Francis Ngannou attempted ‘superman punch’ on Tyson Fury on advice of Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson revealed ringside that he told UFC star Francis Ngannou to do a 'superman punch' against Tyson Fury.
Ngannou, fighting in what was his professional boxing debut, went up against heavyweight world champion Fury in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night in a contest that saw the latter miraculously come out on top via split decision. Fury had described the contest beforehand as if Ngannou were a table tennis player taking on Novak Djokovic.
However, come round 10, when Ngannou launched into his superman punch, there was no doubt that Fury could not have been more wrong. In the third round of the fight that went the distance, the 37-year-old UFC brawler landed a monstrous blow on Fury that knocked him to the ground.
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The huge blow stunned Fury, who struggled to regain his composure immediately after, with Ngannou looking increasingly confident – clearly enough to attempt to land the 'superman punch' right at the end of the bout.
Sadly for Ngannou, he didn't make a solid connection with him punch. But that didn't stop boxing legend Mike Tyson from revealing ringside during the 10th round that he had told Ngannou to pull it out in Saudi Arabia.
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"Oh, Superman punch, superman punch, that's how they do it in the UFC," Tyson can be heard saying on an Instagram story uploaded to his account.
"You teach him that?" asked the individual filming Tyson, to which the legendary boxer replied: "Not that one, nah. I told him to use it though!"
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Even the Blonde Bomber, Ebanie Bridges, was ecstatic to see Ngannou pull out the superman punch. Taking to social media the day after the fight in Saudi Arabia, Bridges wrote: "I wish that superman punch from @francis_ngannou landed properly lastnight… imagine that. it woulda been epic… KO by superman punch."
However, moments after the tenth round, it was revealed Fury had somehow won the fight via split decision, something which caused uproar on social media. Having talked about how Ngannou would have no chance in the ring against him, Fury was left embarrassed.
And his fight against Ngannou also means that Fury's prospective long-awaited world title bout against Oleksandr Usyk has now been postponed too. While the fight has been agreed to, promoter Frank Warren announced after the battle in Saudi Arabia that Fury would need time to heal, making it more like he and Usyk face off around the beginning of 2024.
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