News Francis Ngannou in talks with GLORY

[Fedora Millionankles]

Yup many promotions are offering non-exclusive contracts so he's free to fight in other combat sports and promotions.

How much money are they’re contracts for? Anything less than $8million a fight is a total fail.

 

[Fedora Millionankles]

This is a better move than going in when a top HW boxer, but it’s not gonna pay anywhere near the same.

He gets KO’d by any name in either sport. At least in boxing he’ll be paid well.

 

[tkotom]

He beat Cyril, and sparked Rozenstruik, a champion kickboxer, in seconds

he arguably lost to Cyril and may have only won because he held onto him for dear life in the final rounds. Contrast that to Jones who won in 2 minutes.

 

[StonedLemur]

Yes bro, he’s a very exciting fighter and his story is super inspiring. Jamal has been battling cancer for a few years now (and still, but thankfully his situation has now stabilized), and kept on fighting.

Yeah sir I think Ben Saddik should be favored against Francis. Imo Ngannou always has a chance to win though, he’s a freakin’ special athlete, but I expect JBS to win a decision in a competitive slugfest.

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You're getting me excited about kickboxing again sir.
Now I want to see this fight.

 

[Iroh]

You're getting me excited about kickboxing again sir.
Now I want to see this fight.

Jamal Ben Saddik is definitely worth watching, bud.

 

[StonedLemur]

Jamal Ben Saddik is definitely worth watching, bud.

Yeah I have seen a few matches of his since @BoxerMaurits mentioned him.

 

[textwarrior]

The only person I'd pick against a glory kickboxer in a streetfight is a guy his size with comically large cauliflower ears.

Francis is a scary dude no doubt, his punching power, you can never count him out in anything he does.

 

[Stagger Lee]

Anyone who does not want to see Francis fight soon is on my kill list. I don't care where, man is an exciting fighter and he should fight now! I am a fight fan!

 

[Killer Kadoogan]

they probably emailed back and forth a couple of times

 

[BoxerMaurits]

Some highlights from Ngannou’s only kickboxing fight

 

[snaportap21]

Ngannou obviously isn't getting that huge boxing payday.

It’s why you shouldn’t trust the words of a gypsy. Usyk is apparently in talks to box wilder now as well so Francis may havezero boxing options very soon.

 

[jooohnmatrix]

Might have been smarter to have these talks when he’d leverage, he’s nothing now, he’s back to being an unemployed bum probably on social welfare again taking a handout from his host nation.

 

[The Bloody Nine]

It’s why you shouldn’t trust the words of a gypsy. Usyk is apparently in talks to box wilder now as well so Francis may havezero boxing options very soon.

He'll have to get Dubois, his mandatory, to agree to step aside before he can fight Wilder.

 

[snaportap21]

He'll have to get Dubois, his mandatory, to agree to step aside before he can fight Wilder.

Oh look, a red herring.

 

[The Bloody Nine]

Oh look, a red herring.

Usyk's mandatory is a red herring?

 

[snaportap21]

Usyk's mandatory is a red herring?

No this is about not trusting fury. Wilder being in talks with anyone else other than Francis is bad for Francis even if wilder has hurdles to overcome for it. It just means that fury and wilder the two options Francis has are either difficult to make fights with or in talks with for better opportunities than Francis. See why it’s a red herring now?

 

[herpd807]

I want to see him fight Jones. Then he can go fight in Glory.

 

[The Bloody Nine]

No this is about not trusting fury. Wilder being in talks with anyone else other than Francis is bad for Francis even if wilder has hurdles to overcome for it. It just means that fury and wilder the two options Francis has are either difficult to make fights with or in talks with for better opportunities than Francis. See why it’s a red herring now?

I've never believed Francis has a chance of fighting either, despite the talk. Why would AJ, Wilder or Fury take a pay cut to beat up a total novice who used to be in the UFC.

It's not like a retired Floyd fighting Conor.

 

[muaythaidon1]

No chance in hell Usyk fights Wilder for relative peanuts when he can get his mandatory out the way then make £30mill + against Fury in Saudi for all the belts.

 

[snaportap21]

I've never believed Francis has a chance of fighting either, despite the talk. Why would AJ, Wilder or Fury take a pay cut to beat up a total novice who used to be in the UFC.

It's not like a retired Floyd fighting Conor.

Because low risk high reward. It’s a guaranteed win and has a small chance of doing numbers because it’s a freak show fight. I’d still wanna see it, even if it meant nothing. Wilder and Francis seemed like the only two parties that could have possibly done it.