Winnable fights for Ngannou that actually interest you?

He would have to fight a glass jaw or someone with no power. At this point someone who can take his power or knock him out will beat him. I’m thinking Ruiz would beat him like he beat joshua, parker can outbox him, wilder would be a 50/50 ko under 5.

 

lol you sound like you were holding in anger for months because he embarrassed your sport.

The aj fight will never erase his performance against Fury, get over it.

 

Even against Chris Arreola who has seen his fair share of wars and has a fair share of losses, in a 10 round fight I just think Chris would get them in the end. Andy Ruiz would KO Ngannou, Jarell Miller, Dubois, Wilder, and the old Chisora too. They would all win via (T)KO

 

Chisora or Whyte.

 

There's no one in the top 10 that he can beat...............................this is ridiculous. I've screamed this since the Fury fight, anyone who has even a modicum of skill and can hit is going to have him in Hell.

I will stand by that position.

People saying Wilder, Wilder would melt him with the first "dedicated" shot he landed. There's a number of guys that aren't even top 10 that would have him under severe fire.............

 

Wilder would be fun

 

There are none. I said this after Ngannou beat Fury. It was a fluke. He’s not gonna beat a real boxer.

 

fury is a can now. wow what a stretch.

If Fury goes on to beat Usyk and Aj, will you give Francis his credit?

 

Wilder fight would sell itself. Easy fight to promote

Comparable boxing ability as well. Tyson common opponent a win would keep him linked with Joshua if there's any life left in that matchup.

 

Fury may very well be a tomato can now. I think he's finished, he's not young and he's brutalized his body outside the ring (mentally and physically) and that's worse.

As for wins, at this point Fury is not beating Usyk, and I don't think he beats Joshua. I personally question if he can beat anyone in the top 5 at this point. But I don't understand giving Ngannou credit? He lost. The fight wasn't hard to score. it was just ugly and horrible (mainly because of Fury's decline). Ngannou is not a boxer, it was hubris of him to think he'd compete with the top hitters. Just as it would be hubris for a top fighter to think they're gonna walk into MMA and dominate.

 

>david allen

who?

 

Wilder.

 

Ngannou vs Ruiz would be interesting

 

You so sure Miller would beat him? Remember Miller is a converted kickboxer himself, and not a particularly accomplished one. He's basically tailor made for someone like Ngannou to beat. Extremely slow, basic, hittable, not huge one punch power. He has a very good ability to absorb punishment, but if Ngannou's power is as it's claimed then that shouldn't matter. Dubois hurt Miller after all. HIs chin's not uncrackable.

 

Ngannou got knocked down by Joshua in the first round because he stupidly turned southpaw and then tried to parry Joshua's punch as if it were a kick aimed at waist height. The third knockdown (KO shot) was similar. Had he simply adopted a basic high guard he might have lasted a few rounds longer.

If he continues in boxing he just needs to drill in some basic stuff like keeping his hands up and boxing behind a jab instead of trying to catch or parry shots or switch hit, which are advanced techniques and require a ton of practice and experience to implement. Ngannou obviously has huge power and strength, and does have a decent chin, but he's trying to run before he can walk. Fighting something like a cruder version of Winky Wright, just walking opponents down with a permanent high guard then battering them on the inside might be a viable tactic for him. I rewatched the Fury fight and Ngannou isn't a terrible puncher by any means. His hands are surprisingly quick and accurate, and he seems to have a good knack for knowing when to attack. Being a top ten/fifteen HW isn't exactly a high bar at the moment and if Ngannou can just tweak a few things I don't see why he can't emulate what Miller or Kownacki or even Bakole could accomplish.