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Joe Rogan speculates ‘the fix was in’ for Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou boxing match…

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Francis Ngannou’s great effort against Tyson Fury in his professional boxing debut remains legendary in recent combat sports history.

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Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou

The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion shut up all doubters this past October 2023. Manifesting his dream of boxing an all-time great, Ngannou went toe-to-toe with the then-undefeated 33-0-1 Fury. Ngannou lost the bout by split decision (watch highlights) on the judges’ scorecards but performed so well that many believed he was the true winner in every sense.

Amongst that party was longtime UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, who believes Ngannou probably needed a finish for a clean win, considering Fury had his follow-up match already scheduled.

“I thought he won that fight,” Rogan said on his Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “But, you know, they were setting up that [Oleksandr] Usyk fight. They were not gonna let — yeah, it just seemed like the fix was in a little bit.

Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury

“It was close enough that they could pull it off,” he continued. “You could go, ‘Okay, maybe. Maybe you could see him winning that,’ but I don’t think so. I thought Francis won it. A lot of people thought Francis won it.”

Ngannou and Fury have suffered the same fates in their matches since they fought. Ngannou, 37, took on Anthony Joshua in his sophomore boxing appearance when he suffered a second round knockout loss (watch highlights) in March 2024. Fury, on the other hand, was dealt his first loss against Usyk, who earned the split decision win in May 2024 (watch highlights).

 

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Dillian Whyte Delivers Harsh Verdict On Fury-Usyk Rematch: “It’ll Be Much Harder This Time”…

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OLEKSANDR USYK VS TYSON FURY

Tyson Fury is currently dealing with something he never has before in the sport of boxing – bouncing back from defeat.

TYSON FURY VS DEONTARY WILDER

The Morecambe heavyweight lost out to Oleksandr Usyk in their undisputed title fight, suffering a brutal ninth round that resulted in a count from the referee and ultimately a loss on the cards. The rematch is set for December 21.

Former heavyweight world title challenger Dillian Whyte – who made a low-key return to the sport in March after he was cleared to box when a doping investigation found he had used a contaminated supplement – told IFL TV that it was possible for his former opponent to win second time around but questioned if he was the same fighter he used to be.

Tyson Fury VS Dillian Whyte

“It’s heavyweight boxing so anything is possible and you can’t write Fury off but maybe these hard fights he’s had have taken a toll on him, you never know, he’s human and he’s had a lot of hard fights, a lot of knockdowns and maybe it’s taken a toll on him and maybe he’s not even bothered or motivated anymore.

If he trains right he’s big so stands a chance but Usyk’s self confidence will be through the roof and before he thought he could outbox him but now he knows he can hurt him so it’ll be a much more difficult task [for Fury] this time around.”

Fury was in a demanding trilogy with Deontay Wilder before two more straightforward title defences against Whyte and Chisora. The bout before Usyk was against Francis Ngannou, in which the Brit was knocked down heavily before scraping a split decision win.

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