Ngannou explained why he was not aiming for a knockout in the fight with Fury
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Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou told why he didn’t chase an early victory in a boxing match with the WBC title holder in the heavyweight division Tyson Fury.
“He started the fight actively, I think he wanted to show that the ring is his territory, he wanted to let me know that he is the boss here. But I thought: “It won’t work out that way, I was born a fighter, and we will fight.”
I understood that he was very agile and therefore did not try to knock him out. I didn’t want to deal heavy blows from the very beginning, because I could make a mistake, and if the battle dragged on and I wasted my strength, then I would have a hard time. So I acted with restraint, calmly reacted to his speed and kept my hands high,” Ngannou said in the latest episode of his YouTube channel.
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Let us remember that on October 28, Ngannou lost to Fury by a close split decision. During the fight, the Cameroonian managed to score a knockdown.