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Originally Posted by Inner Dirt
I wonder why people are coughing up PPV money to watch someone fight way over their head, due to an extreme lack of experience? A boxer that looks to have a future as a pro from a decent amateur career is brought along slowly for a reason. I only saw 10 seconds of this fight. Ngannou looked to have the trifecta of a weak chin, poor footwork, and poor defense. Has anyone ever taking up boxing late in an athletic career and been a success?
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He earned Thirty Million, and knocked down Tyson Fury within a year-and-a-half timeframe of his official boxing-dedicated career move.
That isn't exactly 'winning', but it's still pretty damn successful.
Can't blame those who purchased or bet the fight. We had information and an event. Ngannou had shown a hint at capabilities vs. Fury.
If you bet Ngannou to win; that's a bit silly, or if you had bet something that relied heavily on leveraging high% results (even if you had bet Joshua to win).
Betting a little to win a little would be pretty harmless on
either fighter, but if it was on Ngannou, you would hopefully be receiving a great prize, or it simply wouldn't be worth taking the underdog.
Technically, it's cheating because Ngannou started in boxing initially, but crossed-over to MMA due to opportunity (rather than vice versa). He's still 37 or whatever past his prime, and forever the sort to the impactful raw talents of a young player..., mean joe Green(e)
