“Trying to make excuse…” Francis Ngannou responds to Tyson Fury asking him to kiss his feet by giving a reality check

On March 8th, the battle between the heavyweight titans Francis Ngannou and Anthony Joshua will take place. Furthermore, Ngannou will attempt to prove that his stunning performance against Tyson Fury was not a fluke. Ahead of the fight, many people believed that the Ngannou vs. Fury fight was a mismatch. However, Ngannou proved everyone wrong in his professional debut by even knocking Fury down in the third round. 

Subsequently, Ngannou lost the fight via a controversial split decision against the WBC heavyweight champion. The loss did not faze Ngannou since it was a grand professional boxing debut, which solidified his presence in the sport. As such, Fury recently claimed that Francis Ngannou should be grateful to him for this. Furthermore, Fury stated that Ngannou should get on his knees and kiss his feet.

Ngannou responded to this in an interview with iFL TV by stating:

I don’t know. I think he came around thinking that he would have been an easy fight, an easy money grab and go, and then he was surprised, and now he’s trying to make himself a little bit of an excuse.

Francis Ngannou said

While Fury took credit for putting Ngannou on the map after their fight, Ngannou dismissed this notion. Furthermore, Fury claimed that he made Ngannou a multimillionaire and allowed him to secure bigger fights. 

However, Ngannou stated that Fury was making excuses after his disappointing performance with Ngannou. In addition, Ngannou stated that Fury thought the fight would be a money grab but was caught off guard.

Francis Ngannou’s coach talks about Anthony Joshua

Joshua and Ngannou are set to clash at the main event of the ‘Knockout Chaos’ fight card on March 8. As such, Ngannou’s coach, Dewey Cooper, spoke about the upcoming fight during an interview at The MMA Hour. Furthermore, Cooper stated that Joshua is a more dangerous opponent to Fury because of his power. 

However, Cooper asserted that Fury is a tricky opponent because of his fighting style and boxing IQ. Subsequently, Cooper mentioned that Fury makes his opponent tired and slowly dismantles him. Hence, Cooper believes that Joshua is a more dangerous opponent because of his one-punch knockout power. 

Keeping this in mind, Cooper revealed how Ngannou has preached differently for both fights. In addition, Cooper stated that Ngannou will be sharp and prepared for Joshua and will be vigilant about his power. 

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