Francis Ngannou Reacts to Knockout Loss vs. Anthony Joshua, Who is Ready for Undisputed Title
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Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou talk to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after their boxing match ended in a brutal knockout on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Francis looks like he cant believe someone else flatlined him! Mad respect to AJ for being so humble
@johnjobber2219
4 ай бұрын
He was slept and required an oxygen mask to wake up
@lucientjinasjoe1578
4 ай бұрын
It's all stage to give the slumbering heavy weight boxing a boost
@mariohabjan967
4 ай бұрын
Yep, like his puppy just died. Francis who came crashing and it did, he did, awesome
@mariohabjan967
4 ай бұрын
Francis why not fancy jacket or glasses what happened
@Theactualcurrentsea
4 ай бұрын
Big time show after Joshua embarrassed the shit out of himself getting pounded by Usek twice and losing to Ruiz. They just want him filling stadiums again. I bet he doesn’t fight Usek again. Bet they have him cherry pick fights to keep that stadium packed. Like the announcer said “He walked right into it”… hilarious how AJ said winning was most important thing. He will fight fans to fill the arenas and they will avoid Usek at all costs.
AJ post fight interview was awesome. He uplifted ngannou respectfully rather than trashing
@b2unoo7
4 ай бұрын
He's not a gypsy 😂
@JosephSmith-ub3fj
4 ай бұрын
❤
Joshua's an absolute credit to the sport. What an inspirational person. Well done Anthony. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
francis is a class act in victory and defeat.
@JosephWitek-wn7jm
4 ай бұрын
A class act dosser that got knocked the fuck out in the 2nd round!
@JosephWitek-wn7jm
4 ай бұрын
Pretty bad defeat for someone proclaiming they are the number 1 heavyweight. Go back to mma!
@mrwujie9479
4 ай бұрын
@@JosephWitek-wn7jmwhat have you attempted to or even achieved in life…. Oh Yeah with this mindset you could never amount to anything
@nocturnalmonke8164
4 ай бұрын
@@JosephWitek-wn7jm he is the number one heavyweight fighter in the world yes
@johnorson6907
4 ай бұрын
@@mrwujie9479care to list your own incredible accomplishments?
That KO punch was BRUTAL
What a show. Respect for both.
@ayonicforza5120
4 ай бұрын
No respect for both, only the winner
Francis needed this actually. Now he knows he’s got a bit of work to do. Reminds me of his first Stipe loss.
@one4all885
4 ай бұрын
Exactly!
@humanform5354
4 ай бұрын
True...
@owengaupe8623
4 ай бұрын
That’s actually what I was saying going into the fight
@user-os7bq8xh9d
4 ай бұрын
This is nothing like the Stipe fight. Getting flat lined makes most never the same again. His chin will never be the same. This will start a chain reaction of knockouts because Francis has always been easily hit.
@kevinmahon7848
4 ай бұрын
Unfortunately He will never be the same.
This is my first time seeing AJ without Airpods.❤
AJ is a nice guy pulled Francis chair.
@wolefatunmbi9727
4 ай бұрын
Na Naija boy, well brought up Nwanem I greet you my brother
@tochukwuejim2450
4 ай бұрын
@@wolefatunmbi9727 i hail you as well, hope your weekend is weekending?
@wolefatunmbi9727
4 ай бұрын
@@tochukwuejim2450 Yeah, weekend is weekending well😂Have a great one bruh
i don't even follow mma, but it's sad seeing ngannou lose like that. he's such a likable/nice person. these things happen in hw boxing. could happen to anybody. His defence was too open for experienced boxers
@jamesk3612
4 ай бұрын
I'm curious, since you don't watch mma, what makes you think Ngannou is a nice person?
@Testiskulls
4 ай бұрын
He is not a nice person
You’re never the same after a knockout like that.
@tyrekjohnson6432
4 ай бұрын
I like how people like you make statements and confirm that is true you make no sense
@Droppinloads
4 ай бұрын
@@tyrekjohnson6432you must be brand new to boxing and mma. You’ll learn
@user-zz6tb7vy9w
4 ай бұрын
@@tyrekjohnson6432its not an opinion, its a biological fact.. when the brain fully shuts down like that you will never be able to get punished the same amount, meaning that lets say, If Francis gets slightly touched on his chin again he can get KOed.. you cannot recover 100% from a KO like that regardless of how much time off you take
@Michaeljohndavx
4 ай бұрын
@@tyrekjohnson6432 never type ahain please u sound so stupiddd
@alexpereira6528
4 ай бұрын
funny, I've heard this from alot of veteran fighters in both boxing and UFC@@tyrekjohnson6432
Win or Lose. Weather you wanted him to win or not. This is a W for Ngannou, he did what he set out to do EXACTLY down to a T after he left the UFC. He said he wanted to fight Fury and AJ and make a shit ton of money doing it, and he has. He's an inspiration.
@EB-1679
4 ай бұрын
And he made sure he had a big MMA contract already good just incase something like this could have happened he’s still gonna make the same money he already was from the PFL.
@tomcook2040
4 ай бұрын
Well I think winning was a big part of it
@jsol3046
4 ай бұрын
I couldn’t say it. Enter that a life lesson Ask life what you desire cuz life will give you just that ! 🫡
@solarex8160
4 ай бұрын
He just got humiliated and will most likely never get a title shot because of this loss, given his age. I don't think that was part of his plan. He didn't just say he wanted to fight Fury and Joshua, he said he wanted to be a champion. And if his only real motivation was to make a crap ton of money then I'm glad he got flatlined, but as far as I remember he never said that.
@WunnSEN
4 ай бұрын
@@solarex8160 You're missing the point lol.. Obviously getting KO'd is never part of anyone's plan, but it's the fight game and every fighter knows it can happen. I wouldn't say he got "Humiliated" either. He made 20m off of that fight alone. If you know Boxing you would know this was going to happen. I'm not sure if you can see my previous comments on other stuff but i LITERALLY called AJ to put on a boxing clinic and finish him, although not in 2rds lol.
Hats off for AJ’s humbleness, respect, and humility
Congratulations to Francis NGANNOU. You’re the Man for doing what you do. Mad respect
AJ , I'M IMPRESSED ON YOUR APPROACH IN THIS FLIGHT. THROUGHOUT THE CONFERENCE, YOU SHOWED RESPECT. CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉🎉
I love francis, great man
@JosephWitek-wn7jm
4 ай бұрын
Great man that has no business in boxing. Overconfident and ungrateful dosser!
@JosephWitek-wn7jm
4 ай бұрын
Overconfident dosser!
All around class from both fighters
And the winner is Africa 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ Cameroun &Nigeria brothers for life. This is just sport .
Francis humble as always. What a man.
@jamesk3612
4 ай бұрын
Francis isn't a humble person. He has a quiet demeanor, but he is actually quite arrogant (but I would be too if I was 5'4, 260 of pure muscle, and a millionaire that could ko anyone in the world)
@orlandowilliamson691
4 ай бұрын
@@jamesk3612I agree on some of that u said but Francis is a very humble guy in general... Even since he first started.
Francis and his coach Cooper were over confident... i was very surprised by Francis over talking he was never like that before
@Mainthane
4 ай бұрын
Agree with that
@tmt2058
4 ай бұрын
Yeah he was being cocky ever since beating Tyson Fury. Saying he’s gona expose Ajs Chin LMAO looks like Aj exposed his chin
@ayeayeguide
4 ай бұрын
Agreed. His mindset (or from what we saw) was very different. Pretty sad to see him abandon that humble man who is quiet and just ready to show his skills!
@motorcyclesdream6921
4 ай бұрын
They sell the fight
@vickymaver4736
4 ай бұрын
@@tmt2058but he didn't beat Fury 👌
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Hats off to both 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Francis’ last UFC fight, he made 600k compared to the 20m he made here. He would have needed to fight 33 times in the UFC to get this purse. Maybe half that if it were title fights. This is a big win for Francis.
@klaiken989
4 ай бұрын
True
Great video! 😊
I told people that AJ WILL SHOCK THE WORLD THAT HE WAS TAKEN FOR GRANTED.
@Theactualcurrentsea
4 ай бұрын
Will he shock the world and beat Usek and not cry like a total idiot if he loses for the 3rd time.
That Francis shows up and being able to empathize with AJ and congratulate him after being knocked out a few hours before. This reveals his true character which has greater value than a metal belt. AJ also reveals a great character in the way he carries himself. Respect to both these men!
You can tell Francis' ego is bruised
@davidpark2509
4 ай бұрын
Francis is a humble man
@Raaxshas
4 ай бұрын
You don't even know how much he suffered to get here...he's not egoistic
@langfordjeremy100
4 ай бұрын
Na he shouldn't have insulted Tyson like that. Pride before the fall
@pn4960
4 ай бұрын
Tyson insulted himself
@J9227
4 ай бұрын
@@langfordjeremy100Tyson ain’t shit IRL
One of the best if not best after fight broadcasts … positivity all the way well in Aj and big respect Ngannou
Someone grab the microphone from Anthony Joshua like he did and start preaching LOL
2 real gentleman
Francis is so nice! So humble! God bless him!
Mad respect to both men. AJ is so humble, it's crazy. Especially with a performance like that. Eng, mad respect man.
Francis shouldn’t be disappointed. He has achieved what is unimaginable. I look forward to seeing him back in MMA. His bank account isn’t crying right now either 😂
Think Francis just woke up in the hospital asking when he’s fighting joshua
@davidpark2509
4 ай бұрын
Lol
@JosephSpalliero
4 ай бұрын
@@davidpark2509only in the world of boxing my friend, yet standing alone with his foe without boxing shoes on his toes... Francis Nagano is still the baddest man on the planet
@JosephWitek-wn7jm
4 ай бұрын
Yeah he looked great tonight! Oh wait, nevermind he actually looked like a bitch.
@josephsmiley1
4 ай бұрын
@@JosephSpallieroCope😊
@armandotext
4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
He has a great spirit about it. He’ll go far💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
ik aj just trying to be respectful but it’s so funny when he talks while the reporters try to ask francis questions
Is this live😂🤣😅Congrats Champ🎉Great effort Francis🎉
Both great champs
They both gentlemen and good blokes " I was going for TEAM ngannou ..But big WIN FOR AJ...every bloke has a DAY
Got to respect Anthony’s humility and his kind words for Ngannou! Much respect to both men
Who else if not AJ.. massive Congratulations my Champ..
Let's get some mics in the room for the questions next time?
What a beautiful post fight talk ugannuo is an amazing champion in his own right and must respected. For where you ca,e from Amy’s what ur doin in Africa for ur people what a man like our champ both representing to the hilt putting us brits in a good light and him doing the same thing for his country well done to both men both have great story’s and are amazing people too
AJ's Physical appearance, composure and confidence defeated Ngannou psychologically. Above all, after testing AJ's punch in the first round Ngannou completely lost hope and confidence, he was already gone.
Bro in my opinion if u r not lost that way u cannot become a champion. Keep going one day u will be a champion 🏆 🥇
This says more about Tyson than anything else.
Bravo aj, ngannou courage c une leçon importante humilier...comme quoi Personne ne détient le monopole de la force En fait c l'Afrique qui gagne 🇨🇲❤️🇳🇬
You can't stop loving AJ ,and for nganou I love and respect him too,but he need to learn through the rope
I love the respect at 12:43!
Am feeling so sorry for ngannou right now if he humble he ll learn
I couldn't believe my eyes. Is this the same Francis l saw fighting fury? No No no,l believe something went wrong somewhere.
Both men are class acts. We need more brothers like them representing. Respect!
That was beautiful.
2 Spartans in a room full of Class
Congrats AJ what an awesome reply from Francis true sportsmanship from both gentleman.
Seen francis lose before and i have no doubt he will come back better, losing in that fashion will force him to improve. If this doesnt break him i feel sorry for that pfl dude
God is always good win or lose.
@MatneyResells
4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Coldblooded
I like this AJ, he was very humble in Victory!
@presidentresident
4 ай бұрын
I don't know that I've seen more humble. And it feels real, not a put on
@Scoobay
4 ай бұрын
He hasn’t really changed, he just got a bit pissed off with all the underserved disrespect for a good few years and it made him look bad. Hopefully he gets the respect he deserves from here on out.
Two class acts! Congratulations to AJ
I am well aware Francis lost his senses after that knock-out punch. But at the post fight conference, it seems as if he lost his voice as well , he could barely speak .
It is God's will !! Love that word from AJ
Still 20million
Crazy. Joshua made Ngannou look like an amateur
@erickimatu2082
4 ай бұрын
But he is an amateur
@presidentresident
4 ай бұрын
@@erickimatu2082Exactly. There's levels. I thought this was how it would look vs Tyson frankly.
@JayLee-od8ob
4 ай бұрын
He's a bum. Get him out of here.
@bkyungplaya
4 ай бұрын
@@erickimatu2082hrs an amateur boxer, pro fighter
Did Francis just woke up now? 😮 Impressive
The guy is now humbled
Boxing mechanics work different compared with MMA, most people don't realize this, even fighters. They think the only difference between boxing and MMA are the size of the gloves and that you can punch in boxing, however this is wrong. The mechanics are so different that MMA fighters just can't compete at boxing and vice versa. Let's be honest here, if AJ would fight Nganou in UFC, AJ would also be knocked out early. Meaning MMA math doesn't work in boxing and vice versa. In my opinion, Nganou should not continue boxing, he is not built for this, he moves too slow, doesn't have the fight IQ and is passive. In MMA, Nganou is exactly the opposite a true monster with all round strategies from 1 punch KO power to elite wrestling to elite head movement to elite kicking, no one stops Nganou in MMA. Sadly MMA didn't bring him the money bag, so I understand his choice and he actually did the right thing. In the end, they all fight for money, right?
@JamboNessy
4 ай бұрын
show me one time where Ngannou has thrown a kick in mma. Show me one time he had any impressive wrestling. The only time he ever wrestled was when he was being beaten on the feet by Gane and held him down for the last 2 rounds.
@supremeleaderarmy9164
4 ай бұрын
nobody thinks this just stop. anyone with some common sense understands this.
@ShelleyLevyMusic
4 ай бұрын
Nah I got aj in the cage too after seeing that ngannou doesn’t have ground game like that he is a boxer mostly aj learns some ground defense he could do well against someone like ngannou
@TheDinofan2
4 ай бұрын
@@JamboNessy He has a good wrestling défense against Stipe in the second fight, give him that. And he has done headkick (but I believe only one or two times against Stipe I think)
@williamskrainski8407
4 ай бұрын
Franny isn't a monster in the octagon either....he's one dimensional. He doesn't beat Jones or Ferreira!
Boxing has been about for decades and they still havent learnt how to hold a camera straight
@robertgreen8046
4 ай бұрын
That's MMA Junkie for you lol
@MMAJunkieOfficial
4 ай бұрын
Tough sometimes when people in front of you are constantly raising their phones and camera into your lens! Doing my best over here at 5am after sitting through a 9-hour event 😔 - MB
@aet3032
4 ай бұрын
@@MMAJunkieOfficialAppreciate the effort you put in brother 👍🏼
@gt2745
4 ай бұрын
@@MMAJunkieOfficialI am not impressed by your performance.
@jamesj9693
4 ай бұрын
@@MMAJunkieOfficial Mike , be aggressive man . Come on
Big up AJ, Big up Ngannou. Its a dangerous game.
Overconfidence will bring you to one thing only... humility.
A 20 min press conference for a 2 round fight
@orlandowilliamson691
4 ай бұрын
At least they showed up
@orlandowilliamson691
4 ай бұрын
Lmao
AJ is the man love this man
You just stood there Frankie, that's what happened.
Francis is humbled. The look of a beaten man. He's done
Ich gewöhne mich langsam daran Edmon auf PKs zu hören :D Ringlife Gang!
Wtf is with the audio? Can't hear any of the questions
@trope5105
4 ай бұрын
You must be new to boxing lol, their production quality at pressers and their events are always shit, really Mae's u appreciate the way the bigger mma business' conduct their productions
@circaskater67
4 ай бұрын
@@trope5105 yeah, a little new to the post pressers
@trope5105
4 ай бұрын
@@circaskater67 im not a hardcore boxing fan, but in the last like 10 years ive been following, theyre all the same. whether it be post, pre, interim or whatever lol. All the pressers have HORRRIBLE/non existent mic's for the press that are asking the questions. its just odd, and all i can think of to explain it, is that they pay the headlining acts so friggin much compared to the rest of the card, that they have to cut any and all production costs that dont include the main broadcast, which is why we get no mics for the media who are asking questions
Ngannou vs Ajagba next. I wonder how that can happen?
Both classy blokes but that was a brutal beat down.
Am I alone. I am still at a point where I can't believe I have seen Ngannou down. Never was he down.... Also, the first time he actually hit the floor, what changed for him, and what changed for us. I mean I am pretty sure we, and even he were somehow naïve enough something like that couldn't happen to Francis. And you could see it, he wasn't the same anymore. Looked like a bird that lost it's ability to fly. I mean it were his trademarks. Being steady when hit, and throwing sledgehammers. But what is left of the plan, when WE have just been thrown around? It already wasn't the same, Francis life changed that 1 second in there. He in fact would have needed a few months to process it all and make a new plan, including no longer feeling invisible to opponents (look at his smirk before the fight, in all the Times they were eye to eye), but had to go straight back in. Just never having seen him even close to this position. And now it sometimes felt like he was literally thrown around.... And then to think about his fights with Usyk. Just how skilfull are these guys even. I mean for some of them, and in terms of that sentence I am an "mma guy", so no huge discussions please, I don't see why for example Joshua couldn't do MMA. Francis did it all and didn't know ground game until after Miocic 1. And even now very limited. It does show that in heavyweight, it's just different because of how quickly a punch can change a fight. There's less of a "build up". Anyway let's recover from this shock (I still can't believe what I've seen ngl life has changed to a point where no one will ever be truely unbeatable seeing someone like that thrown around, no matter how much we'd like em to). Add to that what we've seen in the past from Joshua his troubles, and you get to that formula pretty quickly. All of us obsessing about his 20 lbs more when all it did was drop him harder. Sorry brothers just a little shocked.
Francis perhaps had breakfast this morning and asked how many rounds left to fight. Perhaps he asked which semi truck hit him.
Anthony is an awesome human.
we cant hear the questions
Ngannou must change the coach
@josephsmiley1
4 ай бұрын
That's not gonna help him against champions. When it comes to boxing the waters are deep.
Great victory for aj but what alot of you boxing fans are forgetting is Ngannou isn't starting at the bottom he is literally taking on the top monsters of the heavyweights,im a mma fan but what a knockout from aj,i hope Ngannou stays with boxing its actually been ace seeing 2 elites go at it,im sick of this jake paul shit going on in the boxing,i see a future in boxing for Ngannou,just remember that if fury wins over usyk remember that Ngannou came to your back yard are and took on thee 2 best heavyweights in the division
Nganou fans are quiet, I’m loving every bit of this 😂
@langfordjeremy100
4 ай бұрын
Pride before the fall. He shouldn't have insulted tyson like that when he helped him by fighting him
@ngwazi5229
4 ай бұрын
He lost what must we say.
@klaiken989
4 ай бұрын
MMA guys are brave enough to try a different sport and do decent at it. When boxers try MMA. You get embarrassed like James Tony... Don't get it twisted son! The moment a boxer tries to transition amd try to be brave FOR ONCE. You'll see a much harder fall than what you saw last night
AJ vs. Fury is the match we need to see happen this year. Regardless of if Fury wins or lose against Usyk
Wouldnt mind seeing AJ v Ngannou 2 somewhere later down the line. If it was a different day would roles reverse? Strange Game.
AJ did the MMA Junkie journalist dirty
Gracius in victory, humble in defeat, ngannou is a real one.
Eddie hearn is soooo happy😂😂😂
I tried to tell em!😂
I think in all our predictions, none of us considered the possibility that Ngannou would forget how to block punches. Was obviously focussing on the wrong thoughts (like the stance-switching BS) and neglected the absolute basics in a critical second.
Great fighter…… Both sides no1 is butt hurt , much respect to both teams !!!
Ngannou là một cậu bé mới tập đi tại Top10Boxing của TG.🎉
"The baddest man on the planet" As long as the rules stop our opponents from using most of their weapons because we only have two & can't hang with anyone with more
Francis will never be the same and I think thra Brazilian in PFL may stop him too.. mentally he's not gonna be the same it'll take time.... people judged AJ after the Ruiz 1 fight.. Being concussed leaves you mentaly not the same
@hazeshi6779
4 ай бұрын
Then is aj not the same?
AJ is in the condition he was in 2017. A great performance.
The rapper is from heartless crew but who is it?
People do not realise that AJ is a powerful and hard fighter more than many fighters. In actual sense AJ is a better fighter than Fury.
nice bouce back from the uysk fight. sounds more humble as well
Since the MMA BOXE feud I’ve never seen a boxer in a cage🤷♂️
@axlprz11
4 ай бұрын
never have never will bro.
@al.mandez6721
4 ай бұрын
AJ made 50 million and Francis made 20million why would they fight in MMA? MMA is a bum money sport.
@rodgersmakaza
4 ай бұрын
Word
@robertgardner2782
4 ай бұрын
Francis got his boxing pay day 😂