October 29th 2023.
Mike Tyson had a lot to say about the recent fight between his protégé Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury. Many people, including one of the fight's judges, felt that Ngannou was the rightful victor.
When asked by MMA Junkie how he had scored the bout, Tyson responded, “How’d you score it?!” When the reporter said he felt Ngannou had won, Tyson simply replied, “Alright. That’s how I scored it.” He went on to add that it was not a robbery but that “everybody knows the outcome.”
Tyson also posted a picture of himself with Ngannou after the fight, with the caption “The true champ of the evening Francis Ngannou. So proud of how you performed.”
Ngannou had put up a good fight, even dropping Fury in the third round with a powerful left hand. Ngannou's trainer Dewey Cooper believed that the knockdown should have given them the advantage, saying "I thought we won the fight with the knockdown." Cooper went on to say, "At the end of the day it didn’t go our way but I’m proud of Francis!”
It's clear that Mike Tyson was impressed by Ngannou's performance despite the loss. He was full of compliments for his protégé, saying "So proud of how you performed." It's also clear that Tyson doesn't believe that Ngannou was robbed, but it's evident that he felt the Cameroonian should have won the match.
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