Shockwaves Through the Combat World: Joshua Dominates Ngannou
The Clash in Riyadh
Last night, the combat sports landscape was shaken to its core as former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou stepped into the ring for his second professional boxing match. Facing off against the formidable ex-boxing champion Anthony Joshua in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the encounter was set for twelve rounds. However, Joshua had other plans, systematically breaking down Ngannou and finishing the fight with a devastating right hand in the second round. This victory marks Joshua’s fourth consecutive win, previously defeating Sweden’s Otto Wallin.
Ngannou’s Consecutive Losses
The transition from the UFC’s Octagon to the boxing ring has proved challenging for Ngannou, who has now faced defeat in two straight boxing matches. The knockout loss to Joshua has stirred a flurry of reactions across social media, with key figures in the MMA world sharing their thoughts on the bout.
Joshua DROPS Ngannou in Round 1 🫣 #JoshuaNgannou pic.twitter.com/9BdcWxxjpq
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 9, 2024
Anthony Joshua BRUTALLY knocks out Francis Ngannou in the second round.
🎥 @MikeBohn pic.twitter.com/6DeRyiVcOA
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 9, 2024
Shit
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 9, 2024
Ngannou paid millions to….go to sleep #boxing
— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) March 9, 2024
Man… hell of a performance.
Fair play. Levels for sure.
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) March 9, 2024
The Drake curse continues
— Paige VanZant (@paigevanzant) March 9, 2024
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I'd take getting KOd like that for $20 million no doubt
— David Michaud (@bulldawg_170) March 9, 2024
Francis Ngannou on Anthony Joshua's knockout punch. 🥊#BBCBoxing #JoshuaNgannou pic.twitter.com/RriTNs4npp
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 9, 2024
Francis won life 2 contracts ago
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) March 9, 2024
Francis Ngannou didn't know what hit him… pic.twitter.com/5fLRbQVNHG
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) March 9, 2024
Damn AJ!!!!!
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) March 9, 2024
https://t.co/3HCYuh0Fwk pic.twitter.com/p12nijiQG9
— “Wonderboy” Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) March 9, 2024
TRENDING
I want Anthony Joshua next.
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) March 9, 2024
"Don’t let success get to your head, and you should never let failures get to your heart."
Anthony Joshua sends a classy post-KO message to Francis Ngannou and hopes to "link up with him and see if we can do some good work for the African community." 👏 pic.twitter.com/0OMXAwrSqC
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 9, 2024
Sorry guys I let you all down 😔 Today was a bad day in the office but tomorrow will be another day.
Thank you all for the love ❤️— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) March 9, 2024
Those are three of some of the hardest right hands I’ve seen land in combat sports and they all landed in one fight against Ngannou. My goodness! Anthony Joshua made it look easy tonight. Good to see Francis back on his feet after that.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) March 9, 2024
Same punch that killed Francis Ngannou for a couple mins Andy Ruiz ate like it was a hamburger & caught Joshua w/ his own shot. Boxers have better chins too. Boxing rules the UFC. #JoshuaNgannou #Zhang pic.twitter.com/rjrNCoLs1q
— Javi (@iFollowSP0RTS) March 9, 2024
Tyson Fury told @arielhelwani he's open to facing Anthony Joshua but it could be a while. There is a rematch slated for October between him and Usyk.
"If (Joshua is) still available, let's get it on."
— Greg Rosenstein (@grosenstein) March 9, 2024
Respect after battle 🤝#JoshuaNgannou | #KnockoutChaos | #RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/PNztX7kViC
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) March 9, 2024
Francis Ngannou is one of the greatest fighters of all time. Respect due.
Anthony Joshua is back.
Activity & focus drives dominance.— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) March 9, 2024
Still the Baddest Mufucka on the planet 😤
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) March 9, 2024
Ngannou still the man
Respect 🫡— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) March 9, 2024
Instant reaction here- https://t.co/P1pZ1YsRh2 Huge thanks to my editor @JohnBranniganUK I’m lucky to have this guy. One of the best in the business. pic.twitter.com/j92BJMgcet
— michael (@bisping) March 9, 2024
So Ngannou got KO'd…at this level with the power those two possess, it happens.
One loss, even a KO, is not the end of the world for Ngannou nor a sign he should leave the boxing ring. It appears he tried to box more with AJ than he should have instead of trying to apply more…
— 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 (@JoshLBarnett) March 9, 2024
Of course not
Tell those boxing guys to stop avoiding to talk about my name and denying fighting me.
I am the boxing in the MMA world that can beat those boxing guys, whoever follows the sport knows that.
Also I’ve been saying this for a long time.
It’s time to make it happen… https://t.co/HklvEARfYy— Junior Dos Santos (@junior_cigano) March 9, 2024
Imagine what Anthony Joshua would do to Tyson Fury 😬😬😬
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) March 9, 2024
