Anthony Joshua Sends Foul-Mouthed Rant To Tyson Fury Following Francis Ngannou Knockout

Kristan Caryl2 min read
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Anthony Joshua Sends Foul-Mouthed Rant To Tyson Fury Following Francis Ngannou Knockout

Anthony Joshua was in no mood for pleasantries following his knockout of Francis Ngannou and issued a foul mouthed rant to Tyson Fury.

Joshua dispatched Ngannou in mightily impressive fashion on Friday night. The former two-time world champion wasted little time in getting down to business and knocked the former UFC heavyweight champion down twice.

He then finished him in catastrophic fashion with a third knockdown mid-way through the second round. He barely took a single punch himself on the way to victory.

It was a devastating finish not many predicted given how tough Ngannou has proven himself to be in the octagon before now, and especially following his solid showing against WBC and lineal champion Fury back in October.

He knocked the Gypsy King down and only narrowly lost on points over 10 rounds – a bad night at the office which his manager has now tried to explain away. 

Speaking to IFL TV after the fight, Joshua was asked about his views on Fury who was watching ringside.

“Fu*k Tyson Fury. I don’t normally like trash-talking people but I heard him say something about doing commentary for two sausages or something. That man he fought [Ngannou] is an ex-UFC champion who turned his life around. It’s too disrespectful.”

Joshua, a keen boxing historian who wishes he had seen three heavyweights in action, can now sit back and wait for Fury to have his next fight – the undisputed contest with Oleksandr Usyk, the winner of which he could well be in line to fight before the end of the year.

Kristan Caryl

Kristan has been writing about music and sport for 20 years. He’s done cover features for the most influential music magazines on the planet, written books about the world’s top DJs and most celebrated clubs, interviewed footballing heroes and profiled Tour de France legends. He joined Boxing Social in the summer of 2023 as a news and feature writer.

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