Heavyweight Boxing

Ya as I said already it'll bomb numbers wise, Ngannou isn't known outside of MMA like McGregor was.

Francis might have power but he swings like a windmill. He won't land a single decent punch on fury. Hell get tired after 4 or 5 rounds and fury will dance rings around him and jab the face off him.

Yep

How people keep getting hooked in by these fights is beyond belief, how many more times can they be conned till they wake up?

There is more of a chance of Francis winning the world strongest man competition than there is him winning against the HW champ

These sports are incomparable

Fury a huge favorite. We all know this. But it’s silly to dismiss a KO possibility with a huge man like Francis, who is very heavy-handed and is a combat athlete.

Barring a KO, I’d give Francis 0 chance. I get this.

I simply think his size and power and ability to throw heavy leather will see Fury needing to be careful.

And folks need to realize that Francis will be boxing prepared for this, not MMA preparing.

I disagree that he has 0 chance to KO Fury. I’d give him more a chance to KO Fury than I gave Conor to KO Floyd.

Btw, just on CWs beating Francis. Same. Barring a KO I’d back good cruisers to hammer him.

Canelo would hammer him. But same KO risk is there. And it’s a decent risk.

Funny, Francis probably have better chance landing a good shot on Fury compared to far shorter man.

A glorified exhibition. Frank thinks it's a game changer. If Eddie had announced something similar for Aj, no doubt Frank would have a somewhat different view of things.

Fury - pathetic champion. Strip him.

Fabio wardley and David Adeleye has been ordered, two young lads that will go for it from the first bell

Nobody is disputing that MMA and boxing are different, and nobody is even saying that the striking/punching mechanics are the same; they are not. But Francis will be boxing preparing for this, not MMA preparing; add in that he is also a big and capable athlete.

Nobody is saying he will become a quality boxer now. But he will still be standing right in front of another man and throwing really heavy power punches. It's really that simple.

Fury will be a big favorite. We all know this, and know why this is. Francis has a KO chance should he manage to land hard/clean.

100% correct.

If it was MMA Francis would tear fury a new one in round one.

Fury will jab him till he can't see.

How does it prove he’s afraid of Usyk of the Saudi skills people said the venue is not ready, both Usyk and fury are waiting for the big payday and who could blame them as it could be their last

you could look at it like Usyk should have signed the Wembley contract also, promoters and media has certain narratives to spin and we all get sucked in and diss appointed the big fights don’t happen asap

Saying what? We all know Fury will be a heavy favorite.....he will be far too good for Francis..

All I said was that Francis is a big unit who has very heavy power. A shot is all it can take to knock a man out. He is also not some random lad off the street. He is a combat athlete, who already has combat attributes. He will be preparing for boxing here.

Folks are jumping in making out I am saying this is some 50-50 fight. I am clearly not saying this. Fury should be 50-1 on here, but he absolutely needs to consider and be ready for the possibility that Francis tags him very hard.

Far too much can be made out of all this....bottom line is two men are meeting in a boxing ring and will throw punches. One man is goin to have far more boxing experience and ring generalship, but the other man is not some nobody who can't walk straight. He'll be a danger while he is there throwing punches.

I am not saying Francis will look like a real boxer, and never said this; but he doesn't have to be. He just needs to be somewhat sturdy, balanced and able to get in range to throw punches. It's not rocket science for a combat athlete.

I'd give him a very very slim chance to win, but for comparison, he would have a far better chance of pulling off a win (via KO) than Conor ever had of beating Floyd.

These analogies are pointless.....

racing is one man against a clock, ultimately. Boxing is two men against each other, where a loss can be down to a punch, and all the skills/experience gaps in the world can be negated

Francis has very little chance. I am with you on this, albeit you say NO chance. I disagree with the no chance assertion. He has the power and this gives him that chance. Whether he can deliver it in a way to find Fury's chin is to be seen.

Finally.....Thought I was going mad. Had posters wondering if I knew that MMA and Boxing were different..

And the power could well be delivered technically and soundly. Folks think he will be slow and wild and aimless.....he may be, but he absolutely may not be.