Why Francis Ngannou 100% beat Tyson Fury!
If Fighter 1 lands 10 haymakers on an opponent and clearly affects them, while the opponent taps Fighter 1 100 times, in a real fight, the impact of the haymakers should carry more weight.
Otherwise, boxing should be renamed "Tag," as it seems to prioritize the quantity of touches rather than the quality, technique, and power behind each punch, which are the core elements that boxing is meant to revolve around.
However, in a bid to protect their best boxer from an embarrassing defeat at the hands of someone competing in their first boxing fight, the boxing community had to go against their beliefs. This raises questions about the legitimacy of boxing, especially when compared to MMA.
If you believe that Fury won, you may be inadvertently acknowledging that boxing has evolved into a sport where the emphasis lies in tapping your opponent rather than the quality of punches. In such a scenario, winning becomes a matter of who can touch the other person the most, and this fundamentally alters the essence of boxing, which is supposed to prioritize technique and power.
In contrast, Ngannou seemed to emerge from the fight relatively unscathed, while Fury sustained significant damage. Ngannou consistently delivered powerful punches and even managed to knock Fury down. In a desperate moment, Fury resorted to an illegal elbow strike against Ngannou.
During the latter rounds, Fury appeared visibly frightened to engage due to the extent of his injuries and the fear that Ngannou could finish him off. Ngannou outboxed Fury, and it seemed that Fury had limited options other than attempting to save face for the sport of boxing by providing a misleading narrative.