718401771448475925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Certainly not!  Francis has the first big moment \ud83e\udd29\ud83e\udd29 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FuryvsNgannou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FuryvsNgannou<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Casey Oneill (@kingcaseymma) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingcaseymma\/status\/1718401387703476312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ALL RIGHT <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francis_ngannou?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@francis_ngannou<\/a> with the reversal!!  LET\u2019S GO!!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Marc Ingram II (@markingramII) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markingramII\/status\/1718402208880869537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletes react to Tyson Fury&#8217;s close win over Francis Ngannou\u060c Anthony Gharib, ESPNOctober 29, 2023, 12:42 a.m. The long-awaited boxing match between WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, lived up to the hype on Saturday. 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