Members of the fight community have shared their reactions to the boxing match between Francis Ngannou and Anthony Joshua, in which the former UFC heavyweight champion suffered a crushing knockout defeat.
Aljamain Sterling: “It sucks to see something like that. Damn.”
Kamaru Usman: “And yet he’s still the most dangerous motherf***er on the planet.”
Paige VanZant: “The Drake curse continues.”
Demetrious Johnson: “Holy shit! That was tough.”
Dan Hardy: “What a performance! But everything is fair. There are levels.”
Rampage Jackson: “At least Francis made 20 million.”
Kenny Florian: “Those were three of the most powerful right punches I’ve ever seen in a fight and they all landed on Ngannou. My goodness, Anthony Joshua looked easy tonight. It was good to see Francis back on his feet after that one.”
Jake Paul: “Francis Ngannou is one of the greatest fighters of all time and deserves his due respect. Anthony Joshua is back. Being active and focused contributes to dominance.”
Derek Brunson: “I can imagine what Anthony Joshua will do to Tyson Fury.”
Marvin Vettori: “Ngannou is still the man. Respect!”
Ali Abdelaziz: “Francis is still the greatest. Heads up!”
Josh Barnett: “So Ngannou got knocked out. At the level of punching power that both of these guys possess, it happens. One loss, even a knockout, is not the end for Ngannou and a sign that he should leave boxing. It looks like he tried to box AJ more than he should have instead of relying on his power”
Hasim Rahman Jr: “This is the knockout of the year!”
Arnold Allen: “With all due respect to Francis, this is what had to happen, unfortunately. It doesn’t look good for Fury.”
Brian Kelleher: “Drake has done it again!”
Ryan Garcia: “Let this be a big warning to MMA fighters! No need to come to boxing – it’s only going to get worse. Even worse than if we come to MMA. One punch and it’s over. Praying for Francis’ health!”
Jimmy Manuwa: “Glad Francis is okay. And he got paid.”
The boxing bout, which took place in Riyadh, ended at the 2:38 mark of the second round with a knockout victory for the British boxer. Prior to that, “The Predator” had managed to be knocked down twice, in the first and second rounds, failing to react in time to a right straight punch from the former world boxing champion.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/34127-reaktsiya-bojtsovskogo-soobshchestva-na-porazhenie-frensisa-ngannu.html?rand=19907
