{"id":292267,"date":"2023-10-29T02:24:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T02:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292267"},"modified":"2023-10-29T02:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T02:24:05","slug":"lebron-james-blasts-tyson-furys-split-decision-win-vs-francis-ngannou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/boxing\/lebron-james-blasts-tyson-furys-split-decision-win-vs-francis-ngannou\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James blasts Tyson Fury&apos;s split-decision win vs Francis Ngannou"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>LeBron James blasts Tyson Fury&#8217;s split-decision win over Francis Ngannou after the &#8216;Gypsy King&#8217; suffered a third-round knockdown in suspect victory: &#8216;Exactly why I don&#8217;t watch boxing!&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Many boxing fans were upset over the former UFC star&#8217;s controversial loss<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Ngannou stunned Fury with a third-round knockdown before losing on the cards<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Count LeBron James among the many viewers who were upset to see Tyson Fury come away with a controversial split-decision victory over Francis Ngannou on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion, suffered a shocking third-round knockdown at the hands of Ngannou, a former UFC fighter who had never fought an official boxing match before Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Englishman recovered to out-jab Ngannou the rest of the way, but fans \u2013 including the Los Angeles Lakers superstar \u2013 weren&#8217;t pleased to see the former UFC heavyweight champion denied the win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Exactly why i don&#8217;t watch boxing!&#8217; James wrote on X. &#8216;C&#8217;mon man!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He was not alone in his dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/01\/77129561-12684441-image-a-1_1698538265070.jpg\" height=\"204\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>LeBron James was among many viewers who were upset by the judges&#8217; decision on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/01\/77129563-12684441-image-a-3_1698538275176.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Francis Ngannou knocks down Tyson Fury (right) during the third round on Saturday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/01\/77129557-12684441-image-a-2_1698538271022.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>LeBron James is admittedly not a boxing fan &#8211; and that doesn&#8217;t appear to be changing\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The decision was met with boos around Boulevard Hall in Riyadh as it was announced that the UFC fighter had lost.<\/p>\n<p>Fans took to social media to express their shock at the judges&#8217; decision, with several writing that Ngannou was &#8216;robbed&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Fans shared their opinions online, with one stating that it was &#8216;daylight robbery&#8217; for Ngannou, and others joining in that the Cameroon national was &#8216;robbed&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Another added: &#8216;[Oleksandr] Usyk would absolutely destroy Tyson Fury if he fights anything like he did tonight.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Absolute travesty, I love Tyson Fury but he&#8217;s never ever won that,&#8217; another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Following a brilliant effort from Ngannou throughout all ten rounds, Fury paid respect to him in his post-fight interview.<\/p>\n<p>He called Ngannou &#8216;a hell of a fighter&#8217; and admitted it was one of his toughest fights of the last decade.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/01\/77129761-12684441-image-a-14_1698538509705.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Many felt that\u00a0Ngannou was the real winner on Saturday night in\u00a0Riyadh, Saudi Arabia\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/01\/77129041-12684441-Fury_was_announced_at_the_winner_of_the_heavyweight_fight_agains-a-13_1698538476527.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury was announced at the winner of the heavyweight fight against Francis Ngannou\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That definitely wasn&#8217;t in the script. Francis is a hell of a fighter, a strong, great puncher,&#8217; Fury said.<\/p>\n<p>On being knocked down in the third round, Fury said: &#8216;I got caught round the back of the head. I wasn&#8217;t hurt. I got up and got back to my boxing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The fight was hotly contested, with fans calling for Ngannou to venture into boxing after impressing fans in his first ever professional boxing match.<\/p>\n<p>Fury retained his unbeaten run, with the judges calling it by split decision. 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