Tyson Fury was knocked down in the third round by Francis Ngannou but staged a comeback to win by a point.
n Thursday night, a mere 54 hours before he stepped into the ring to face Francis Ngannou , Tyson Fury sat in his clutteredin Riyadh and grinned with devilish certainty as he compared himself to Kipling. Yet, rather than reflecting on his ability to treat both triumph and disaster as impostors, the WBC world heavyweight champion licked his lips and made a more amusing reference.
I thought Ngannou won the fight, but I have seen far worse decisions in boxing. A few sage experts even produced counterarguments to suggest Fury had just about scraped home. But almost everyone was united in awe of Ngannou’s astonishing debut and disappointment in Fury’s mediocre performance.
Usyk must be seething that Fury decided to accept this money‑spinner against Ngannou as a supposed tune-up before their title decider. At least Usyk will be bolstered in his belief that he can capitalise on Fury’s soft living and extreme wealth and defeat him whenever they eventually fight in Riyadh.A surreal night also gave the hosts a chance to showcase their extravagance before Fury and Ngannou got down to the violent business of heavyweight boxing.
These salutary reminders could not be obscured by the glittering theatrics that preceded the ringwalks, by Michael Buffer making his ancient honeyed growl of “Let’s get ready to rumble”, by another debatable split decision or by the stark fact that boxing has now chosen to embed itself deep within Saudi Arabia.
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