Francis Ngannou Reveals Why He Danced After Dropping Tyson Fury

Francis Ngannou opens up on his Tyson Fury fight

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Francis Ngannou fought Tyson Fury in 2023. It was the first time Ngannou stepped into the squared circle and he did it by taking on an all-time great in Fury.

Many thought it would be a one-sided affair. Considering the gulf in experience in boxing between the two fighters, that wasn't a surprising take.

Ngannou, though, dropped Fury and lost a very controversial decision. After dropping Fury, 'The Predator' gave him a little dance.

Ngannou has now revealed why he did it.

The former UFC heavyweight champion told The Ring Magazine:

I was in the middle of the fight. So I couldn’t just allow myself to stay there and feel the emotion of just knocking somebody down. It wasn't a knockout. If it was a knockout it would have been something different. Although I still remember that at the beginning of the fight, he said: ‘Let’s go to school’, something like that.

He added:

So that's why I give him a little dance there, like: ‘It's not working well for you professor’

Francis Ngannou added that he wasn't putting full venom in his shots to avoid getting burnt out. He said:

I didn't want to get tired before him. So, even the punches like [I told myself], 'Don't put power. Try to get speed and get as many punches as possible, but don't try to knock him out. Again, you're fighting a guy who has seven lives, like a cat.

Francis Ngannou fought once more in boxing, where he suffered a brutal KO loss to Anthony Joshua. Ngannou, though, has expressed interest in making a return to the ring with Deontay Wilder on his radar.

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