Mike Tyson responds to robbery claim in mad ringside footage as Francis Ngannou celebrates after Tyson Fury clash
29/10/2023 11:20
Mike Tyson does not believe Francis Ngannou’s loss against Tyson Fury was a robbery.
The former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou and current WBC heavyweight champion Fury clashed on Saturday night and ‘The Gypsy King’ came out on top by split decision.
There was some controversy, however, as Ngannou dropped Fury in round three and many people believed the Cameroonian deserved to win.
Although, both Ngannou and his trainer Mike Tyson seemed happy with the outcome despite the result.
After the fight, Tyson was asked while being mobbed by fans at ringside how he scored the fight and he replied: “How did you score it?”
“I thought Francis won,” the interviewer said, as ‘Iron Mike’ responded: “Alright.”
Tyson was then questioned as to whether he thought it was a robbery and he said: “No.
“It wasn’t a robbery, because everybody knows the outcome.”
The camera then panned to Ngannou celebrating with a Cameroonian flag, as fans chanted his name.
With that being said, later on in the night, Ngannou took to social media to voice his opinion about the defeat.
Ngannou posted: “Tyson should say thank you to those 2 judges because I didn’t win this fight.”
‘The Predator’ then posted a number of pictures from the fight of him landing on and dropping Fury alongside the caption: “Table Tennis champion of the world.”
This is due to the fact that prior to the fight at the weigh-in when Fury was talking about how he would describe the levels between himself and Ngannou, he said: “It’s like a table tennis champion facing Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, totally different.”
But he was proven wrong on fight night by his Cameroonian foe.
